August 14, 2024, RegitzMauck Press Release On January 24, 2024, RegitzMauck secured a final judgment in the defendants’ favor in Scoots Smashburgers Inc. v. Young et al., Case No. 7:23-CV-26-O (N.D. Tex. 2023). The plaintiff (Scoots Smashburgers) had asserted intellectual property rights in its shipping container restaurant and accused the defendants’ restaurant (Smash Daddy’s) of infringement. The plaintiff’s claims (i.e., trademark/trade dress infringement, copyright infringement, Texas DTPA) had all been dismissed by the time RegitzMauck filed its motion for summary judgment on the defendants’ trademark/trade dress invalidity and non-infringement counterclaims, which the Court granted. The Court also awarded the defendants a portion of their attorneys fees under the Copyright Act. […]

After trying for almost a decade, RegitzMauck finally prevailed in establishing Shirley Donaldson’s common law marriage to her late husband, which resulted in her receiving a lump sum payment of $45,000 for past due benefits and doubling her monthly Social Security payments. Ms. Donaldson’s husband was a U.S. Veteran who passed away in late 2012. When Ms. Donaldson applied for her Widow’s Insurance benefits in 2014, the Social Security Administration denied her claim on the grounds that she was not validly married to her husband at the time of his death. Mike Regitz agreed to represent Ms. Donaldson pro bono to overturn that decision, which led to an eight-year ordeal […]

Mike Regitz and Dustin Mauck of RegitzMauck have been selected to the 2022 Texas Super Lawyers list in the practice areas of Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Litigation, respectively. The Super Lawyers list is an honor reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice. Only 5% of attorneys in Texas receive this distinction. This is Mike’s sixth consecutive year and Dustin’s fourth consecutive year to be selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list. Both Mike and Dustin are registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and are Certified Information Privacy Professionals (CIPP/US). Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from […]

Mike Regitz and Dustin Mauck of RegitzMauck have been selected to the 2021 Texas Super Lawyers list in the practice areas of Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Litigation, respectively. The Super Lawyers list is an honor reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice. Only 5% of attorneys in Texas receive this distinction. This is Mike’s fifth consecutive year and Dustin’s third consecutive year to be selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list. Both Mike and Dustin are registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and are Certified Information Privacy Professionals (CIPP/US). Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from […]

Dustin Mauck of RegitzMauck has been recognized as the 2020 Outstanding Clinic Attorney Volunteer for the Veterans Legal Clinic by the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program. Dustin was virtually presented the award at the 38th Annual Pro Bono Awards Celebration that took place on October 30, 2020. Dustin, who also won this award in 2017, has represented veterans and their families in a variety of matters over the years, including impending foreclosures, divorces, child support cases, business disputes, and consumer cases. Dustin believes that providing pro bono services is a great way to give back to those who have sacrificed so much for our freedom and the judicial system that we […]

Mike Regitz and Dustin Mauck of RegitzMauck have been selected to the 2020 Texas Super Lawyers list in the practice areas of Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Litigation, respectively. The Super Lawyers list is an honor reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice. Only 5% of attorneys in Texas receive this distinction. Both Mike and Dustin are registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and are Certified Information Privacy Professionals (CIPP/US). Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections […]

Mike Regitz of RegitzMauck has been recognized as the 2019 Outstanding Clinic Attorney Volunteer for the Veterans Legal Clinic by the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program. Mike was presented the award at the Annual Pro Bono Awards Celebration that was hosted by the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program and held at the Belo Mansion on the evening of September 24, 2019. Mike is a two-time recipient of this award (2011 and 2019) and Dustin Mauck received the award in 2017. Mike, who helped found the Veterans Legal Clinic in 2009, has represented veterans and their families in a variety of matters over the years. RegitzMauck is a proud supporter of the Veterans […]

On Monday, September 16, 2019, Dustin Mauck of RegitzMauck made a cybersecurity presentation at the “Entrepreneurs in Community Lawyering Boot Camp.” The two day event was designed to help a small group of new lawyers through their first year of launching a financially sustainable solo or small firm practice that includes helping clientele of modest means (e.g., teachers, waitstaff, nurses). The Dallas Bar Association program is the first legal incubator program of its kind in Dallas. Dustin’s presentation, entitled “Cybersecurity for Lawyers,” provided an overview of the cyber threats facing businesses and law firms (e.g., ransomware, social engineering, business e-mail compromise) and identified cybersecurity and privacy issues that the attendees […]