Ms. Melissa J. Pegram

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Of Counsel

  Firm Name

  Cowles & Thompson, P.C.
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Experience: Successfully resolved a 2 million investment fraud case. The firm's clients were investors, officers, shareholders,
  members of the Board of Directors of a defrauded corporation. The lawsuit alleged the president of the defrauded corporation had misappropriated corporate funds, breached his fiduciary duties, participated in self-dealing,
  conspired with a national banking institution to usurp all ownership rights in the defrauded corporation in a quid pro quo arrangement of favorable loans to the president in exchange for alleged bribery payments to the national banking institution. In a favorable settlement, the clients received the return of more than 1.5 million dollars, representing approximately 75% of their initial investment of 2 million dollars. Ms. Pegram analyzed various documents
  transactions that were a part of this arrangement
  also prepared the settlement documents, including the Settlement Agreement, the Promissory Note, a Pledge Agreement, utilizing stock in several corporations as security for payment of settlement obligations, corporate resolutions
  consents,
  Deeds of Trust to secure performance of obligations under the terms of the settlement documents. 2009
  Represented tenant in negotiation
  documentation of second largest commercial lease transaction of 500,000+ square feet in DFW Metroplex for the year, 2006.
  Resolved complex 27 million partnership dispute involving the control, management,
  transfer of ownership interests in six hotels br
  ed by three international hotel companies.
  Part of team that closed a 60,000,000 acquisition of four multi-tiered hotels located in Texas. Participated by assisting in h
  ling the purchase
  sale documentation.
  H
  led the sale, acquisition,
  financing for 15 million independent, privately-owned business in Dallas in 2008.
  Serves as employment law counsel for national healthcare firm, national logistics firm, etc., providing daily employment counsel for clients throughout the nation.
  General counsel employment advice for service providers in healthcare services, logistics, warehousing, accounting firms, computer software providers, providers of billing services for healthcare providers, human resource software providers,
  other industries.
  Provides employment law representation for municipalities.