Education
- J.D. with honors, University of Arkansas, 1994
- B.A., University of Arkansas, 1987
Court Admissions
- State of Texas
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- The U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
Bar Associations
- State Bar of Texas
- Dallas Bar Association
Garret W. Chambers
Dallas OfficePrincipal
TEL: 214.978.4242 | FAX: 214.978.4044gchambers@mckoolsmith.com
Garret Chambers is a Principal in the Dallas office of McKool Smith whose practice deals with complex commercial and patent litigation.
As a law student, Mr. Chambers was a member of the National Moot Court Team and the Board of Advocates. After graduating from law school, Mr. Chambers served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable David Folsom, Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Mr. Chambers completed his clerkship in 1996, at which time he joined McKool Smith.
Representative Matters
- TIVO. TiVo Inc. v. EchoStar Technologies Corporation. Represented TiVo in a patent infringement suit involving DVR technology. After a two-week jury trial a verdict was handed down in favor of TiVo.
- Intel Corporation. Mr. Chambers represented Intel in Broadcom Corporation v. Intel Corporation, a case involving numerous patents relating to memory arbitration, 3-D graphics and computer networking.
- Electronic Data Systems Corp. Mr. Chambers has represented EDS in numerous cases, including EDS v. Xerox, a breach of contract case involving the then largest outsourcing contract in existence, and DataTreasury v. EDS, a patent case relating to electronic check processing.
- Ericsson, Inc. Mr. Chambers represented Ericsson in Ericsson v. Qualcomm, a patent case relating to cellular telephony.
- Class Action Plaintiffs. Mr. Chambers was lead counsel in Lonergan v. A.J.’s et al., a class action concerning non-consensual towing.
- Trust Litigation. Mr. Chambers represented one of four beneficiaries in a dispute over the control of a trust worth in excess of $1 billion.
Awards & Recognition
- Named "IP Star" by Managing IP (2013)
News
- April 29, 2013
- March 16, 2009
Press Releases
- October 29, 2008
