Dallas, Texas
- Dallas (Principal Office)
- (214) 780-1400
K. Elizabeth Swan
K. Elizabeth Swan
Partner
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9201 N. Central Expressway
Fourth Floor
Dallas, Texas 75231
Commercial Litigation
Family Law
Civil Appeals
- Texas, 2010
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- J.D., SMU Dedman School of Law, Cum Laude, 2010
- B.A., Southern Methodist University, Honors in Liberal Arts, 2006
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers (2025)
- Selected six times (2015-2020) to the Texas Rising Stars listing of the top young attorneys in the state by the editors of Thomson Reuters and published in Texas Monthly
- Elected a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation (2020)
About K. Elizabeth Swan
Elizabeth Swan works closely with her clients and listens to their needs and priorities to give them compassionate, accessible, and efficient representation. Elizabeth focuses her practice on litigation, family law, commercial litigation and civil appeals. She routinely represents clients in family matters of divorce, division of property, child custody and child support. Her practice extends throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area, including the counties of Dallas, Collin, Tarrant, Denton and Rockwall.
Family Law Skills and Experience:
- Divorce
- Modification of child support and child custody
- Enforcement of court orders
- Temporary restraining orders in cases involving child safety issues and urgent property matters
- Valuing businesses and assets
- Tracing separate property claims
- Mediation of disputes
- Cases involving mental illness and substance abuse
- Family violence protective orders
- Pre-nuptial agreements and partition agreements
Commercial Litigation and Appellate Experience:
- Small business representation
- Collection of delinquent accounts
- Contract disputes
- Landlord-tenant disputes
- Defeated an appeal of summary judgment on a property tax exemption issue
- Obtained dismissal of a negligence lawsuit filed against a small business franchise owner
- Awarded summary judgment in Federal Court on a case involving copyright infringement and breach of partnership agreement
- Secured a six-figure judgment on behalf of her client in a dispute involving a land development investment
- Defended her client to reduce the amount owed on a contract by over $1 million, or over 75%
- Obtained reversal of a judgment of personal liability for her clients on a personal guaranty.
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