Kevin W. Brown

Fritz, Byrne, Head & Harrison LLP, Austin, USA

Kevin W. Brown is a trial and appellate lawyer who focuses his practice in the area of general commercial litigation. Mr. Brown has experience in handling contractual disputes, intellectual property matters, including copyright and trademark infringement and trade secret misappropriation, commercial landlord/tenant disputes, and antitrust, products liability, professional malpractice, right of publicity, and insurance coverage issues. Prior to joining Fritz, Byrne, Head & Harrison, LLP, Mr. Brown practiced law in New York City, New York.

Representative Litigation Accomplishments

• Assisted in representing actors in a breach of contract and right of publicity action against a major motion picture studio.
• Assisted in successfully defending against a multi-million dollar finder?s fee claim in a three and a half-day jury trial. Jury returned finding of nominal damages.
• Represented a commercial condominium unit owner against the condominium?s board of managers in an action arising from property damage to the owner?s unit.
• Assisted in representing musicians in disputes concerning the unauthorized use of their intellectual property.
• Assisted in successfully defending a large food retailer against an attempted monopolization claim in a three-week jury trial. Jury returned finding of no liability.
• Key member of litigation team representing a major accounting firm in a large, complex professional malpractice action brought by a former client.
• Lead counsel on a pro bono prisoner?s civil rights action against New York State?s Department of Corrections.

 
Bar Admissions
United States District Court, Western District of Texas, 2005
State Bar of Texas, 2004
State Bar of New York, 1999
United States District Courts for the Southern District of New York, 1999
United States District Court for the Western District of New York, 1999
United States District Court, Northern District of New York, 1999

Education
J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 1995
Teaching Quizmaster

B.A., Northwestern University, 1995
cum laude

Published Works
Co-Author "The Economic Espionage Act of 1996: An Overview for Corporate County," (Seminor - New and Important Developments in The Law of Trade Secrets and Non-Compete Agreements) (2000)