Dallas-based litigation boutique specializing in business disputes,
class-action litigation, the Texas Securities Act, and deceptive trade practices.
PRACTICE AREAS
BUSINESS LITIGATION
Complex commercial litigation cases, including claims for breach of contract, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and other business torts.
CLASS ACTIONS
Claims involving class-wide proceedings in Texas state court, federal courts, and arbitrations.
TEXAS SECURITIES ACT
Prosecution and defense of claims under the Texas Securities Act,
Tex. Gov't Code § 4001.001, et seq.
DTPA / FRAUD
Claims involving state and federal deceptive trade practices statutes, including Tex. Bus. & Com. Code, Chapter 17.
Grayson L. Linyard
FOUNDING PARTNER
Grayson is a commercial litigator with over 15-years experience representing clients on both sides of the aisle, from individuals to Fortune-500 companies. Grayson’s practice mostly consists of complex commercial disputes, class-action litigation, the Texas Securities Act, and deceptive trade practices.
Born and raised in Statesville, North Carolina, Grayson moved to Texas in 2009 after law school to clerk for the Honorable Micaela Alvarez, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas in Laredo. After working in the Dallas office of Hunton Andrews Kurth for 14 years, Grayson founded Linyard PLLC in 2024.
Awards & Memberships
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Texas Super Lawyers, “Rising Star” 2015–2019
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Dallas Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
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Dallas Bar Association, Member (Past Committee Chair)
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E. Randolph Williams Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Service 2016
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Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court, Barrister 2023-2025
Admissions
Texas
North Carolina
N.D.T.X.
E.D.T.X.
W.D.T.X.
S.D.T.X.
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Education
J.D., Vanderbilt Law School, 2009
B.S., Wake Forest University, 2006
Clerkship
The Honorable Micaela Alvarez, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, 2009-2010
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