David Gibson

David Gibson

Owner and CEO
david.gibson@gibsonlawgroup.com (817) 769-4016

David Gibson

Owner and CEO

Born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas, David Gibson is a former civil trial judge with over two decades of experience representing people in the C-Store industry. He is recognized within the industry for his depth of knowledge regarding the unique legal issues C-Store clients face. David provides carefully tailored representation to owners, investors, landlords, tenants and jobbers in both transactional and litigation matters related to the operation of C-Stores.

Practice Areas

  • Contract Drafting, Review, and Defense
  • Entity Selection and Formation
  • Franchise Agreements
  • Partnership Agreements
  • Partner Disputes
  • Business Divorce
  • Commercial Fraud
  • Construction Contracts
  • Vendor-Supplier Agreements
  • Landlord/Tenant Disputes
  • Buy-sell Agreements
  • Lease Agreements
  • Confidentiality/Non-Disclosure Agreements

Representative Experience

Ussery v. Armstrong & Camak, $12,000,000 judgment for client. Defendants conspired to steal client’s printing business through a series of fraudulent transactions and documents. Verdict Search recognized this judgment as the largest fraud verdict in Texas for 2009.

Niamatali v. Irby, $8,221,623 judgment for client. Defendant persuaded client to invest $500,000 in a fraudulent securities transaction. Defendant was later sentenced to federal prison for securities fraud. Nu-You Technologies v. Bee Sales, successfully set aside $1,184,000 judgment against client in federal court. Case settled thereafter for pennies on the dollar and a licensing agreement.

Jaffri v. Sheikh, $386,763 judgment for client. Defendant held himself out as an experienced money manager and persuaded client to make a series of loans to defendant, which he never repaid. Judgment recovered in state court and again in federal bankruptcy court.

Harvey v. Farmers Insurance, $350,000 jury verdict for client. Case settled for a confidential sum prior to punitive damages stage. Client’s home burned down. Farmers denied claim asserting that client started the fire. Surani v. Nathoo, $203,000 judgment for clients. Defendants induced client to invest in a pizza franchise and then absconded with the money.

Pacific Fuel Distributors v. Confidential, $187,936 judgment for client in arbitration. Defendant breached fuel supply agreement following condemnation of Defendants’ property. 4-day arbitration. Burns v. Redden, $150,000 judgment for client. Defendant, a local police chief, and his wife, sold a home to client, but failed to disclose prior flooding.

Lopez v. Timeless Restaurants, take-nothing judgment for client. Client, which owned a chain of Denny’s restaurants, was accused of wrongful discharge by former assistant manager. After a trial before the court, client prevailed on all claims.

Patterson v. White, $60,000 fraud judgment for client. Defendant conned elderly woman into loaning money to his fly-by-night business and never repaid.

Burns v. Branstetter, $50,000 judgment for client. Defendant sold client a home, but failed to disclose prior flooding onto the property. Case filed suit in state court, but later removed to and tried in federal court.

Green v. Collins, $33,000 plus judgment for client. Lawyer blew the statute of limitations in a California lawsuit. After a trial before the court, client prevailed on all claims. Judgment upheld on appeal.

Education

  • Cornell Law School, J.D., with honors and a concentration in advocacy, 1991. While at Cornell, David won the prestigious First Year Moot Court Competition, worked in the Cornell Legal Aid Clinic, and served on both the Moot Court Board and as Executive Editor of the International Law Journal.
  • Trinity University in San Antonio, B.A. in economics with honors, 1987.

Professional Affiliations

  • State Bar of Texas, Judicial Section, Member, 1998 – present
  • Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, Member and Past Director, 2003 – present
  • Texas Bar Foundation, Life Fellow, 2002 – present
  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 2002 – 2007
  • William ‘Mac’ Taylor American Inn of Court, Master, 1999 – 2007

Community Involvement

  • Education Empowers Foundation, Trustee

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 1991

Court Admissions

  • United States Supreme Court
  • Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of California
  • United States District Court for the District of Arizona

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