Corinna Chandler

Corinna is an experienced trial lawyer. She recognizes that most cases can (and should) be resolved before trial; and she will help clients work toward early resolution when a favorable outcome can be achieved through negotiation. But Corinna is a zealous advocate in the courtroom and enjoys arguing cases in both trial and appellate courts.

Corinna has been recognized by Thomson Reuters on the list of Texas Rising Stars from 2015-2019 and on the list of Texas Super Lawyers from 2019-2020.

Corinna is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Dallas Bar Association, the William ‘Mac’ Taylor American Inn of Court, the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), the Texas Employment Lawyers Association (TELA), and DFW-NELA (president 2017-2020), and is a life fellow of the Dallas Bar Foundation.

Corinna grew up in Germany and is fluent in German, which has occasionally been helpful in her cases.

Education

• J.D., cum laude, Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law
• Articles Editor, SMU International Law Review Association
• Student Attorney & Ziegler Fellow, SMU Civil Clinic
• M.B.A., University of Texas at Dallas, Jindal School of Management
• B.B.A. in Financial Consulting, summa cum laude, Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business
• Outstanding Financial Consulting Major

Recent Representative Speeches and Presentations

• “The Evolving Landscape of LGBTQ Protections,” TexasBarCLE Advanced Employment Law 27th Annual Course, January 2019
• “Ethical Pitfalls in Legal Writing,” TexasBarCLE Legal Writing to Win: Know Your Writes!, April 2020

Eliot is Board Certified in Consumer and Commercial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He was among the first attorneys to become board certified in this specialty.

Eliot graduated from the Harvard Law School in 1980. After working as an associate in large Houston and Dallas law firms for five years, he joined the Texas Attorney General’s Office Consumer Protection Division. He served as the president of the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and as a board member of the national ACLU. He also served as a board member of the Housing Crisis Center and a council member and chair of the Consumer and Commercial Law and Individual Rights and Responsibilities sections of the State Bar of Texas. Eliot is currently a member of the Texas Employment Lawyers Association. In addition to maintaining an active law practice and teaching career, Eliot occasionally serves as an expert witness regarding attorneys’ fees.

Eliot has been recognized by Thomson Reuters on the list of Texas Super Lawyers and has achieved a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating.

For over forty years, Eliot has represented consumers and investors who have been deceived by businesses, tenants who have been wrongfully evicted by landlords, employees who have been terminated or harassed because of their race, sex, age, religion, or disability, and individuals whose civil rights have been violated by governmental and private actors. And, for over twenty years, Eliot has been a professor and supervising attorney in the SMU Civil Clinic, teaching, supervising, and mentoring law school students and graduates to do well by doing good.

Daniel focuses his practice on complex litigation. He has experience representing clients in a variety of matters involving employment discrimination, breach of contract, consumer protection, medical malpractice, and civil rights. He has experience in all aspects of commercial litigation in Texas and federal courts. 

Before starting with the firm, Daniel served as Staff Editor of the SMU Law Review, interned at the Federal Trade Commission, and served as student attorney and chief counsel at SMU’s Civil/Consumer Litigation Clinic. Daniel graduated magna cum laude from Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law.