Alex Whitman - a Dallas, United States Aviation Lawyer

Dallas Aviation Lawyer

Updated: 04/08/2026

Areas of Practice

Aviation
Complex Commercial Litigation
Product Liability
Intellectual Property
Collections and Contract Disputes
Appellate

Attorney Information

Overview

Alex Whitman brings a strong work ethic and writing and advocacy skills to Cunningham Swaim. The winner of two national writing awards, Alex began his career as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Royal Furgeson of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. He has since taken his experience as a federal clerk into practice, participating in cases in a broad range of practice areas from the beginning of a lawsuit to the highest level of appeal. Alex’s experience and skill set enables him to analyze and argue complex issues and make clear and compelling arguments, both inside and outside of the courtroom.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

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Honors

2010 Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing
Winner, 2010 American Constitution Society National Student Writing Competition

Other Sources of Feedback About Alex Whitman

Included on the 2020 Texas Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2019 Texas Super Lawyers list
2018 Texas Super Lawyers list
2017 Texas Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 2010
  J.D.
  Honors: With Honors
  Honors: Paul Bryan Prize for Constitutional Law
  Honors: Mary Laura “Chee” Davis Award for Legal Writing Excellence
  Honors: Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence: Labor Arbitration Practice (Fall 2008), Separation of Powers (Fall 2009), Politics and Democratic Governance (Spring 2010)
  Law Journal: Emory Law Journal, Executive Symposium Editor
Non Legal Education
- University of Florida, 2007
  B.A.
  Honors: With Honors
  Honors: Florida Blue Key Leadership Honorary
  Honors: Anderson Scholar with High Distinction
  Honors: Cambridge University Study Abroad Program
  Major: History and Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

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Partner
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Past Positions

Honorable Royal Furgeson of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Judicial Clerk

Languages

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English
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Classes and Seminars

Faculty Member, Kessler Eidson Trial Techniques Program, Emory University School of Law, 2014 - Present

Published Works

Articles

After the Crash, Where Do You Land?, SMU Air Law Symposium, March, 2015
Assessing Atlantic Marine: How the Supreme Courts Strengthening of the Forum Selection Clause Will Impact Aviation Cases, American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Air and Space Law Committee Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 2
From the Shores of Tripoli to the Deserts of Iraq: Congress and the President in Offensive and Defensive Wars, 13 University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law 1363, 2011
Pinpoint Redistricting and the Minimization of Partisan Gerrymandering, 59 Emory Law Journal 211, 2009

Bar Admissions

Florida
Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida

Other Affiliations

The Florida Bar
State Bar of Texas
Texas Young Lawyers Association
Dallas Bar Association
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers

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7557 RAMBLER ROAD, SUITE 400
Dallas, TX 75231

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