Warren McCarty

Warren McCarty is a principal and skilled trial lawyer at Caldwell Cassady & Curry with significant experience litigating high-stakes cases in courtrooms across the country. Mr. McCarty advocates for a diverse array of clients, from individual plaintiffs and budding startups to large publicly traded technology companies. His experience spans patent and copyright disputes, class actions, trade secret cases, and competitor litigation.

Mr. McCarty's track record demonstrates expertise in all phases of litigation, usually in cases involving highly technical subject matter:

• Counsel in dozens of high-stakes technology disputes over the last decade, with trial verdicts collectively surpassing $2.5 billion.
• Won his first jury verdict as lead trial counsel at age 37 in a patent infringement case involving optics technology, securing over $10 million for California-based R&D company.
• Delivered winning closing arguments in a bench trial in defense of a U.K.-based technology startup that ended a decades-long fight over alleged software copyright infringement. The victory was described as having “great importance to the smallest creators.”

Clients frequently call on Mr. McCarty to cross-examine the other side’s key witnesses in intellectual property cases. He has examined technical experts, inventors and engineers, corporate representatives from Fortune Global 500 companies, experts in standard essential patents and procedure, and many others. Mr. McCarty has delivered the winning opening statements and closing arguments to juries, arbitrators, and judges.

He is consistently recognized in professional peer rankings, including Super Lawyers Rising Stars and The Best Lawyers in America’s “Ones to Watch” based on his work for clients nationwide. His experience includes federal court litigation in California, Delaware, Texas, and Arizona, as well as domestic and international arbitrations.

Mr. McCarty previously served as an intern for the Hon. Frederick J. Kapala in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.