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Clyde M. Siebman

Clyde M. Siebman, Siebman Forrest LLP

Clyde M. Siebman

Siebman Forrest LLP

Clyde M. Siebman practices throughout Texas with an emphasis on the Eastern District of Texas, the Dallas Division of the Northern District of Texas and the Austin Division of the Western District of Texas. He manages the firm’s offices in Sherman and Plano and has been trying cases in Marshall since 1992.

Clyde is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates.  Clyde has been included in the annual Texas Super Lawyers list published by Thomson Reuters legal division in Texas Monthly magazine since the list debuted in 2003.  He has maintained an “AV” Peer Reviewed ranking (very high to exemplary) by Martindale-HubbellTM for over two decades, and he has earned selection to The Best Lawyers in America based on his expertise in Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Commercial Litigation. Clyde was named the 2018 Lawyer of the Year for Patent Litigation and 2019 Lawyer of the Year for Copyright Litigation in Dallas-Fort Worth in Best Lawyers in America. Clyde concentrates his practice on assisting companies, firms and individuals in complex civil litigation in the federal and state courts of Texas.

Clyde began his federal practice serving as a law clerk to the late United States District Judge Paul Brown, traveling the district alongside Judge Brown serving in the Sherman, Texarkana and Beaumont Divisions of the Eastern District of Texas.  Clyde has appeared as counsel in approximately 500 Eastern District of Texas cases and he has regularly represented clients in cases before the Federal Circuit and 5th U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal.

Clyde is a frequent lecturer on a variety of legal topics including federal court practice, patent litigation, business litigation, discovery and local practices in the Eastern District of Texas.  Clyde regularly is called to moderate judicial panels and participate in legal conferences including those sponsored by the State Bar of Texas, Eastern District of Texas Bar Association, Oregon Patent Law Association, New York Intellectual Property Law Association, Oklahoma Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association, Federal Circuit Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Sedona Conference and the Leahy Institute of Advanced Patent Studies. He was a member of a delegation of attorneys and judges that presented the first patent mock trial at Beijing University in China and delivered a presentation on U.S. trial practices at Southwestern University School of Law and Political Science in Chongqing, China.

Clyde currently serves as Chairman of the Bench Bar Conference of the Eastern District of Texas and as Chairman of the Advisory Committee for the Institute for Law and Technology of the Center for American and International Law in Plano (formerly Southwestern Legal Foundation).  Clyde previously served as a member of the Eastern District of Texas’ Local Rules Advisory Committee, Non-Appropriated Fund Committee and U.S. Magistrate-Judge Merit Selection Committee. He founded the Eastern District of Texas Bar Association under the auspices of presiding U.S. Senior District Judge Richard Schell in 1996 and served as its founding president.

Clyde is active in Texas public affairs, including serving by way of Gubernatorial appointments as Chairman of the Grayson County Regional Mobility Authority, Commissioner of the Red River Interstate Compact Commission, Commissioner of the Red River Boundary Commission and to the Board of Directors of the Red River Authority of Texas.  Clyde was named Conservator of Texarkana’s Riverbend Water Resources District by the 82nd Texas Legislature.  He also has served on the Board of Directors of the State Bar of Texas and is a former member of the Presidential Electoral College of the United States.

Clyde is a graduate of Southern Methodist University.  He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Cox School of Business and Juris Doctor from the Dedman School of Law, where he graduated as a Hatton W. Sumners Law Scholar. He was a member of SMU’s National Moot Court Team that advanced to nationals in 1983.  Clyde also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from SMU which he earned with distinction.

Clyde’s wife is serving her seventh term as an elected County Court at Law Judge.  Clyde is an amateur Texas historian, loves to travel and is an avid outdoorsman.  The Siebman family is an East Texas pioneer family.

