Dennis is among the most successful school law litigators in
Texas and can be found in our Metroplex office, that is, when he's
not at a board meeting or training educators. As a founding
Shareholder and Managing Director, Dennis specializes in
litigation, personnel, student, and board issues, and has more than
thirty cases published, achieving major school law victories at
every level state and federal court, including representing school
districts successfully before the United States Supreme Court
multiple times.
Dennis' legal record and reputation as a leader in the school
law community has been recognized with an award of an AV rating in
Martindale Hubbell's Legal Directory, the highest rating given to
attorneys. He has presented multiple times for the National School
Board Association, the Texas Association of School Boards, the
University of Texas School Law Conference, as well as school
districts, services centers, and others throughout the State of
Texas. Dennis has been used as an expert witness by other school
attorneys on various school law issues.
Dennis is the author of numerous school law articles and is a
frequent presenter at national and state conferences as well as
regional seminars and local trainings. Dennis is also the author of
numerous Preventive Law Corner articles on TexasISD.com. Dennis has
been an Associate Adjunct Professor of School Law at Texas Women's
University teaching school law since 1993.
Graduating in 1986 with a J.D. degree from Northern Illinois
University College of Law, he received an award as an Outstanding
Young Alumnus. He is admitted to practice in the following courts:
U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western
Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; and the
U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the School Law Section of the
Texas Bar, the Texas and National Council of School Attorneys and
the College of the State Bar of Texas.
For more information, please see Mr. Eichelbaum's vita.
