Big firm expertise. Small firm service.
About Blackwell, Blackburn, Herring & Singer, LLP
The attorneys of Blackwell, Blackburn, Herring & Singer, LLP take pride in providing reliable, quality representation to our clients in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Our expertise includes representation in a broad range of practice areas, including commercial litigation, real estate and corporate transactions, commercial lending, real estate litigation and medical device and health care related litigation. We strive to form long-term relationships with our clients through our reliable, quality representation.
Blackwell, Blackburn, Herring & Singer, LLP offers a unique perspective and skill set based on the respective backgrounds of our attorneys. The firm includes attorneys with both big firm and small firm backgrounds, which allows our clients to draw from the positive aspects of each. Blackwell, Blackburn, Herring & Singer, LLP is therefore able to combine big firm experience and expertise with small firm attention, responsiveness and value.
The litigators within Blackwell, Blackburn, Herring & Singer, LLP have more than 60 years of combined experience in handling a wide array of matters involving lawsuits from complex commercial litigation to personal injury defense. Successfully handling multimillion dollar lawsuits within these practice areas is where our litigators thrive. We know that litigation is expensive, and can be a burden on our clients. Given this expense, our attorneys focus on understanding the issues and evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of every case from the outset to be able to advise our clients on all options available to them at every stage of the process. In doing so, we allow our clients to dictate, in and educated manner, how they want to proceed, whether it be to resolve the matter early on or have their day in court.
Our corporate and real estate transaction practice includes representation of developers, landlords, tenants, buyers, sellers, lenders, borrowers, contractors, and builders in a wide range of corporate, real estate and finance matters, including the acquisition, financing, construction, development, leasing, and sale of residential, office, retail, and mixed-use commercial real estate projects. Our expertise also includes the formation, governance and dissolution of corporate entities, asset purchases, and mergers and acquisitions.
Our clients span across the state of Texas as well as outside its borders, and our attorneys have handled litigation and transactions throughout the country. The attorneys of Blackwell, Blackburn, Herring & Singer, LLP have been recognized by their peers and by organizations for their quality work, including being recognized for years as Texas Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America in their fields. We demand the highest quality service from ourselves, and it shows in the work product we provide to our clients.
Bob Blackwell
Bob Blackwell is a founding partner of Blackwell, Blackburn, Herring & Singer, LLP. Prior to founding the firm, Bob practiced at Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP, and at a mid-sized firm located in North Dallas. He represents a broad range of clients in complex commercial and business disputes, healthcare litigation, medical device litigation, real estate litigation, receivership actions and employment litigation.
Bob also serves as outside counsel for several small and mid-sized businesses. In 2006, D Magazine recognized Bob as one of the "Best Lawyers Under 40 in Dallas."
Areas of Practice:
Complex Commercial Litigation
Medical Device Litigation
Healthcare Litigation
Real Estate Litigation/Receiverships
Employment Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1997
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit
Education:
University of Virginia School of Law
Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1997
Hamilton College
Bachelor of Arts, 1991
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Dallas Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Nate Blackburn
Nate Blackburn is a founding partner of Blackwell, Blackburn, Herring & Singer, LLP. Prior to founding the firm, Nate practiced as a corporate and real estate transactions attorney at firms in Phoenix, Arizona, and Dallas, Texas.
Nate assists clients with matters relating to real estate purchases and sales, development, title review, financing and leasing, as well as corporate transactions including formation, borrowing and lending, asset sales, and dissolution. He represents local and national real estate developers, lenders, and investors on a range of projects including apartments and condominiums, industrial, office, multi-family residential, retail, and shopping centers.
Areas of Practice:
Real Estate Transactions and Title
Corporate Transactions
Commercial Lending
Business and Commercial
Education:
University of Oklahoma School of Law
Doctor of Jurisprudence, 2007
University of Oklahoma
Bachelor of Business Administration,
Finance and Energy Management, 2000
Thomas Cason
Tom Cason is a partner at Blackwell, Blackburn, Herring & Singer, LLP. Tom has more than a decade of experience as a corporate attorney, having practiced in capital markets and mergers and acquisitions for Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP and Vinson & Elkins LLP before becoming in-house counsel to an alternative asset manager with $8 billion in AUM. At Blackwell, Tom continues to represent clients in equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, recapitalizations and other corporate transactions. Tom also serves as “outside general counsel,” providing clients with legal support for day-to-day operational needs as well as strategic initiatives.
Areas of Practice:
Corporate Transactions
Capital Markets & Securities Offerings
Mergers & Acquisitions
Outside General Counsel
Bar Admissions:
Texas, New York, Florida
Education
University of Texas School of Law,
Doctor of Jurisprudence, 2009
University of Florida
B.S.B.A. in Finance, 2006
Walt Herring
Walter (Walt) A. Herring is a partner at Blackwell, Blackburn, Herring & Singer, LLP specializing in complex litigation/dispute resolution.
