Eric Findlay is a trial lawyer and litigator based in Tyler, Texas. Since he began his practice nearly 30 years ago, he has tried everything. From slip and fall cases, to car wrecks, to product liability and patent litigation. Patent cases currently make up the majority of his practice. He has tried dozens of patent cases in Texas and appeared in over 1000 patent cases throughout Texas. He and his firm have extensive experience with patent cases in the Eastern, Western, and Northern Districts of Texas, and handle cases both as local and lead counsel.
Awards and Recognitions
- 2022 Super Lawyer, by Texas Super Lawyers Magazine – Rising Star published by Texas Monthly
- 2021 Super Lawyer, by Texas Super Lawyers Magazine – Rising Star published by Texas Monthly
- 2020 Super Lawyer, by Texas Super Lawyers Magazine – Rising Star published by Texas Monthly
- 2019 Super Lawyer, by Texas Super Lawyers Magazine – Rising Star published by Texas Monthly
- 2018 Super Lawyer, by Texas Super Lawyers Magazine – Rising Star published by Texas Monthly
- 2017 Super Lawyer, by Texas Super Lawyers Magazine – Rising Star published by Texas Monthly
- 2017 Attorney of the Year – Texas, by Corporate America
- 2016 Best Lawyers Intellectual Property Litigation “Lawyer of the Year” in Tyler, Texas
- 2016 The Best Lawyers in America – Litigation – Intellectual Property
- 2015 The Best Lawyers in America – Litigation – Intellectual Property
- 2014 Corporate Counsel “Go-To” Law Firm – Intellectual Property Litigation
- 2013 Corporate Counsel “Go-To” Law Firm – Intellectual Property Litigation
- 2013 Southern Poverty Law Center – Pro Bono Recognition (Human Trafficking)
- 2008 – 2011 Super Lawyer, by Law and Politics Magazine published by Texas Monthly
- 2007 Rising Star Lawyer, by Law and Politics Magazine published by Texas Monthly
Professional Activities
- Charter Member, The Honorable T. John Ward American Inn of Court
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
- Board of Directors Member, Alliance for Judicial Funding
- Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization (Inactive)
- American Board of Trial Advocates, East Texas Chapter
Professional Achievements and Honors
- IP Litigation in East Texas: Patents, Rules and “Trolls”, Intellectual Property Litigation, Volume 17, No.2, Winter 2006
- Balancing the Scales of Internet Privacy, For the Defense, Dec 2001
- Litigation on the Net: Personal Jurisdiction in Cyberspace, 62 Texas Bar Journal 334 (1999)
- 15th Annual Eastern District Bench Bar Conference / Federal Circuit Bar Association, Current Developments in Venue, September 26, 2011
- Picking Your Poison: Forum-Shopping in Patent Litigation, The High Technology Law Section of the Santa Clara County Bar Association, March 2010, East Palo Alto, California
- Eastern District of Texas Update, Patent Litigation Breakfast Seminar, Weil Gotshal & Manges, LLP, May 2010, Redwood Shores, California
- Patent Litigation in the Eastern District of Texas: Top 10 Dos and Don’ts, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Spring Meeting 2008, Houston, Texas
- You Got Sued Where? How Patent Plaintiffs Use Jurisdiction to Their Advantage and Why You Shouldn’t be Afraid, 15th Annual Kirkland & Ellis Technology and The Law Seminar, May 2008, Chicago, Illinois.
- Patent Reform and the Future of Venue: The Eastern District of Texas and Other “Inconvenient” Forums, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Mid-Winter Meeting 2008, Phoenix, Arizona
- Internet Jurisdiction: The United States and Beyond, 12th Annual International Law Institute; Houston, Texas February 25, 2000.
- The Jurisdictional Boundaries of Cyberspace, presented at www.CLEonline.com, July, 1999
- ISP’s Liability Under the Communications Decency Act of 1995 and The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. Texas Internet Service Providers Association; Houston, Texas November 13, 1998.
Education and Personal
- Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan Juris Doctor, May 1992
- Honors and Activities: Moot Court National Team; Finalist, 1991 National Moot Court Competition; American College of Trial Lawyers Medal for Excellence in Advocacy; Marshall D. Goldberg Best Oralist Award; Semi-Finalist, ABA National Trial Advocacy Competition; First Place, Donald E. Barris Trial Competition
- Baylor University, Waco, Texas Bachelor of Arts, May 1989
- Married to Melinda Chance Findlay and have two children, Chance and Graydon.
