Tim Byrd guides clients through high-stakes disputes with trial-ready strategies built to protect their business interests. His experience securing verdicts with juries and in arbitration gives clients confidence in their position through every stage of litigation.
Tim helps financial institutions resolve claims stemming from business operations, servicing activities, and lending liability cases. He also has a proven track record of safeguarding creditor rights and managing risk when borrowers default or contracts or liens are questioned in bankruptcy court. This experience gives banks seamless legal counsel to protect their interests across multiple forums. Tim also defends mortgage servicers and lenders in lawsuits tied to lending practices and class actions.
Experience
- Represented financial institutions in class action litigation involving mortgage servicing and lending practices.
- Secured a significant recovery for a technology executive in bankruptcy court after a disputed termination threatened an eight-figure transaction.
- Settled wrongful death lawsuit for less than 5% of demand after defending aviation company and engine manufacturer in monthlong jury trial involving complex choice-of-law, design defect and manufacturing defect claims.
- Obtained reversal and remand of a nine-figure judgment against a governmental entity on appeal, preserving critical operational funds.
- Secured multimillion-dollar judgment for a property developer in international arbitration over construction disputes.
- Protected a major energy operator in legacy litigation tied to environmental and contractual obligations.