Walt has over 30 years of litigation experience as a partner in a large national/international law firm. His experience includes considerable first chair trial experience (multiple jury and non-jury trials) in state and federal courts throughout Texas as well as arbitration and other dispute resolution methods/techniques.
Walt’s trial practice focuses primarily on complex commercial litigation in the healthcare, energy, real estate, securities, and banking industries. He has handled a large number of defense matters including personal injury, premises liability, malpractice, mass tort and products liability cases. Walt also has significant healthcare/peer review experience.
Walt is regularly selected by his peers as a Texas Super Lawyer and Best Lawyer in America. He is active in a number of community organizations and regularly works with the Dallas Volunteer Lawyers and the Criminal Justice Panel for the Northern District of Texas
Career Highlights:
- Defended lender in class action based on alleged violation of Texas home equity loan statutes;
- Defended national organization in alleged violation of Texas Insurance Code/broker statutes;
- Defended national organization in post-concussion syndrome case;
- Defended multiple lenders in action brought by loan servicer in connection with servicing issues related to commercial loans totaling hundreds of millions of dollars;
- Defended national nursing home chains in multiple negligence claims;
- Defended national health care systems in multiple negligence claims;
- Represented lenders in multiple receivership actions.
Areas of Practice:
Commercial Litigation
Fiduciary Litigation
Securities Litigation and Enforcement
Education:
University of Texas School of Law
Austin, Texas 1984
Juris Doctorate
Stanford University
Stanford, California 1981
B.S. Economics and History
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1984
U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Honors and Awards:
Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2008-2013; 2017-2021
Best Lawyers in America, Woodward White, Inc.
2011-2021
Leadership Dallas, Dallas Regional Chamber
Class of 2003
Rebecca Singer
Rebecca Siegel Singer is Of Counsel with Blackwell, Blackburn, Herring & Singer, LLP. Ms. Singer practices a full range of employment and labor law, including counseling clients on personnel policies and problems in order to prevent potential or resolve existing legal issues; representing clients in EEOC and other federal and state law administrative charges; litigating state and federal cases, including appeals; and representing clients in mediation and arbitration.
Ms. Singer represents employers in ADA, ADEA, Title VII, FMLA and other civil rights charges and lawsuits; OFCCP, FLSA, OSHA, WARN and other DOL-related compliance efforts and investigations; and unemployment and other claims under Texas and other state laws.
Ms. Singer works with clients to develop and implement policies and procedures regarding all phases of the employment process, such as absences and leave, bonus and wage disputes, and individual terminations and mass layoffs. She also conducts managerial and staff training.
Areas of Practice:
Employment Law
Labor Law
Lindsey Reinhardt
Lindsey Lautin Reinhardt is Of Counsel with Blackwell, Blackburn, Herring & Singer, LLP. Lindsey represents and advises clients in federal and state litigation as well as domestic and international arbitrations.
Lindsey represents clients in a variety of industries, ranging from small startups to large corporations, healthcare providers, construction entities, and financial institutions. She has extensive experience handling all aspects of litigation, including pre-suit negotiations, mediations, trials and arbitrations, and appellate proceedings.
Areas of Practice:
Commercial Litigation
Healthcare Litigation
Construction Litigation
Real Estate Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 2009
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit
Education:
University of Texas School of Law
Doctor of Jurisprudence, 2009 (Honors)
Tufts University
Bachelor of Arts, 2006 (magna cum laude)
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Dallas Bar Association, Litigation and Construction Sections
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
Attorney Advisor, Mock Trial Program at Thomas Jefferson High School
Tucker Thomas
Tucker Thomas is a senior associate attorney of Blackwell, Blackburn, Herring & Singer, LLP. Tucker practices law in the areas of commercial real estate and general business transactions. Tucker’s expertise includes purchases and sales, development, financing, leasing and title review. He represents local and national real estate developers, lenders and investors on a range of project types, including industrial, office, multifamily, retail and shopping centers.
Tucker brings to the firm several years of experience working for a well-regarded Dallas, Texas commercial real estate developer in the acquisition, site selection, development, leasing and financing of office and industrial assets. Immediately prior to joining the firm, he practiced for several years in the commercial mortgage lending area, representing various financial institutions across the country in the placement and servicing of securitized real-estate debt.
