Ware, Jackson, Lee, O'Neill, Smith & Barrow, LLP

Ware, Jackson, Lee, O’Neill, Smith & Barrow, LLP partners, Don Jackson and Eileen O’Neill, defended a partnership claim on behalf of a national cellular phone provider with a majority ownership interest in the partnership.

The plaintiffs were minority partners who sought forfeiture of the majority partner’s interest in a legacy partnership.  The legacy partnership held a lottery-won FCC license to provide cellular phone services to a county in Texas.  The minority partners asserted claims of breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract against the majority partner.  Plaintiffs sought forfeiture of the majority partner’s interest.

Approximately 10 months before trial of the case, this national cellular phone company replaced their lead counsel, a national law firm, with Don Jackson of Ware, Jackson, Lee, O’Neill, Smith & Barrow, LLP based on Jackson’s and the firm’s experience in complex and lengthy trials.  Don Jackson and Eileen O’Neill began trial in a state district court in August, 2007.  After nearly two months of trial, the case settled favorably for a confidential sum.