Clint Schumacher focuses on accounting malpractice, eminent domain and government taking litigation and counseling, and other complex commercial litigation and arbitration. He has represented accounting firms in numerous cases involving alleged accounting and auditing malpractice. He has defended a nationwide class action alleging billing fraud. Mr. Schumacher routinely counsels clients during investigations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy. Mr. Schumacher’s eminent domain experience includes the representation of a regional tollway authority, institutional property owners, and other Fortune 500 companies in numerous condemnation actions.
Education
- J.D., The University of Texas School of Law, 1997
Legal Research and Writing Instructor, 1996-97
George Pierre Gardere Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Law, 1996-1997 - B.B.A., Accounting, summa cum laude, Abilene Christian University, 1994
Trustee’s Award, 1994
Bar Admissions
Representative Experience
- Represent national accounting firm in proceeding alleging auditing malpractice and seeking damages in excess of $100 million relating to services performed for an independent oil and gas exploration company.
- Represent and advise regional tollway authority in the acquisition of property by condemnation for the extension of a toll road.
- Represent a Fortune 500 company in a condemnation action brought by the Texas Department of Transportation.
- Represent a multi-national industrial gases company in numerous state and federal courts throughout Texas .
- Obtained summary judgment upheld on appeal for oil and gas drilling contractor.
- Represent officers in shareholder suit alleging breach of fiduciary duty.
- Represent minority shareholders in suit alleging breach of fiduciary duty and corporate malfeasance.
Publications & Presentations
- The Duty to Disclose in Settlement Negotiations (Chapter 3 of Settlement Agreements in Disputes), written with Mike Moore
- The Brave New World of Eminent Domain after New London v. Kelo (presented to the Dallas Council of Real Estate Women)
Professional History
Partner in the law firm of Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
Intern, Supreme Court of Texas, 1997
Professional Affiliations
State Bar of Texas
Dallas Bar Association
Dallas Young Lawyers Association
Community Leadership
Member and Teacher, Farmers Branch Church of Christ
Member, The Gladney Center, Dallas Auxiliary
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