Bailey Brauer co-founder named to D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas      DALLAS – Alex Brauer, co-founder of the litigation boutique Bailey Brauer PLLC, has been selected among the Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine, based on his business/commercial litigation practice.     It is the eighth consecutive selection for Mr. Brauer, a sought-after trial attorney dedicated to helping clients resolve their most challenging legal and business issues.     With extensive experience and an exceptional track record handling matters ranging from allegations of fraud and deceptive practices in commercial transactions to breaches of fiduciary duty, Mr. Brauer is the attorney business owners and executives throughout Texas and the nation turn to when facing bet-the-company disputes.    Known for skillfully developing creative resolutions to the most complex disputes and presenting cases to judges and juries when acceptable resolutions can't be achieved, his work has consistently earned professional accolades, including Chambers USA Leading Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America, Texas Super Lawyers, Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators, BTI’s Most Feared Litigation Firms, and Texas Trailblazers. He is also a Litigation Counsel of America Fellow.      Selection to the Best Lawyers in Dallas list is based on a blue-ribbon panel’s evaluation of nominees recommended by their peers. The complete list is featured in the May 2023 edition of D Magazine.  

With a proposed bill currently before the state legislature that would create a business court to preside over complex commercial disputes, the legal news outlet Law360 turned to Alex Brauer and other leading Texas litigators for their opinions on the need for such a specialized court.   One of the primary benefits would be a highly experienced bench. Under the proposal, business court judges would be appointed by the governor, but would have to meet a significantly higher qualification thresholds that district judges must have served at least four years on the bench and be older than 25. According to Mr. Brauer, the enhanced qualification level could help counterbalance the appointment system. "The governor presumably keeps kind of a close eye over that person because the governor has to appoint that person every two years or put someone else in there. You're going to have a much more, in most cases, sophisticated business person looking at your dispute versus a kind of a random pick of the draw with state court judges." Among the concerns surrounding the creation of the business court is that could eventually discourage jury trial proceedings. But Mr. Brauer said there might be benefits to having fewer business disputes heard by juries. "You may have cases being decided at an earlier stage and with less resources being used," he said.  To read “Texas Litigators Skeptical of State Business Court Plan,” visit https://www.law360.com/articles/1580894/texas-litigators-skeptical-of-state-business-court-plan [Subscription Required.]