Marchand & Moraine, L.L.P. Contact: David Moraine At (866) 645-2290
10000 North Central Expressway Tenth Floor, Suite 1043 Dallas, TX 75231
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Firm Description :
Marchand & Moraine, L.L.P. is a regional law firm representing a diverse and growing clientele of companies and individuals demanding excellence, expertise, and personal attention in the provision of legal services. The firm's attorneys draw from a broad base of experience, and provide advice and guidance in a variety of practice areas. With both commercial and personal law divisions, the lawyers in each aspect of the firm's practice collaborate to achieve optimal client outcomes. You are invited to explore this listing, learn more about the firm, and arrange a confidential consultation to determine how the attorneys of Marchand & Moraine, L.L.P. can best evaluate and address your current and anticipated legal matters.
Number of Attorneys :
The firm presently employs seven lawyers in offices throughout North Texas.
Spoken Languages :
English and Spanish (with intepreters)
Office Location(s) :
Marchand & Moraine maintains full time staffed offices in Dallas County and Denton County, Texas. While the firm's offices are in North Texas, the nature of the firm's practice requires its lawyers to appear in cases across the state and country.
Year Firm was Created :
Marchand & Moraine, L.L.P., and its predecessor firms, were established in 1996.
Firm Practices in These States :
Firm attorneys are licensed to practice in Texas and New York, as well as federal courts across the United States up through and including the United States Supreme Court.
Practice Areas :
Railroad / Transportation Experience is paramount when litigating cases against the railroad. Marchand & Moraine attorneys have recovered millions of dollars for clients in cases involving unsafe railroad crossings. The attorneys at Marchand & Moraine make it a personal mission to improve public safety and protect families against tragedy that can occur when large companies neglect basic safety responsibilities.
Collections In collections cases, the firm represents contract and and judgment creditors including banks, factoring companies, collections professionals, and private judgment creditors seeking to collect on claims and judgment through the judicial process.
Business The firm's attorneys are experienced business lawyers who regularly assist clients in a variety of transactions. As well, the firm consults on business formation, sale, and the legal aspects of operational issues for companies across the country, drawing upon its legal knowledge base in areas such as financial transactions, tax issues, employment law, contracts and substantive industry knowledge.
Contract and Commercial Contracts are the private laws that provide the rules that hold the commercial world together. Careful drafting, and attention to detail leads to agreements designed to fulfill the client's objectives, as well as advising on the anticipated effect and interpretation of those agreements in the future.
Estate Planning Estate planning involves not only planning for where assets will pass upon death, but a properly drafted estate plan takes into consideration strategies designed to increase the value of the estate in life, including implementing asset protection strategies, liability planning, and maneuvers designed to reduce the estate's tax liability upon death. The firm creates estate plans for successful people, employing a broad base of knowledge and resources.
Wills, Trusts, Probate Everyone, regardless of the size of their estate, needs a will. A will is critical to protect children, and to be sure that assets pass to loved ones in the manner intended. In some cases, when a person dies without a will, the government will get the assets of the estate. In many cases, the client's needs are better served employing a trust or other device to fulfill the client's goals. Every estate is different, and requires the counsel of a lawyer experienced in this area.
Divorce, Marriage, Alimony Unlike the "divorce lawyers" of days gone by, the family law attorney of today must be versed in a wide variety of technical areas of the law, as well as the intricacies of the Texas Family Code. To properly serve clients, and guard against unfair outcomes, the firm's family law litigators combine decades of experience, with established track records of success, and a wide variety of substantive knowledge from various disciplines related to children and family.
Child Custody, Support, Adoption To maximize outcomes for children, the firm's family law attorneys work toward enabling parents to have the financial resources to provide properly for their families. When litigating custody disputes, the firm's lawyers work toward accomplishing the client's goals by fostering parental relationships that are in the best interest of the children considering all of the facts and circumstances of the case.
Litigation and Appeals In an age of increasing competitiveness and unfair business practices, litigation, while a last resort, is often an effective means to protect a client's business interests and rights. After consideration of all options, when the decision is made to litigate, the firm's business clients have at their disposal a team of trial attorneys who are trial court veterans.
