Mr. Candee represents individuals and companies in commercial litigation matters in both state and federal court, as well as in arbitrations and alternative dispute resolution forums, including mediation. Mr. Candee has been engaged in the private practice of law since graduating from law school in 1981 and over the course of his career has handled controversies involving construction, contract, consumer, professional negligence, lending, real estate, escrow, insurance, insurance coverage, employment and ERISA issues. Mr. Candee also has experience litigating securities matters and business torts, including those involving covenants not to compete, trade secrets, unfair competition, tortious interference, copyright infringement and business disparagement. Mr. Candee’s litigation experience not only includes two party suits, but also suits involving multiple parties and class actions.
Education
J. D., Southern Methodist University School of Law - 1981- Executive Editor: Southwestern Law Journal
- Sgt.-At-Arms: Order of the Barristers
- Chief Justice of the Advocates: Lawyers' Inn
- Member: Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
- Resident Advisor: Kittridge Dormitory Complex
- Founder and First President: Rechartered Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta
Attorney Rating
AV Attorney Rating by Martindale-HubbellCourt Admissions
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
United States Tax Court
Supreme Court of Texas
Professional/Civic Activities
- Graduate: National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Southern Region, 1984
- Member: State Bar of Texas, 1981 – Present
- Member: Dallas Bar Association, 1982 – Present
- Instructor: Dallas Bar Association's "Law In Schools Program," 1995
- Member: Steering Committee for the Dallas Bar Association Pro Bono Golf Tournament, 1994
- Member: Steering Committee for the Dallas Bar Association/Contact 214 Charity Golf Tournament, 1993
- Judge: Southern Methodist University School of Law Moot Court Competitions
- Paper and Presentation: The State and Federal Debt Collection Acts – A Litigator’s Perspective, 1989