Seth Roberts practices in all areas of commercial litigation. He gained extensive experience in federal court as a law clerk to the Honorable Ed Kinkeade in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Texas. Mr. Roberts now acts as local counsel for matters pending in the Northern District of Texas.
Education
- J.D., cum laude, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 2005
SMU Law Review - B.A., magna cum laude, Dallas Baptist University, 2001
Bar Admissions
Admitted To Practice
- 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 Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Representative Experience
- Representation of an international oil company in a contract dispute with an infrastructure vendor
- Representation of a regional agricultural company in an FLSA lawsuit
- Representation of a regional building components manufacturer in a dispute with its software developer
- Representation of an international bottling company regarding ownership rights to an arbitration award issued in Mexico
- Representation of an institutional debt buyer in a dispute over a multimillion dollar portfolio of delinquent consumer accounts
- Representation of a HUD licensed home inspection company in a dispute with its subcontractor for quality control
United States District Court, Northern District of Texas,
Law Clerk to the Honorable Ed Kinkeade, 2005–2006
Experience as a federal law clerk includes extensive involvement in every phase of civil litigation, including trial. Subject matter ranged from pharmaceutical products liability to Title VII, ERISA, the Lanham Act, and securities fraud. Representative cases include:
- Koenig v. Purdue Pharma Co., 435 F. Supp. 2d 551 (N.D. Tex. 2006), cited with approval and discussed in Ackerman v. Wyeth Pharm., 526 F.3d 203 (5th Cir. 2008)
- Hargrave v. TXU Corp., 392 F. Supp. 2d 785 (N.D. Tex. 2005)
- Earle v. Aramark Corp., 2006 WL 832507 (N.D. Tex. Mar 29, 2006), aff’d, 247 Fed. Appx. 519 (5th Cir. 2007)
- Snelling and Snelling, Inc. v. Federal Ins. Co., 2005 WL 2767610 (N.D. Tex. Oct 25, 2005), aff’d, 205 Fed. Appx. 199 (5th Cir. 2006)
Publications & Presentations
- Class Action Waiver Provisions, The Advocate – State Bar Litigation Report, Vol. 29, p.26 (Summer 2007)
Professional History
- Associate, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
- Judicial Clerk, Honorable Ed Kinkeade of the Northern District of Texas (2005 - 2006)
Community Leadership
- Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Dallas Baptist University (Spring 2006)
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