OVERVIEW

Tal DeBauche has built a diverse litigation practice based on effective communication, skillful execution, and hard work. As an associate at Ware, Jackson, Lee, O’Neill, Smith & Barrow, LLP (formerly Ware, Jackson, Lee & Chambers, LLP) for nearly five years, Mr. DeBauche gained broad experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts throughout Texas:

• Represented warehouse owner against a tenant’s $2 million claim for malicious prosecution and theft. After a two-day trial in state district court, the jury rendered a full defense verdict and awarded damages and attorney fees for breach of contract counterclaim.

• Represented national homebuilder in a number of disputes, including construction defect litigation, personal injury litigation, and indemnity disputes in state court and arbitration proceedings administered by the American Arbitration Association.

• Represented the pastor and directors of a church in defending claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, tortious interference, and injunctive relief, obtaining complete dismissal under the Texas Citizen’s Participation Act.

Mr. DeBauche also represents several companies as outside general counsel, providing legal advice and counseling with respect to corporate matters, transactions, and disputes.

Before law school, Mr. DeBauche was a ninth and tenth grade teacher at YES Prep Southwest, a public charter school in Houston. During law school, Mr. DeBauche served as a judicial intern for the Honorable George C. Hanks, Jr., United States Magistrate Court, Southern District of Texas, and the Honorable Marvin P. Isgur, United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas, a competitive brief writer for the University of Houston Moot Court Team, and as Chief Notes and Comments Editor of the Houston Law Review.

Mr. DeBauche has two kids, Weston and Evelyn, with his childhood sweetheart and wife, Dava. He is also an avid near-scratch golfer, home cook, and fan of Arsenal Football Club, a London-based soccer outfit.

EDUCATION

University of Houston Law Center - J.D. 2014

• Magna Cum Laude

• Houston Law Review, Chief Notes & Comments Editor

• National Moot Court Team

• Order of the Barons

• Published: Bursting Bottles: Doubting the Objective-Only Approach to 18 U.S.C. § 875(c) in Light of United States v. Jeffries and the Norms of Online Social Networking, 51 Houston L. Rev. 981

University of Texas at Austin - B.A. 2009

PRACTICE AREAS

Commercial Litigation

Securities Litigation

Contract and Business Agreement Litigation

Construction Defect Litigation

Employment Litigation

Fraud

Family Law for Complex Estates

Corporate Malfeasance

Product Liability

Indemnity Disputes

Trucking Accidents

Personal Injury

Nursing Home and Assisted Living Malpractice