T. Dawn Estes
Estes Thorne Ewing & Payne, PLLC
Recognized since 2016
Dallas, Texas
Arbitration
Commercial Litigation
For over 25 years, Dawn's practice has focused on trial work, representing a variety of large and mid-sized corporate clients in claims involving a wide range of litigation topics. Dawn is an AV Preeminent® rated lawyer with a proven ability to manage and resolve sophisticated disputes. Dawn is comfortable in state and federal courts and arbitrations. Dawn serves as a court-appointed mediator, and she also serves on the American Arbitration Association's National Panel of Commercial and Employment Arbitrators.
Dawn has additional expertise in e-commerce, Internet and computer technology law, including issues of software performance, development disputes, domain name issues, cybersmear, Internet e-commerce ventures and website development issues.
Dawn has repeatedly been selected by Thomson Reuters and her peers among Texas Super Lawyers in Business Litigation in 2003-2023. She also has the distinction of being selected as one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Texas and one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Dallas/Fort Worth (by Thomson Reuters, as published in Texas Monthly), Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine, and one of the Best Women Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine. Dawn has also served as an Adjunct Professor at SMU's Dedman School of Law.
Practice Areas:
Commercial/Business Litigation
Electronic Discovery and Document Retention
Internet and Computer Technology
Personal Injury Defense
Arbitration/Mediation/ADR
- E-mail: destes@estesthornecarr.com
- Lawyer Page: https://www.estesthornecarr.com
- 3811 Turtle Creek Boulevard, Suite 2000
Dallas, TX 75219
- Saint Mary's University, J.D., graduated 1989
- Southern Methodist University, B.A., graduated 1986
- Texas, State Bar of Texas
- Oklahoma, State Bar of Oklahoma
- Association of Attorney Mediators - Member
- Attorneys Serving the Community - Member
- Dallas Bar Association - Member, Presidential Citation (2011, 2017), Board of Directors (2016-2017), Judiciary Committee Co-Chair (2012), Bench Bar Committee Co-Chair (2011)
- Dallas Bar Foundation - Life Fellow, Former Trustee
- Dallas Committee for a Qualified Judiciary - Member
- Dallas Women Lawyers Association - Advisory Board
- Dallas Women Lawyers Association, Mentoring Circle - Mentor
- Dallas Young Lawyers Association (DYLA) Foundation - Fellow
- Federal Bar Association - Member
- Higginbotham Inn of Court - Master, Executive Committee Member
- Litigation Counsel of America - Fellow
- State Bar Committee on Administration of Rules of Evidence (2008-2012) - Former Member
- State Bar Committee on Administration of Rules of Evidence (2008-2012) - Former Subcommittee Chair, Technology
- State Bar of Oklahoma - Member
- State Bar of Texas - Member
- Texas Bar Foundation - Fellow
- The University of Texas at Austin, Center for Women in Law - Circle of Leaders
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Estes Thorne Ewing & Payne, PLLC
7 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
4 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
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- Arbitration, Dallas/Fort Worth (2024)
- Arbitration
- Commercial Litigation
Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers, 2023
Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators, 2023
- Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation and Arbitration, 2016-2024
- Recognized, Best Lawyers in Dallas, as published in D Magazine (2011-2023)
- Recognized, Texas Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters, as published in Texas Monthly (2003-2023)
- BTI Client Service A-Team (2019)
- Recognized Top 100: Dallas/Ft. Worth Super Lawyers , Thomson Reuters, as published in Texas Monthly (2011-2012, 2015-2023)
- Recognized, Top 100: Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, as published in Texas Monthly (2017-2021)
- Recognized, Top 50: Women Texas Super Lawyers in Texas, Thomson Reuters, as published in Texas Monthly (2006, 2011-2013, 2015-2023)
- AV Preeminent - Martindale-Hubbell
- Recognized, Texas Trial Legend, Tort & Insurance Practice Section, Dallas Bar Association (2016)
- Recognized, Outstanding Female Partner Award, Dallas Women Lawyers Association (2016)
- Recognized, Best Women Lawyers in Dallas in commercial litigation, as published in D Magazine (2010)
- Recognized, Best Lawyers Under 40, as published in D Magazine (2002)
- Mediation
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