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Kyle B. Dugan

Kyle B. Dugan

Senior Associate

Kyle Dugan is an accomplished trial attorney with ten years of experience in civil litigation in both federal and state courts, as well as arbitration, assisting leading companies in resolving multimillion-dollar disputes. Kyle’s practice involves collaborating with clients to resolve their intellectual property conflicts, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. He assists clients in all phases of litigation including pleadings, discovery, hearings, motions practice, mediation, trial, and appeals.

Kyle honed his dispute resolution skills with an AmLaw 20 firm. During his years there, he represented a variety of clients, including Fortune 50 financial services and technology corporations, a Grammy-award-winning artist, foreign banks, and children’s toy manufacturers. During this time, Kyle had the opportunity to pilot cases through every stage of the litigation process. This taught him to be flexible and treat every problem with the same tenacity, always in pursuit of an efficient and business-minded client outcome.

Kyle is always looking for an edge for his clients. In today’s rapidly shifting landscape, that means leveraging the power of all available resources and tools to streamline representation.

  • J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 2015
  • B.S., Civil Engineering, John Hopkins University, 2009

  • Bar Admission: Texas
  • U.S. District Courts: D.N.D., E.D. Tex., S.D. Tex., W.D. Tex.
  • U.S. Appellate Court: Fifth Circuit

  • Christensen O'Connor Johnson KindnessPLLC
    Seattle, WA, March 2026 – present
  • Hicks Thomas LLP
    Houston, TX, January – February 2026 
  • Greenberg Traurig, LLP
    Houston, TX, 2015 – 2025
  • Winstead P.C.
    Legal Intern, Houston, TX, July – August 2014
  • Apache Corporation
    Legal Intern, Houston, TX, May – June 2014
  • Honorable Judge Paul A. Crotty, U.S. District Court of S.D.N.Y.
    Judicial Intern, New York, NY, September - December 2013
  • Harlem R.B.I.
    Volunteer Legal Associate, New York, NY, May – August 2013

  • American Bar Association
  • Houston Young Lawyers Association

Federal District Court

  • EVOX Productions LLC v. Expedia, Inc. et al.
    U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
    Representing Expedia, Inc. in a copyright infringement matter in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
  • Creative Information Technology, Inc. v. WellSpan Health
    U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
    Representing WellSpan Health in a trade secret and breach of contract dispute.
  • Inland Technology Incorporated v. The Allen Company, Inc.
    U.S. District Court of the Western District of Washington
    Representing Inland Technology Incorporated in action for federal trademark infringement, common law trademark infringement, false advertising, unfair competition, and false designation of origin under the Lanham Act, violations of the Washington State Consumer Protection Act, and unjust enrichment.
  • State of North Dakota v. United States of America
    U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota
    Represented the state of North Dakota against the U.S. federal government over reimbursement of expenses related to law enforcement response to protest of Dakota Access Pipeline.*
  • Lady A Entertainment LLC v. White
    U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
    Represented country music group Lady A against claims of trademark infringement and unfair competition.*
  • Hunt Construction Group v. Cobb Mechanical Contractors, Inc., et al.
    U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
    Represented building subcontractor against breach of contract claims by a high-rise hotel owner in a multiparty arbitration.*
  • Team Express Distributing LLC v. Junction Solutions, Inc., et al.
    U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
    Represented Microsoft, Inc. against claims of failure of business enterprise software.*
  • Courkamp v. Fisher-Price Inc., et al
    U.S. Court for the District of Arizona
    Represented Mattel, Inc. and subsidiaries against claims resulting from alleged fatal defects in child sleeper product.*
  • Kelley, et al. v. Mattel, Inc., et al.
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
    Represented Mattel, Inc. and subsidiaries against claims resulting from alleged fatal defects in child sleeper product.*


(*indicates represented while at another firm)

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