George M. Kryder

Senior Partner

Commercial & Business Litigation

Overview

George has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in civil trials, litigation, and related appeals and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in Bet-the-Company Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, and Securities Litigation and Chambers USA, Law Firm Defense – Nationwide (Band 1). His practice involves a broad range of matters with particular emphasis on complex civil litigation, including lender liability, securities litigation, technology matters, and the defense of professional liability claims involving attorneys, accountants, and officers and directors.

Experience

Obtained take nothing judgment in bank’s favor in lender liability trial
Obtained dismissal of federal securities claims in putative class action
Represented client in a securities class action involving alleged misrepresentations concerning developments of technology
Obtained dismissal of RICO claims involving real estate investments
Represented multinational corporation in connection with a former employee’s alleged misappropriation of electronic trade secrets and intellectual property

Capabilities

Credentials

Education

Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., (Patrick Wilson Scholar; Managing Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review)
Princeton University, A.B., Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
Law clerk to the Honorable Harry Phillips, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Admissions

Ohio (inactive)
District of Columbia (inactive)
Georgia (inactive)
Texas

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Chair: ABA Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability, 2010−2014; Chair or Co-Chair: Fellows Program, Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, 2012−2014; Professional Liability Litigation Committee, Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, 1999−2003 and 2009−2011; Electronic Communications Policy Committee, Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, 2006−2009; “Trial By Jury: A Program Focused On Jury Thinking,” American Bar Association, Seattle, Washington, September 2005; Expert Witness Committee Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, 2003−2004; U.S. Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference, Dallas, Texas, May 2002; National Legal Malpractice Conference, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability, New York, New York, April 2000; American Bar Association Section of Litigation Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, April 1999
Member: Federal Practice Task Force, Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, 2014−2018; Managing Director, Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, 2005–2006; Division Director, Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, 2011 and 2012; Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability, American Bar Association, 1999−2001, Liaison, 2004−2010; Innovations in Technology Task Force, 1998−1999, Section of Litigation, American Bar Association; American Inns of Court; Dallas Bar Association

“Top Ten Ways to Avoid Claims and Ethical Problems,” Annual In-House Symposium 2018, April 27, 2018 (speaker)
“Expert Witnesses in Lawyer Liability Litigation,” AON Law Firm Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, October 2013 (panelist)
“The Opening Statement and Closing Argument in a High Stakes Legal Malpractice Case,” ABA National Legal Malpractice Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2013 (moderator)
“The Impact of ABA 20/20 Model Rule Changes on Lawyers and Professional Liability,” NABRICO Annual Conference, Austin, Texas, April 2012 (panelist)
“Walking the Line – Hot Topics in Ethics,” Northern District of Texas Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference, Dallas, Texas, June 2012 (panelist)

Recognitions

The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), (Dallas): Legal Malpractice Law–Defendants, 1999−2027; Bet-the-Company Litigation, 2016−2027; Business Litigation, 2001−2005 and 2021; Commercial Litigation, 2006−2027; Litigation–Intellectual Property, 2011−2027; Litigation–Securities, 2011−2027
The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), “Lawyer of the Year,” Legal Malpractice Law (Dallas/Fort Worth), 2020
Chambers USA, Law Firm Defense (Nationwide), 2024–2026
Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2003–2025
D Magazine, “Best Lawyers in Dallas,” 2003, 2005, 2007−2020, 2024
Selected to the Top 100 Dallas/Fort Worth Region Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2004 and 2005

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