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McKool Smith

300 Crescent Court
Suite 1500
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 978-4000

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Introduction

McKool Smith is a trial firm with a reputation for victory in the courtroom in “bet-the-company” cases and beyond. With seven offices coast to coast, the firm’s experienced trial attorneys represent both plaintiffs and defendants in commercial cases, intellectual property disputes, bankruptcy litigation, securities litigation and white collar defense. McKool Smith takes diversity seriously, and since January 2020 has retained Coston Consulting, a Black-owned business advisory firm, to help further develop and implement diversity i...

Firm Stats


Total No. Attorneys (2024)

100 - 150

Featured Rankings

Top 150 Under 150

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

23 total (17 2Ls; 6 1Ls)


Base Salary

Base Salary (2024)


No. of U.S. Offices

7


Major Office Locations

Dallas, TX (HQ)

About the Firm

With 130 trial lawyers across offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Marshall, New York, and Washington, D.C., McKool Smith has established a reputation as one of America’s leading trial firms. The firm has secured 17 nine-figure jury verdicts and 16 eight-figure jury verdicts, obtaining more VerdictSearch and The National Law Journal “Top 100 Verdicts” than any other law firm. These courtroom successes have earned McKool Smith critical acclaim and helped the firm become what The Wall Street Journal describes as “one of the biggest law firm success stories of the past decade.” McKool Smith represents clients in complex commercial litigation, intellectual property, bankruptcy, insurance recovery, and white collar defense matters.

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