Business and Corporate Law

• Business Disputes
  Recognized as one of the finest trial and appellate firms in Texas, SDM represents clients in high-stakes, complex business disputes in venues across the country. Our deep roster of formidable trial and appellate advocates have the skill, insight, and reputation that can only be gained through years of real courtroom experience. Our clients hire us to handle disputes involving a wide array of industries and subject matters. Yet, a common thread runs through every matter: a complex problem that the client must solve. And it is in taking that complex problem—whatever the subject matter—and deriving a simpler, persuasive narrative, that our strength lies.
• Intellectual Property

Employment Law

• Employment Litigation

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Stephen E. McConnico, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Medical Malpractice
  Steve McConnico is an accomplished trial lawyer of more than 40 years, respected for his skill in the courtroom as well as his exemplary ethical standard of practice. Steve attended Baylor Law School, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Baylor Law Review. After graduating with honors in 1976, he became the briefing attorney for Justice Jack Pope of the Texas Supreme Court and thereafter practiced law with Andrews Kurth in Houston where he gained a foundation in medical malpractice. In 1985, Steve joined Scott Douglass at the recommendation of Chief Justice Pope.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
• Trusts

Finance Law

• Tax Law
  SDM is among the state’s foremost authorities in resolving tax disputes with the Texas Comptroller. From litigation in administrative hearings or in state court to advice regarding tax saving strategies, we handle the full complement of state and local tax issues.