Thomas R. Stauch

Tom maintains a diverse civil litigation practice, representing his clients in a variety of litigation issues, including construction, real estate and commercial litigation, as well as legal malpractice claims. He is trained and qualified as a mediator, and has received an "AV" rating by Martindale-Hubbell's peer review rating system – the highest rating available. The designation recognizes Tom for high ethical standards and "very high to preeminent legal abilities." Tom was born in Dallas, Texas in 1969. At Texas A&M University, Tom was a member of the Corps of Cadets and received the Distinguished Student Award four times. He was also a member of the Ross Volunteer Company, the official honor guard for the Governor of Texas and the oldest student organization in Texas. Tom received his B.B.A. in Management and Marketing in 1992, and entered law school at Southern Methodist University, where he became a member of the Phi Delta Phi Honor Fraternity and an Editor for The International Lawyer law review. Before receiving his Juris Doctorate in 1995, Tom authored an international business article The United States and Vietnam: Overcoming the Past and Investing in the Future, which was published in the Winter 1995 edition of The International Lawyer. Tom has been asked to speak and write for various industry groups and trade organizations, and his articles have published in Texas Homebuilder Magazine. Tom was licensed to practice law in the State of Texas in November 1995, and is admitted to practice law in the state courts of Texas as well as the United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Tom is currently a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Dallas Bar Association and the Texas A&M Association of Former Students. Despite his busy professional life, Tom's true passion is for his family, friends and faith. Tom and his wife, Susan, are the proud parents of three beautiful children, Lauren, Ben and Owen, and attend Chase Oaks Church in Plano. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Thomas R. Stauch included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors “AV” Rating by Martindale-Hubbell’s Peer Review Rating, 2005 - Present Super Lawyer, a Thomson Reuters business, printed in Texas Monthly magazine, 2014 - 2021 Super Lawyer - Rising Star, a Thomson Reuters business, printed in Texas Monthly magazine, 2004, 2009 Top Attorneys in Texas, 2017, 2019, 2020 DBest, 2021 - 2026 Aggie 100 Other Sources of Feedback About Thomas R. Stauch Included on the 2026Texas Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Texas Super Lawyers list 2024 Texas Super Lawyers list 2023 Texas Super Lawyers list 2022 Texas Super Lawyers list 2021 Texas Super Lawyers list 2020 Texas Super Lawyers list 2019 Texas Super Lawyers list 2018 Texas Super Lawyers list 2017 Texas Super Lawyers list 2016 Texas Super Lawyers list 2015 Texas Super Lawyers list 2014 Texas Super Lawyers list 2009 Texas Super Lawyers list 2004 Texas Super Lawyers list

• Partner

• McCauley, Macdonald, Devin & Huddleston, PC, Associate, 1995 - 1999
• McCathern Mooty, LLP, Partner, 1999 - 2004

• Adjunct Professor, Civil Litigation, El Centro Community College, 1996 - 2000

• Drexel v. Toll Bros., Inc.
• Stonegate Fin. Corp. v. Broughton Maint. Ass’n, Inc.
• Toll Dall. TX, LLC v. Dusing
• Bagwell v. HOA
• Wyckoff v. George C. Fuller Contracting Co. (Fifth Court of Appeals, Dallas, Texas 2011)
• Hollis v. Dale Gallagher
• Bambi Hollis v. Dale Gallagher and Carrie Gallagher (3rd Court of Appeals 2012)

• City of Dallas - Urban Rehabilitation Standards Board, 2004 - 2005
• Mentor – Rountree Elementary, 2013 - 2017
• Chase Oaks Church – Vertical Devotional Writer, 2010 – Present

• Texas, 1995
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1996
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1999
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 2009
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2019
• Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2003
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2012

• State Bar of Texas (Member)
• Dallas Bar Association (Member)
• Texas A&M Association of Former Students (Member)
• Dallas Builders Association, Associate Member