Jill Lynch
PARTNER
CONTACT
[email protected]
3333 Lee Parkway
Suite 460
Dallas, TX 75219
Phone: (214) 521-6400
Fax: (214) 764-8392
Jill Lynch is a Partner at Charhon Callahan Robson & Garza, where she focuses her practice on complex business matters, commercial litigation, and intellectual property litigation. Ms. Lynch has over two decades of litigation experience covering cases across a broad range of industries, including banking and financial services, technology, energy, healthcare, and telecommunications. She is skilled in identifying, developing, and executing successful case strategies for clients anticipating or engaging in litigation. As a previous business owner, Ms. Lynch understands the importance of identifying and mitigating risk for her clients to avoid costly disputes wherever possible.
Ms. Lynch is a former Principal at McKool Smith, where she was named the first female shareholder of the firm. She is licensed to practice law in Texas, Colorado, and Arkansas, and has litigated cases in state and federal courts throughout the country.
EDUCATION
J.D., University of Arkansas
B.A., University of Central Arkansas
Ms. Lynch has counseled clients on mitigation of risk, viability of claims, and liability issues in significant business disputes, including those involving claims of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, theft of trade secrets, unfair competition, deceptive trade practices, infringement, regulatory non-compliance, civil conspiracy, civil fraud, and negligence. Ms. Lynch has represented Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies, both plaintiffs and defendants, across various industries in business and IP cases. She also has litigated bet-the-company IP cases on behalf of smaller companies and helped multiple clients secure verdicts in excess of $100 million.
Most recently, Ms. Lynch has represented:
- A large public materials company in a complex, multi-party construction case in Colorado involving a project for the Federal Highway Administration
- An aggregate supply company in federal court in Florida in a breach of contract case
- A mining company in Kentucky state court in a lawsuit involving alleged mineral trespass
- A large multi-national energy corporation in Colorado state court in a case involving claims of negligent hiring, negligent training, and negligent supervision
- A non-profit organization in a discrimination suit before the Colorado Office of Administrative Courts
- A private equity firm in Texas state court alleging claims of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty
- An individual in Texas state and federal cases involving allegations of fraud and malicious prosecution
Ms. Lynch also has represented:
- Investment firms in various litigation matters
- A Fortune 500 company in a patent infringement case covering healthcare management software
- A Fortune 100 technology company in disputes involving broad spectrum technology services
- A small Toronto-based company in a patent infringement suit against a Fortune 100 company where the client prevailed at trial, on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and on appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court
- A major pipeline company in a citizen suit in Texas seeking to force the company to spend billions for alleged violations of federal regulations where the client prevailed on summary judgment.
- A technology company in multiple patent infringement cases involving mobile email technology
COURT ADMISSIONS
State of Arkansas
State of Texas
State of Colorado
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
HONORS AND RANKINGS
Ms. Lynch was previously recognized as among the “Best Lawyers Under 40” by D Magazine and has received numerous accolades as a Texas Super Lawyer “Rising Star,” a recognition program that identifies attorneys based on independent research and peer review nominations and evaluations. She is licensed to practice law in Texas, Colorado, and Arkansas.