Personal Injury Marchand & Moraine actively litigates claims for catastrophic injuries arising from the negligence of others. With a proven track record of success, the firm commands a reputation for the relentless pursuit of justice on behalf of its clients. With over fifty years of combined trial experience, the firm devotes its considerable expertise as well as the technological and financial resources necessary to staff and prosecute the select cases it accepts for representation each year. Utilizing a t
Medical Malpractice In today's world, medical malpractice cases are major undertakings requiring an unwavering commitment to the case, investment of significant financial resources, and a burning desire to protect patients from sub-standard medical practices. The firm's attorneys have backgrounds in engineering, nursing, and have served as prosecuting attorneys for both the state and federal government.
Tax and Tax Enforcement Marchand & Moraine attorneys have successfully represented clients in all phases of tax representation. Whether your needs involve relief from collection efforts, tax planning or consulting, formal opinions on tax issues, or litigation in the Tax Court, the firm's tax attorneys provide real answers to difficult federal and state tax questions.
Legal Ethics/Malpractice Attorney malpractice occurs when an attorney mishandles a client's case, or uses his position to mislead others or facilitate a breach of a duty by another person. Lawyers can also breach important duties owed to clients by not dealing with them fairly, or fully disclosing relevant facts and circumstances in relation to the client's case. Each case turns on its facts, and careful and thoughtful analysis of the relevant facts and law is critical to success in this highly technical area.
Wrongful Death - Accidental Death
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Attorney Profile
About the Attorney :
David J. Moraine, J.D., LL.M. David J. Moraine holds law licenses in Texas and New York. He practices commercial trial, creditor, tax, and appellate law, and his clients include manufacturers, banks, attorneys, service industry companies, contractors and developers. In addition, Mr. Moraine accepts engagements in select family and personal matters, as well as cases that present important public policy concerns. Mr. Moraine is admitted to practice in Texas and New York state courts, Federal District Courts for the Northern District of Texas, Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Michigan, as well as United States Tax Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Moraine holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from The University of Houston Law Center, and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University. He attended graduate school at The University of Texas at Arlington, graduating with a Master of Arts in Political Science with dual concentrations in International Affairs and Public Administration. He attended undergraduate school at The University of Texas in San Antonio, graduating Magna Cum Laude in Political Science. Mr. Moraine has been an active litigator for more than a decade, and was appointed by the State Bar of Texas to evaluate the bar examination responses for the business organizations and family law sections of the Texas bar. He presently serves on the Dallas Bar Association's Legal Ethics Committee and Fee Dispute Committee. He is a certified mediator for commercial and family disputes. For the past thirteen years, Mr. Moraine has consulted with and served as an editor for academics in the areas of legal ethics and the professional obligations of attorneys. His latest article, "Loyalty Divided: Duties To Clients and Duties To Others - The Civil Liability Of Tax Attorneys Made Possible By The Acceptance Of A Duty To The System," is forthcoming in the Fall 2009 edition of the American Bar Association Section on Taxation publication, The Tax Lawyer.
Name of University Attended :
University of Houston Law Center, LL.M. Taxation Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University, J.D. University of Texas at Arlington, M.A. Political Science University of Texas at San Antonio, B.A. Magna Cum Laude Political Science
Name of Law School Attended :
University of Houston Law Center Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University
Other Degrees :
Master of Laws Juris Doctor Master of Arts, Political Science Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude, Political Science
Year admitted to the Bar :
1996
Admitted to Practice Law in the Following Courts :
Texas State Courts New York State Courts Federal District Court For The Eastern District Of Texas Federal District Court For The Northern District Of Texas Federal District Court For The Western District Of Michigan United States Tax Court United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Supreme Court
Admitted to Practice Law in :
Texas, New York
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Licensed as Attorney in: NJ - 2008
6/17/09
Law School: Southern Methodist Univ
6/17/09
College: Univ of Texas, Arlington
6/17/09
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