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Magistrate Judge Caroline M. Craven, USDC Eastern District of TexasCaroline M. Craven
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Richard G. Taranto, US Circuit Judge, CAFCRichard G. Taranto
Senior District Judge James Robart, USDC Western District of WashingtonJames Robart
Senior District Judge Ron Clark, USDC Eastern District of TexasRon Clark
Chief District Judge Leonard P. Stark, USDC District of DelawareLeonard P. Stark
Chief District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown, USDC Eastern District of the LouisianaNannette Jolivette Brown
Chief Judge Scott R. Boalick, PTABScott R. Boalick
District Judge Amos Mazzant, USDC Eastern District of Texas.colorAmos Mazzant
District Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo, USDC Southern District of CaliforniaCathy Ann Bencivengo
District Judge Lee Yeakel, III, USDC Western District of TexasLee Yeakel, III
District Judge Marcia A. Crone, USDC Eastern District of TexasMarcia A. Crone
District Judge Richard Andrews, USDC of DelawareRichard Andrews
Magistrate Judge Christine A. Nowak, USDC EAstern District of TexasChristine A. Nowak
Magistrate Judge John D. Love, USDC Eastern District of TexasJohn D. Love
Magistrate Judge Roy Payne, USDC Eastern District of TexasRoy Payne
District Judge Michael J. Truncale, USDC Eastern District of TexasMichael J. Truncale
Senior District Judge Richard Schell, USDC Eastern District of TexasRichard Schell
District Judge Robert Trey Schroeder, USDC Eastern District of TexasRobert “Trey” Schroeder
District Judge Jeremy D. Kernodle, USDC Eastern District of TexasJeremy D. Kernodle
Senior US Circuit Judge William Bryson, CAFCWilliam Bryson
Senior US Circuit Judge Richard Linn, CAFCRichard Linn
Chief District Judge Rodney Gilstrap, USDC Eastern District of Texas-2Rodney Gilstrap
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Jeffrey Bragalone, Bragalone Conroy PCJeffrey Bragalone
Jennifer Truelove, McKool SmithJennifer Truelove
Jill Binder, Gray Reed & McGraw LLPJill Binder
Kat Li, McKool SmithKat Li
Melissa R. Smith, Gillam & Smith LLPMelissa R. Smith
Monica M. Brown, Lennox International Inc_Monica M. Brown
Shirley Webster, Ocean Tomo LLCShirley Webster
William B. Wills Collier, Jr., Law Clerk to USDC District Judge William TreySchroeder, IIIWilliam B. “Wills” Collier, Jr.
William Charles Bundren, Williams Charles Bundren & Associates Law Group PLLCWilliam Charles Bundren
Alan Ratliff, StoneTurnAlan Ratliff
Amanda A. Abraham, Roth Law FirmAmanda A. Abraham
Brian Pandya, USDOJBrian Pandya
Britta Stanton, The Focal Point LLCBritta Stanton
Camelia Lopez, USDOJCamelia Lopez
Chief Justice Sharon Prost, CAFCSharon Prost
Chris Schwegmann, Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst LLPChris Schwegmann
Christian Chessman, Law Clerk to USDC Chief District Judge Rodney GilstrapChristian Chessman
Clint Townsend, The Focal Point LLCClint Townson
Daniel Papst, Papst Licensing GmbH & Co KGDaniel Papst
David Carns, CasepointDavid Carns
Elizabeth Forrest, Siebman Forrest LLPElizabeth Forrest
J. Michael Young, Sanders, Motley, Young & GallardoJ. Michael Young
James Whalen, Whalen Law OfficeJames Whalen
Joey Seeber, Level 2 Legal SolutionsJoey Seeber
Joseph F. Cleveland, Jr., Brackett & Ellis PCJoseph F. Cleveland, Jr.
Josh Russ, USDOJJosh Russ
Lindsay A. Hedrick, Jones DayLindsay A. Hedrick
Lisa M. Noller, Foley & Lardner LLPLisa M. Noller
Michael Smith, Siebman Forrest LLPMichael Smith
Chiaviello ElizabethElizabeth M. Chiaviello
Ophelia Camina, Susman Godfrey LLPOphelia Camina
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Ryan W. Gertz, The Gertz Law FirmRyan W. Gertz
Sanford E. Warren, Jr., Warren Rhoades LLPSanford E. Warren, Jr.
Sarah Harris, USPTOSarah Harris
Shamoil T. Shipchandler, Jones DayShamoil T. Shipchandler
Stephanie Barnes, Attorney at LawStephanie Barnes
Matt Powers, Tensegrity Law Group LLPMatt Powers
Ranganath Sudarshan, Covington & Burling, LLPRanganath Sudarshan
Steven Geiszler, HuaweiSteven Geiszler
Douglas N. Ellis, ASQ ConsultingDouglas N. Ellis
Joseph D. Brown, US Attorney - Eastern District of TexasJoseph D. Brown
Néstor Humberto Martínez Neira Attorney General of ColombiaNéstor Humberto Martínez Neira
Christopher Nolland, The Law Office of Christopher NollandChristopher Nolland
Eric Hutz, Reed Smith LLPEric Hutz
Nathaniel Kummerfeld, USDOJNathaniel Kummerfeld
Everingham, ChadChad Everingham
Jennifer H. DoanJennifer H. Doan
Wesley Hill, Ward, Smith & Hill PLLCWesley Hill
George Pappas, Covington & Burling LLPGeorge Pappas
Ret. Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck (Ret.), USDC Southern District of New York, DLA PiperAndrew Peck
Charles W. HanorCharles W. Hanor
Arnold Spencer, Coinsource GCArnold Spencer
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Brian J. Resler, USDOJBrian J. Resler
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David Folsom, Partner, Jackson & Walker; District Judge, USDC Eastern District of Texas (Ret.)David Folsom
Jose J. Linares, Partner, Newark; Former Chief Judge, USDC, District of New JerseyJose J. Linares
Elizabeth DeRieux, Capshaw DeRieux L.L.P_Elizabeth DeRieux
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Sarah Cummings, Reed SmithSarah Cummings
Michael McCabe, Munck Wilson MandalaMichael A. McCabe
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