Daryl Washington's experience includes representing clients in a variety of commercial and general litigation matters, Sports, Entertainment and Media representation, Business Transactions, Civil Rights law, settlement negotiations, depositions, mediations, contract and business practice disputes, and other matters involving complex and unique issues. Daryl has represented clients before the SEC and Texas State Securities Board. He also provides legal advice for small business formations and assists businesses and individuals with contract negotiations. He utilizes his experiences as a former contract advisor with the National Football League Players Association and former member of the Grambling State University football team to serve as a consultant to athletes in their selection of an agent to represent them in NFL contract negotiations. He also represents athletes and entertainers with the negotiation of contracts and endorsement deals.

ACTIVITIES

Daryl is a member of the Dallas Bar Association, where he served as the 2006-2007 chair of the Judicial Investiture Committee. He served on the DBA Board of Directors for 2003-04, and was a Board Advisor in 2004 on the Entertainment and Sport Committee, Legal Ethics Committee and Media Committee. He was the 2004 President of the J.L. Turner Legal Association and a member of the Board of Directors in 2003-04 and 2006. Daryl was the 2007-08 Region V Director for the National Bar Association. He served as Deputy Director in 2006-07, Assistant Deputy Director in 2005-05 and was Affiliate Chapter Representative in 2005. He also served as the Sports, Entertainment and Art Section's Chair of Sports Programs in 2007-2008. He is a Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inns of Court member for 2006-09. He served as a certified Contract Advisor for the National Football League Players Association from 2001-05. He is a member of the Board of Trustees at St. Philips School and Community Center. He served as Deputy Chief of Staff for the President of the National Bar Association in 2008-2009.

Education

J.D. Degree
Southern University
Law Center

B.S. Accounting Grambling State University

Areas of Practice

Business Transactions

Commercial Litigation

Sports & Entertainment Law

Intellectual Property

Civil Rights Law

Securities

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court, Northern District of TX

U.S. District Court, Southern District of TX

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of TX

U.S. District Court, Western District of TX

U.S. Tax Court

National Bar Association 2008 Presidential Award.

National Bar Association 2007-08 Outstanding Region of the Year

Region: Mississippi, Texas & Louisiana.

National Bar Association's Sports, Entertainment and Art Section

2007 Attorney of the Year.

2005 Dallas Bar Foundation Fellow.