Areas of Practice:
Real Estate Acquisitions and Title Matters
Commercial Lending
Commercial Leasing
General Business Transactions
Corporate Transactions
Education:
Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence, 2006
Duke University, Bachelor of Arts, 2003
HEALTH CARE AND MEDICAL DEVICE LITIGATION
The attorneys of Blackwell, Blackburn, Herring & Singer, LLP have extensive experience in handling health care related matters. Our attorneys represent health care systems, health care institutions, hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, physicians, nurses, and other health care members. Our experience includes representation in multi-million dollar lawsuits involving catastrophic injury and death.
Our attorneys also represent medical device manufacturers in matters related to the manufacturing, design and marketing of their products. In representing these medical device manufacturers, Blackwell, Blackburn, Herring & Singer, LLP defends claims involving negligence, product defects and breach of warranty
With more than 25 years of experience in handling health care and medical device related matters, the attorneys at Blackwell, Blackburn, Herring & Singer, LLP are able to provide quality representation with a unique understanding of our clients’ needs.
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
Blackwell, Blackburn, Herring & Singer, LLP attorneys represent individuals and businesses in connection with all aspects of their commercial litigation needs in both state and federal courts in Texas. Our clients range from individuals and small startups to national corporations.
We routinely protect our clients’ business interests in complex disputes involving:
• Breach of contract
• Breach of fiduciary duty
• Fraud
• Breach of warranty
• Deceptive trade practices
• Tortious interference
• Business disparagement
• Partnership disputes
At Blackwell, Blackburn, Herring & Singer, LLP, our attorneys have the knowledge and experience to handle the many complex commercial matters. Our attorneys work side by side with our clients tosatisfy their commercial litigation needs and provide them with the business solutions they require.
GENERAL CIVIL LITIGATION
Attorneys at Blackwell, Blackburn, Herring & Singer, LLP represent large and small private businesses in a wide variety of general litigation matters. General civil litigation matters include:
• General negligence claims
• Premises liability
• Construction liability
• Employment related litigation
• Non-compete, non-solicitation and trade secret litigation
This area of practice requires a unique skill set to be able to handle not only a wide range of legal issues for our clients but also to properly evaluate a case based on the claim asserted and the diversity of the client base we represent.
REAL ESTATE LITIGATION AND RECEIVERSHIPS
The attorneys at Blackwell, Blackburn, Herring & Singer, LLP routinely handle landlord/tenant issues and litigation, contractor disputes, commercial loan disputes, guarantor disputes, ownership and title disputes, code compliance issues, and disputes arising from the sale of real property.
Over the past six years, Blackwell, Blackburn, Herring & Singer, LLP attorneys have been involved in approximately 150 multi-family and commercial receiverships. Our involvement in these matters includes representing Court appointed Receivers in resolving existing litigation, prosecuting new claims, negotiating appropriate agreements and contracts, disposing of the underlying properties and ensuring compliance with court orders. Because of this experience, Bob Blackwell spoke at the Receiverships in Texas 2011 seminar sponsored by the State Bar of Texas and served on a panel at CREFC Distressed Debt Summit in New York in 2012.
CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS
Blackwell, Blackburn, Herring & Singer, LLP represents businesses in all aspects of their corporate legal needs. Our clients range from individuals and small startups to national corporations. Our attorneys provide advice regarding a variety of legal issues, from initial organizational matters to complex corporate transactions.
Business and commercial matters include:
• Corporate formation, governance and dissolution
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Asset purchases and sales
• Drafting and reviewing contracts/agreements relating to day-to-day operations
• Providing general advice on a wide variety of corporate issues
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
Blackwell, Blackburn, Herring & Singer, LLP represents a wide range of clients, including investors, developers, homebuilders, sellers, purchasers, landlords, tenants, property managers and others in negotiating, structuring and documenting a variety of complex real estate transactions. This includes the acquisition, development, management, financing, leasing and sale of office buildings, industrial buildings, shopping centers and other properties throughout the United States.
Our attorneys have experience with:
• Purchase and sale agreements
• Lease agreements
• Acquisition loans and loan modifications
• Reciprocal easement agreements
• Covenants, conditions and restrictions
• Development and construction contracts
COMMERCIAL LENDING
Through our Commercial Lending practice, Blackwell, Blackburn, Herring & Singer, LLP provides advice to lenders and borrowers on financing projects. We work with borrowers, banks, commercial lenders, and leasing companies in the structuring, documenting, negotiating and working out of all types of loan transactions, including mortgages, term loans, revolving credit, construction loans and asset-based lending.
Commercial Lending matters include:
• Real estate acquisition loans and refinancing
• Foreclosures, loan workouts, forbearance agreements and modifications
• Asset-based lending transactions
• UCC transactions, perfection and enforcement
7557 Rambler Road
Suite 1450
Dallas, TX 75231
Phone: 214-442-9602
Fax: 214-442-9621