Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
• Wrongful Death
• Fraud
  Represented investors holding millions of dollars in auction-rate securities in arbitration proceedings. Represented a liquidating trustee pursing claims against broker-dealers following a securities fraud.

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Business Disputes
• Trade Secrets
• Intellectual Property
• Antitrust

Employment Law

• Employment Contract
  Drafted and negotiated a wide range of health care related agreements, including employment agreements, provider agreements, call-coverage agreements...
• Employment Litigation

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Woodward/White, Inc. – Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Real Estate Law (2022-2025); Best Lawyers in America, Women in the Law (2024)
• Construction Litigation
  Represented a real estate investment firm in the ground lease, financing and contemporaneous leasing of multiple projects in DFW Airport. Munsch Hardt handled the drafting and negotiation of the DFW Airport ground leases; negotiation of the construction loans and construction agreements; negotiation of the joint venture agreements with equity partners; preparation and negotiation of the conveyance documentation; negotiation of required easement agreements; negotiation of multiple single-tenant building leases with sophisticated tenants; and resolution of survey, title and due diligence issues in order to consummate the transaction.
• Eminent Domain
• Land Use and Zoning

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Dennis is the Chief Operating Officer of Munsch Hardt. Dennis has broad litigation experience in state and federal courts, arbitration proceedings and bankruptcy-related matters. He has subject matter expertise in insurance coverage, personal injury defense, telecommunications, securities fraud, commercial disputes, oil and gas, real estate, fair housing, health care, code enforcement, fiduciary malpractice, receiverships, bankruptcy and cross-border asset recovery. At present, his primary practice focus is on complex parallel civil and criminal proceedings arising from the investigative and enforcement efforts of the SEC, DOJ, FTC, CFTC, FINRA, TSSB and other agencies. In most cases, his work has aligned with the government, as he has served as and represented court-appointed fiduciaries, victim groups, or civil plaintiffs. However, he has also handled white-collar criminal defense matters, assisted with health care audits, responded to government investigations, and defended parties in civil proceedings having the potential for parallel criminal proceedings.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy