Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Stephanie Clouston's current practice includes a wide variety of large and complex business litigation matters in state and federal courts. Stephanie has experience in representing clients in the areas of securities, intellectual property, product liability, oil & gas, and major commercial disputes involving breach of contract, negligence, and fraud.

Significant representations include prosecution of substantial damage claims for Occidental Chemical Corporation against gas suppliers for breach of contract and negligence claims in Louisiana state court, defense of multiple class actions against a large retailer alleging federal and state wage/hour violations, and prosecution of substantial damage claims for telecommunication companies before the Texas Public Utilities Commission and in federal and state court.

Stephanie is a member of the Dallas Bar Association and Texas Young Lawyers Association. She was recently named as a "Texas Rising Star" by Law & Politics magazine and the publishers of Texas Monthly.

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice

Representative Cases

• Daugherty v. Hastings Entertainment, Inc., No. 2-00CV-160-J (N.D. Tex.); Warstadt v. Hastings Entertainment, Inc., No. 2-00CV-089-J (N.D. Tex.) (consolidation of five cases)
• Dynex Commercial, Inc. v. Basic Capital Management, No. 99-4094-E (Federal Court in Virginia and State Court in Dallas, Texas)
• Occidental Chemical Corporation v. Bridgeline Holdings, Bridgeline Gas Marketing and Texaco Pipelines (St. Charles Parish, LA)
• Texas Instruments Incorporated v. Qualcomm, Delaware Chancery Court
• The Dallas Morning News v. Denton County Water District, No. GN300735 (Texas State Court)
• Value-Added Communications, Inc. v. T NETIX, Inc., No. 03-11399-B (Texas State Court); T NETIX, Inc. v. Value-Added Communications, Inc., No. 3:05-CV-0654-D (N.D. Tex.)
• Zidell, et al., v. Principal Capital Management LLC, et al., No. 04-05459 (Dallas County, Texas)
• Non-Profit Organization

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• Texas

Education

• Southern Methodist University

Address

2727 North Harwood Street
Dallas, TX 75201-1515

Phones

1.214.969.2919 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.214.969.5100 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com