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Insuring your interests not only
prevail but propel your success.

At the nexus of Texas’s key industries—Energy, Transportation, Healthcare, Agriculture, and Commerce—we don’t just practice law; we shape outcomes. Our veteran trial lawyers cut through complexity, delivering tailor-made strategies that turn high-stakes disputes into client victories. From the boardroom to the courtroom, we are your relentless advocates, ensuring your interests not only prevail but propel your success.

Industries

01
Airlines and Aviation

Hicks Davis Wynn has become a go-to firm for aviation related cases, representing some of the largest air carriers in the world in product liability, personal injury, and claims litigation. We regularly represent airlines, airports, helicopter operators, fixed base operators, maintenance facilities, flight crews, pilots, and engine and component parts manufacturers in litigation, including catastrophic loss cases.

Attorney Focus Pamela C. Hicks
02
Trucking and Transportation

We represent transportation and trucking companies, including one of the largest delivery services in the world, in accident litigation, including catastrophic loss cases.

Attorney Focus Forrest J. Wynn
03
Agriculture

We have a deep understanding of agriculture issues and have represented livestock producers and breed registries in various kinds of disputes. We also represent aerial applicators in cases in which they have been sued for alleged off-target applications of herbicides.

Attorney Focus Bryon A. Rice
04
Construction, Engineering, and Architecture

We have represented owners, general contractors, subcontractors, construction professionals, including engineers and architects, and suppliers in a wide-range of construction law litigation matters, including construction defect cases, and large industrial construction cases involving claims for delay damages and breach of construction contracts.

05
Healthcare

We have represented healthcare businesses and hospitals in all types of litigation matters, including breach of contract, negligence, fraud, and malpractice claims.

06
Oil, Gas, and Energy

We regularly represent major operators, independent operators, oilfield service providers, landowners, royalty owners, working interest owners, and oil field service companies in cases concerning a myriad of issues. From oilfield accidents and down hole failures to gas purchase contract disputes and royalty disputes, we are energy attorneys.

07
Pipelines

Hicks Davis Wynn has a particular expertise in the pipeline industry, from condemnation and land-use, to pipe disputes.

08
Utilities

We regularly work with public utilities to ensure that their property rights are protected through negotiations with landowners and in trial.

09
Real Estate

We handle title disputes, breaches of real estate contracts, and fraud claims relating to real estate transactions. We also handle land use issues relating to easements and rights of way.

10
Telecommunications

We have regularly represented one of the largest cellular service providers and one of the largest cell phone retailers in the country in negligence and privacy issues.

Attorney Focus Bryon A. Rice
11
Insurance

We represent insurance companies as well as their policyholders. Our attorneys have represented local and national insurance companies in litigation involving the defense of its insureds under various policies of liability insurance in the following areas: product liability, construction defects, premise and security liability, fiduciary liability, trucking and automobile accidents, property damage, fire/explosion, wrongful death, serious bodily injury, and insurance coverage disputes.

12
Manufacturing and Food Packaging

We have represented manufactures of various products in different industries. In particular, we regularly represent one of the world’s largest manufacturers and providers of food packaging and processing solutions.

Attorney Focus Scott Davis
13
Railroads

Hicks Davis Wynn represents railroads in relation to their rights of way and property rights.

Attorney Focus Pamela C. Hicks

Practice Areas:

Trials, Arbitrations, and Appeals
While we have specific expertise in a number of areas, we remain generalists at heart. We are trial lawyers, and we handle a broad array of litigation matters for a wide range of business clients. Hicks Davis Wynn attorneys have tried cases to verdict and judgment in jury trials and bench trials, in state and federal court, and to final award in arbitration. And our veteran trial lawyers regularly handle matters on appeal.

Commercial Litigation
We have handled cases involving breach of contract, business torts, fraud claims, employment disputes, patent infringement, trade secret theft, trade mark infringement, personal injury, legal and medical malpractice, and others. We have handled cases for clients in oil, gas, and energy, aviation, construction, insurance, agriculture, food and beverage packaging, telecommunications, manufacturing, healthcare and many others.

Eminent Domain and Condemnation
Hicks Davis Wynn has established itself as one of the premier eminent domain/condemnation/land use firms in the state. We represent common carrier pipelines and electric and gas utilities in condemnation proceedings across Texas. In addition to handling all phases of a condemnation action, we have successfully obtained injunctions and extraordinary relief to enforce the our clients’ property and eminent domain rights.

Fiduciary Duty Litigation
We regularly advise majority and minority owners in disputes involving fiduciary duty claims, enforcement of shareholder agreements, and buy-sell disputes.

Trucking and Transportation
Hicks Davis Wynn is the go-to firm for a number of large transportation entities related to trucking and aviation accidents.

Attorney Focus Forrest J. Wynn
Aviation Litigation

Hicks Davis Wynn is a go-to firm for all types of aviation and airline litigation, including products liability, personal injury, and catastrophic loss cases.

Attorney Focus Pamela C. Hicks
Partnership Disputes/Business Divorces

We often represent parties in partnership and shareholder disputes and business divorce cases.

Legal and Malpractice Defense

We regularly defend professionals who have been sued for malpractice. We attorneys and doctors who have been sued for negligence or other alleged wrongdoing.

Product Liability

Our firm has a proven track record of successfully defending complex product liability cases in the high-stakes oil and gas and aviation industries. Our seasoned litigators have extensive experience navigating the intricate technical and regulatory landscapes unique to these sectors. We employ a strategic, evidence-driven approach to protect our clients’ interests, whether it involves disputes over drilling equipment malfunctions, pipeline failures, or aircraft component defects. Our deep industry knowledge and network of expert witnesses enable us to effectively challenge plaintiffs’ claims and mitigate potential damages, safeguarding our clients’ reputations and bottom lines.

General Counsel
We are regularly called upon to act as outside general counsel for clients in the construction, energy, and aviation industries. Our clients find this is an efficient and cost-effective alternative to an in-house legal department. In this role, we prepare and review contracts, master service agreements, non-compete agreements, and provide advice on insurance and indemnity obligations.