Ty M. Sheaks - Frisco, TX

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver, Colorado, 2003
    Juris Doctor

• Non Legal Education

  • Regis University, 2000
    B.A., Bachelor of Arts
    Major: Business Administration

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Classes and Seminars

• Emerging Risks & Laws for Venue Managers (Year 2); Academy for Venue Safety & Security (AVSS); Las Vegas, NV (March 2020)
  
• Claims Settlement – Getting the Claim Set for Settlement; DFW RIMS Fall Conference; Grapevine, TX (Oct. 2019)
  
• “Scope of Protections Afforded When Designating a Client an Expert”, Headnotes, Dallas Bar Association (October 2019)
  
• Hospitality Industry Session: A Room With a View of Liability; RIMS 2019 Annual Conference; Boston, MA (April 2019)
  
• Emerging Risks & Laws for Venue Managers (Year 2); Academy for Venue Safety & Security (AVSS); San Diego, CA (March 2019)
  
• “Continued Limitations to Recovery of Attorney’s Fees”, Headnotes, Dallas Bar Association (October 2018)
  
• Active Shooter Seminar; Fort Worth Business Press – Business for Breakfast; Fort Worth, TX (Oct. 2018)
  
• Legal Issues for Event & Venue Management (Year 2); Academy for Venue Safety & Security (AVSS); Minneapolis, MN (March 2018)
  
• Feeling Lucky? Well Are You? How to Handle Open Carry for Retail, Restaurants & Hospitality; CLM Webinar Series (Feb. 2018)
  
• Buckle Up. Emerging Risks Ahead, CLM Business Insurance Retail, Restaurant & Hospitality Conference; Dallas, TX (Feb. 2018)
  
• Risk Management & Legal Issues (Year 2); Academy for Venue Safety & Security (AVSS); Dallas, TX (March 2017)
  
• Rules of Engagement – Active Shooter in Retail, Restaurant & Hospitality; CLM Business Insurance Retail, Restaurant & Hospitality Conference; Grapevine, TX (Feb. 2017)

Pro Bono Activities

• Circle Ten Council-Boy Scouts of America, Advisory Board Member
• Jesuit College Preparatory School, Volunteer Coach
• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, Member
• Defense Research Institute, Member

Representative Cases

• In Byrd v. DeLaSancha, 195 S.W.3d 384 (Tex.App. Dallas)
  • Year: 2006

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 2003
• 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 for the Eastern District of New York, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, pro hac vice
• New York
• U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, pro hac vice
• New Jersey
• U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, pro hac vice
• Delaware
• U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, pro hac vice
• Illinois
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, pro hac vice
• Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, pro hac vice
• Missouri
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, pro hac vice
• Ohio
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, pro hac vice
• North Carolina
• U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, pro hac vice
• South Carolina
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, pro hac vice
• Kentucky
• U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, pro hac vice
• Utah

Other Affiliations

• Dallas Bar Association
• National Eagle Scout Association (Member)
• Texas Restaurant Association (Member)
• Greater Dallas Restaurant Association (Member)