Daniel W. Manning

Areas of Practice Construction Litigation Bar and Court Admissions Texas U. S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas U. S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit Representative Experience Ongoing representation of owners, general contractors, and subcontractors in complex construction disputes involving multiple stakeholders and claims in a variety of arbitration, state, and federal court proceedings Acting general counsel for several Texas based mid-level contractors with multimillion-dollar revenues Successfully drafted and argued dispositive motions in state and federal court Successfully defended an out-of-state general contractor in a lawsuit brought by an owner for defective/deficient work related to the construction of a hotel resort Defended a Texas based general contractor regarding the construction of a pool in the Texas Multi-District Litigation Panel which was settled favorably after a multi-party mediation Successfully defended a subcontractor in a 20 MM+ construction defect and delay claim involving a high-rise construction project Represented a subcontractor in a payment and material escalation dispute with the general contractor Education South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas J. D. - 2011 Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas B. S. - 2008 Professional Associations and Memberships State Bar of Texas, Construction Law Section Austin Bar Association, Construction Law Section Construction Law Foundation of Texas National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel Publications Contractor Backlog and Contractors Profit Margins in a World of Tariffs, AM Monthly Law Alert, May 2025