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| F. Eric Fryar |
Record of Achievement
Education
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
B.A.-English with High Honors – 1985
University Honors Program Graduate
National Debate Tournament (1983, 1984, 1985)
Phi Beta Kappa
University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
Juris Doctor. with High Honors – 1988
Texas Law Review, Articles Editor
Outstanding Student Note Award
Order of the Coif
Professional History
Fryar Law Firm P.C. – Principal -- 2006-present
Complex commercial and shareholder oppression litigation
Zimmerman, Axelrad, Meyer, Stern & Wise, P.C., Houston, Texas – 2001-05
Complex commercial litigation, shareholder disputes
Fryar & Fryar, Houston, Texas -1997-2001
Complex commercial and shareholder oppression litigation
Susman Godfrey L.L.P., Houston, Texas – Assoc. 1989-93; Partner 1994-97
Complex commercial litigation, securities class actions.
Judicial Clerk to the Hon. Thomas M. Reavley, United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit, Austin, Texas – 1988-89.
Selected Publications
Common Law Due Process in the Law of Contracts, Texas Law Review, Vol.
66 (1989).
Litigation Among Business Owners, Advanced Business Litigation, University
of Houston Law Foundation (1999-2006).
The Shareholder Oppression Doctrine: What Texas Business Lawyers Need
to Know, Advising Businesses in a Troubled Economy, University of Houston
Law Foundation (2009)
The Shareholder Oppression Blog (2007-present)
Licensed: State of Texas (1989); Southern, Eastern, Western and Northern
U.S. District Courts of Texas, U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Member:
State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Houston Bar Association;
Christian Trial Lawyers Association.; Texas Bar Foundation (Life Fellow).
Education
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
B.A.-English with High Honors – 1985
University Honors Program Graduate
National Debate Tournament (1983, 1984, 1985)
Phi Beta Kappa
University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
Juris Doctor. with High Honors – 1988
Texas Law Review, Articles Editor
Outstanding Student Note Award
Order of the Coif
Professional History
Fryar Law Firm P.C. – Principal -- 2006-present
Complex commercial and shareholder oppression litigation
Zimmerman, Axelrad, Meyer, Stern & Wise, P.C., Houston, Texas – 2001-05
Complex commercial litigation, shareholder disputes
Fryar & Fryar, Houston, Texas -1997-2001
Complex commercial and shareholder oppression litigation
Susman Godfrey L.L.P., Houston, Texas – Assoc. 1989-93; Partner 1994-97
Complex commercial litigation, securities class actions.
Judicial Clerk to the Hon. Thomas M. Reavley, United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit, Austin, Texas – 1988-89.
Selected Publications
Common Law Due Process in the Law of Contracts, Texas Law Review, Vol.
66 (1989).
Litigation Among Business Owners, Advanced Business Litigation, University
of Houston Law Foundation (1999-2006).
The Shareholder Oppression Doctrine: What Texas Business Lawyers Need
to Know, Advising Businesses in a Troubled Economy, University of Houston
Law Foundation (2009)
The Shareholder Oppression Blog (2007-present)
Licensed: State of Texas (1989); Southern, Eastern, Western and Northern
U.S. District Courts of Texas, U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Member:
State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Houston Bar Association;
Christian Trial Lawyers Association.; Texas Bar Foundation (Life Fellow).
Eric Fryar is founder and principal of Fryar Law Firm, P.C. Eric is one of the nation's leading
authorities on the law of shareholder oppression and has a nationwide practice representing
and consulting with business owners involved in difficult disputes with their partners,
shareholders and co-owners. Eric has more than twenty years of experience in the courtroom,
handling all types of complex business lawsuits. He is equally at home in front of a jury and in
front of the justices of the court of appeals. Eric is dedicated to providing meaningful and
practical solutions to the toughest legal problems facing business owners.
Eric is a trial lawyer--handling a variety of business lawsuits. His particular focus is in the area
of disputes among business owners--partnership lawsuits, shareholder oppression, business
owner rights. Eric maintains Fryar Law Firm's Shareholder Oppression Blog and keeps Fryar
Law Firm on the cutting edge of this exciting area of the law.
Community Involvement:
Eric is an active member of Faithbridge United Methodist Church. He is actively supports the
Muscular Dystrophy Association, Northwest Assistance Ministries, Ligonier Ministries, the Alley
Theatre, and Habitat for Humanity.
Personal Note
Eric lives in Spring, Texas with his wife Karen. They have five children (almost all grown),
three dogs, and a cat. Eric and Karen enjoy travel, theater, and Texas wine.
authorities on the law of shareholder oppression and has a nationwide practice representing
and consulting with business owners involved in difficult disputes with their partners,
shareholders and co-owners. Eric has more than twenty years of experience in the courtroom,
handling all types of complex business lawsuits. He is equally at home in front of a jury and in
front of the justices of the court of appeals. Eric is dedicated to providing meaningful and
practical solutions to the toughest legal problems facing business owners.
Eric is a trial lawyer--handling a variety of business lawsuits. His particular focus is in the area
of disputes among business owners--partnership lawsuits, shareholder oppression, business
owner rights. Eric maintains Fryar Law Firm's Shareholder Oppression Blog and keeps Fryar
Law Firm on the cutting edge of this exciting area of the law.
Community Involvement:
Eric is an active member of Faithbridge United Methodist Church. He is actively supports the
Muscular Dystrophy Association, Northwest Assistance Ministries, Ligonier Ministries, the Alley
Theatre, and Habitat for Humanity.
Personal Note
Eric lives in Spring, Texas with his wife Karen. They have five children (almost all grown),
three dogs, and a cat. Eric and Karen enjoy travel, theater, and Texas wine.
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