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PartnerBlake focuses on complex commercial litigation and cases involving contract disputes, fraud, tortious interference with prospective and existing business relationships, theft of trade secrets, and other business torts. He has helped clients win verdicts at trial and through settlements at every stage of a lawsuit. His litigation background includes winning one of the top 100 verdicts in the state of Texas in 2019.
Prior to joining Calhoun Bhella & Sechrest in 2023, Blake worked in a boutique litigation firm for six years as a partner, and before that, seven years at the world’s largest law firm as a senior associate. During both tenures, Blake developed extensive courtroom experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts across the country in high-stakes litigation across a range of complex commercial litigation matters. He routinely advises clients on all aspects of contract formation and compliance, with an emphasis on non-compete, non-solicitation, confidentiality, and non-disparagement clauses both pre-suit to avoid litigation and during litigation to best position his clients for success. |
9BAR ADMISSIONS
TEXAS
COURT ADMISSIONS
US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas
US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
US District Court for the Western District of Texas
US District Court for the Northern District of Texas
US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
EDUCATION
The University of Texas School of Law
J.D., 2010
Licensed in New York
The University of Texas at Austin
B.S. Neurobiology, 2005
HONORS & AWARDS
Texas Super Lawyers 2023
Texas Rising Stars 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022
Best of the Bar, Top 100 Verdicts – Texas 2019
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
TEXAS
COURT ADMISSIONS
US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas
US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
US District Court for the Western District of Texas
US District Court for the Northern District of Texas
US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
EDUCATION
The University of Texas School of Law
J.D., 2010
Licensed in New York
The University of Texas at Austin
B.S. Neurobiology, 2005
HONORS & AWARDS
Texas Super Lawyers 2023
Texas Rising Stars 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022
Best of the Bar, Top 100 Verdicts – Texas 2019
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
- Lead counsel in successfully defeating all of global LED lighting manufacturer’s claims against importer and distributor and recovering attorneys’ fees in federal court in Fort Worth.
- Lead counsel in successfully defeating national complex machine refurbishing company’s claims against manufacturer of nutraceuticals, OTC medicine, and dietary supplements in federal court in Fort Worth.
- Lead counsel in favorably resolving seven figure dispute and obtaining permanent injunction for leading media, internet, and mobile app companies in Texas state court.
- - Lead counsel in obtaining one-half million dollar judgment and recovery of attorney’s fees and expenses following two day arbitration.
- Lead counsel in successful prosecution in commercial landlord-tenant dispute and successfully obtained six-figure judgment and recovery of attorney’s fees in Texas state court.
- Lead counsel in DTPA, fraud, and breach of contract bench trial and successfully obtained complete victory and recovery of attorney’s fees in Texas state court.
- Lead counsel in successfully defeating national moving company’s dispositive motion under the Carmack Amendment in favor of small business owner in the antiquities industry in federal court in Dallas.
- Obtained seven figure judgment following four-day bench trial for a small business owner in property tax lending dispute in Texas state court.
- Successful negotiation and resolution of a wide variety of claims and lawsuits, including matters involving business torts and breach of contract claims.