Terence J. Hart
Partner
Mr. Hart has extensive experience in criminal, regulatory and civil matters. His criminal practice is focused on white collar crime, especially matters involving securities, antitrust, banking, environmental and healthcare. His regulatory practice is focused primarily on SEC matters. His civil practice involves the defense of class-action suits, derivative suits and Qui Tam/false claims cases. Mr. Hart also has extensive experience in corporate internal investigations and advising on corporate governance matters. Before entering private practice, he worked as an agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation; he also served as Assistant District Attorney for Dallas County and as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. He successfully led the prosecution of the largest Savings and Loan fraud case in Texas, known as the "I-30 Condo Case." More recently, he was named the independent investigator by the City of Dallas regarding the Fake Drug scandal, on which he issued a report at the end of 2004. Over the course of a legal career spanning more than two decades, Mr. Hart has tried more than 100 jury trials.
Publications and Speeches
Panelist, "Cooperating Defendants--Practical Considerations," 31st Annual Southwest Securities Enforcement Conference, September 5, 2007
Education
J.D., The University of Texas School of Law, 1978
B.A., Texas Tech University, 1975
Bar Admissions
Texas
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
Affiliations
American Bar Association
Dallas Bar Association
Noteworthy
Texas Super Lawyer
D Magazine Best Lawyers in Dallas