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I was honored to sit down with Rogge Dunn this week here is his bio:

The Texas Connection
Rogge Dunn is a fifth generation Texan and second generation Dallasite. Dunn and his wife, Cathy DeWitt Dunn, are active in charitable, political and civic causes.

Recognized Trial Expertise
Dunn was recognized in 2018 as one of the top 100 attorneys in Texas by Thomson Reuters service published in Texas Monthly. Dunn has been repeatedly honored as one of the top 100 attorneys in Dallas/Fort Worth including in 2018  by Thomson Reuters service published in Texas Monthly. 

Every year from 2003 through 2019 Dunn has also been designated a Texas “Super Lawyer,” by Thomson Reuters. 

Since 2003 Dunn has been repeatedly honored by D Magazine as one of the Best Lawyers in Dallas.  Dunn was so honored in 2019.

Dunn is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and has taken cases all the way to jury verdicts and arbitration awards in seven states and eight Texas cities.

He has also been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© (Woodward White, Inc.) for Commercial Litigation and Employment Law-Management.

Dunn’s closing arguments from two trials were recorded for the Million Dollar Arguments audio series.

Another closing argument Dunn made at a trial was printed in Trial Magazine.

Dunn’s Cases Covered by the Media
News organizations seek his expert opinion on legal issues, and report on his cases including: the CBS Evening News,The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, BBC Radio, Anderson Cooper 360, U.S. News & World Report, the Today Show, CNN, CBS This Morning, USA Today, MSNBC and The National Law Journal.  Click here

Complex Litigation
Dunn is one of only 35 attorneys in Texas Board Certified in both Civil Trial Law and in Labor and Employment Law. He litigates business, employment and personal injury disputes throughout the country.  

He has represented clients in disputes arising in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Dubai, England, France, Hong Kong, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Scotland, Spain and Qatar.

Dunn handles employment, partnerships, FINRA arbitration, class actions, defamation, privacy issues, shareholder oppression, “business divorce,” non-competes, trade secrets, whistleblowing and significant personal injury matters.

Confidentiality
While Dunn’s high-profile cases have garnered national and international attention, he has discretely resolved many more cases not listed on our website. Dunn knows that many clients need a quick, quiet and confidential resolution.

Dunn helps individuals and corporations in delicate or compromising situations who need a sophisticated and discrete touch. These include everything from assaults, regulatory violations, sexual battery, doxxing, secret videotaping and illegitimate children.  

Clients who need an experienced and politically connected problem solver hire Dunn.  We are experts at controlling the external optics to protect our clients’ reputations.

Representation of High Profile Individuals
Rogge Dunn represents ultra-high net worth individuals, Fortune 500, executives, as well as General Counsels, private equity firms,  coaches, professional athletes, Olympic gold medal winners, Judges and University Presidents.

One of the highest testaments to Dunn’s abilities is the fact that many companies and individuals Dunn has sued, later hired Dunn to represent them. 

Controlling the Narrative in Sensitive Cases
In this instant messaging and social media environment, stories go viral in a matter of seconds.  Working with top PR firms, Dunn ensures the facts involving legal claims are portrayed accurately.  

Paper Pushers Can Take You Only So Far
Choose your attorney carefully.  Many attorneys are adept at pushing paper, but seldom take cases all the way to a jury verdict.  Ask the lawyer specifically how many times he or she has obtained a jury verdict.  Dunn is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law.

Hiring an experienced trial lawyer who flourishes at trial increases your settlement leverage.  If the other side knows your lawyer is bluffing, you will leave money on the table or overpay, if you are a defendant.  When the other side knows they are negotiating against a seasoned trial attorney, you maximize your settlement position, as either a plaintiff or defendant.

Thinking and Operating “Outside the Box”
Dunn earned his spurs as a Senior Partner in two different mega-firms with offices around the world.  While huge firms are a good choice for many matters, they are bureaucratic and often lack flexibility and entrepreneurial spirit.  

Dunn formed our Firm to provide the contingent fee flexibility and personal service lacking in most big firms.  

Is Your Case Too Small?
Most of Dunn’s work involves high dollar, “bet the company/bet your reputation” matters.  However, as Dunn says, “I became a lawyer because I enjoy fighting for a good cause.  There is no greater privilege in my work than righting a wrong and slaying a Goliath.”  

Dunn’s success gives him the financial security to accept smaller matters, work on a contingent fee and a pro bono basis.  

Dunn Understands Executives and Business Owners
Successfully resolving business disputes requires more than good negotiating skills.  It requires appreciating how businesses operate and executives think.  

Dunn is an Adjunct Professor in the SMU Executive EMBA program.  His 20+ years of teaching, including listening to and exchanging business solutions with successful entrepreneurs enables him to reach business-smart solutions.

Change-in-Control Agreements
Dunn has advised C-level executives in  mergers, change-in-control and “poison pill” battles involving  Baker Hughes, Chevron, Dresser, FedEx, Frozen Food Express, GE Energy, Halliburton, Kinkos,  Pizza Inn, Sperry-Sun Drilling, SunEdison, Unocal and the Williams Companies.

Corporate Investigations
Fortune 500 companies hire Dunn to investigate corporate governance and other sensitive matters.  One of Dunn’s investigations was cited by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals as a basis for his client (CBRE) obtaining a summary judgment. Sandstad v. CB Richard Ellis, 309 F.3d 893 (5th Cir. 2002).

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