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Larissa A. Wakelin

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901 Main Street, Suite 3670, Dallas, TX 75202

Commercial and Business Litigation, Construction, Transportation and 6 more

About Larissa A. Wakelin

Larissa Wakelin is an experienced senior counsel at WSHB's Dallas, Texas, office, with over a decade of legal experience. She has represented plaintiffs and defendants in federal and state courts, as well as in arbitration. Larissa is particularly passionate about handling complex cases involving construction defects, wrongful death, product liability, and commercial litigation. As a member of the Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Team, Larissa’s practice includes breach response, defense of state and federal enforcement actions under data privacy statutes, and defense of high-exposure class action and tech litigation.

She earned her law degree and MBA from Southern Methodist University. A native Texan, Larissa grew up in Carrollton and has spent her entire life working in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Outside the office, she enjoys quality time with her husband and their many animals, including dogs, cats, chickens, and koi fish.

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•Dallas Team Delivers Complete Win for Restaurant Client

 

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Areas of Law

  • Transportation
  • Insurance
  • Other 7
    • Commercial and Business Litigation
    • Construction
    • Product Liability
    • Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
    • Dram Shop Litigation
    • Mold and Water Damage
    • Complex Tort and Casualty

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Senior Counsel
    Firm Name
    Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Arbitration
    Mediation: Successfully defended a Dallas business against a Dram Shop claim in private arbitration before obtaining a take-nothing award from the arbitrator.
    Defended a subcontractor in a AAA arbitration hearing concerning a multi-unit townhome community until settlement was reached two weeks into the final hearing.
    Commercial
    Business: Provided contract review, revision,
    negotiation consultation for a service agreement with JC Penny.
    Prepared an independent contractor agreement for a Hawaiian company to protect the company's intellectual property.
    Successfully defeated summary judgment filed by Mazda based on the statutes of repose
    limitations in a case involving defective automotive parts subject to recall.
    Construction Litigation: Represented a residential general contractor against a claim of defective construction of a multi-million-dollar lake house.
    Successfully defended a neighborhood developer against unfounded
    speculative claims of contract breach, fraud,
    defective construction until the plaintiff dismissed the suit.
    Insurance Law: Represented an insurance carrier in a subrogation claim against another carrier claiming coverage exclusion for an occurrence-based policy.
    Product Liability: Defended a manufacturer of oil
    gas fracking well casing against a products liability claim in Oklahoma against a multi-million dollar claim.
    Represented a Texas-based manufacturer in a federal case in Ohio against a multi-million dollar claim alleging defects caused by the manufacturing process, storage procedures,
    shipping activities until settlement was reached three days before trial.
    Transportation
    Trucking: Defended a trucking company against a personal injury claim after the plaintiff ran into them while they were backing out of a business driveway.
    Represented the driver of an 18-wheeler after he swerved to avoid a reckless driver
    side swiped another vehicle.
    Other: Obtained a favorable jury verdict in a personal injury case after a trespasser fell down an elevator shaft in a historical building in East Texas.
    Defended a commercial contractor after an acquaintance fraudulently represented himself as an employee of the contractor in order to steal insurance proceeds from a gas station after a hailstorm.
    Dallas Team Delivers Complete Win for Restaurant Client
    1.6.26
  • Additional Links
    https://www.wshblaw.com/professionals-larissa-wakelin

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    2011, Texas
    U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
    U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
    U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law
    Class of 2011
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business
    Class of 2011
    M.B.A.

    University of Texas at Dallas
    Class of 2007
    B.S.
    Business Administration

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  • What year was this attorney first admitted to the bar?
    Larissa A. Wakelin was admitted in 2011 to the State of Texas.
  • Is this attorney admitted to practice in any U.S. Federal Courts?
    Larissa A. Wakelin is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas and United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
  • How many attorneys are in this law firm?
    Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP has 500 attorneys at this location.
  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    Larissa A. Wakelin attended Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law.

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