BEST LAWYERS UNDER 40 IN DALLAS, THE

D Magazine, May 01, 2002 by Rogers, Tim

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JEFFREY R. BRAGALONE

300 Crescent Court

Ste. 1500

Dallas, Texas 75201

214.978.4020

214.978.4044 (fax)

jbragalone@mckoolsmith.com

Firm: McKool Smith, P.C.

Area of Practice: Business Litigation

Education: B.A., University of Kansas; J.D., University of Texas at Austin

Major airlines, banks, telecommunications firms, cable, software and internet providers, and universities retain Bragalone for a wide variety of litigation because he "hates to lose." Bragalone's emphasis is technology. He is lead trial counsel in numerous patent, complex software, and information technology disputes. Bragalone's peers named him the 1997 Outstanding Young Lawyer in Dallas County. In addition to performing on stage in Dallas Bar's "Bar None" variety show, Bragalone has served on the Board of Directors of the Texas and Dallas Young Lawyers Associations. He lives in Dallas with his wife Mickie, an attorney, and their daughter, Annabelle.

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LEE BROWN

3102 Oak Lawn Ave.

Ste. 600

Dallas, Texas 75219

214.443.0800

214.443.0898 (fax)

lee@rbslawfirm.com

Firm: Russell, Brown & Sawicki, L.L.P

Area of Practice: Litigation

Education: B.B.A., J.D., University of Oklahoma

Brown specializes in representing injured consumers in cases against the manufacturers of defective products and the reckless operators or owners of motor vehicles. He has pioneered product's liability and negligence claims against the manufacturers of personal watercraft, airbags, seat belts, fuel systems, medical devices, and commercial trucking companies. Brown's zealous representation of his clients has resulted in numerous multimillion dollar settlements. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates, Who's Who, The Dallas Trial Lawyers Board of Directors, and many other organizations, associations, and committees. Brown is a frequent speaker and author in the field of his practice.

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D. FORREST BRUMBAUGH

5400 Renaissance Tower

1201 Elm St.

Dallas, Texas 75270

214.745.5110

214.745.5390 (fax)

fbrumbaugh@winstead.com

Firm: Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C.

Area of Practice: Corporate/Securities

Education: B.S., cum laude, University of Evansville; J.D., University of Virginia School of Law

In 1998, Winstead elected Brumbaugh a shareholder after only six years of practice. He assists clients with complex mergers, acquisitions, and securities offerings. He was a key member of the team that handled the $1.5 billion acquisition of Rent-A-Center and four of its securities offerings, raising nearly $600 million; the $1 billion management buyout of BTR; and the $600 million merger of Columbus Realty and Post Properties. In addition, over the last two years, he has represented institutional investors, including one of the nation's largest pension funds, in their investments of more than $2 billion in over 50 private investment funds.

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JAMES K. BURNETT