Profile
Peter K. Lacina focuses his practice on general and complex commercial litigation, including contractual disputes and other business claims, real property disputes, multidistrict products liability litigation, and construction litigation.
Concentrations
- General litigation
- Commercial litigation
- Real property and mortgage disputes
- Construction litigation
- Products liability and medical device litigation
Capabilities
Experience
- Six-day jury trial defending Class III railroad against Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) and strict liability claims resulting in a zero-liability verdict in favor of client that was faced with several million dollars in claimed damages.
- Secured full recovery of large insurance claim for railcar damage for a commodity supply and logistics corporation after litigation under maritime law.
- Representation of, and provision of legal advice to, a nationwide restaurant chain in litigation claims relating to site development, easements, construction, and contractor performance.
- Representation of a major truck stop chain in lawsuits relating to site development, construction, drainage, and contamination.
- Representation of mortgage servicer in condemnation of real property by the State.
- Representation of national mortgage servicers in defense of varied lawsuits and appeals, including breach of contract, trespass to try title, and wrongful foreclosure, along with adversarial claims in bankruptcy courts.
- Defense of issuers of mortgage-backed securities in multimillion-dollar repurchase litigation and investor disputes.
- Provision of legal advice to a national bank regarding liability and compliance under federal laws and regulations, in addition to revision of policies and procedures in advance of federal agency examinations.
- Representation of hotel franchisee in lawsuit involving claims for breach of franchise agreement.
- Defending a medical device manufacturer of IVC filters against claims for negligence and strict liability failure to warn, design defect, and manufacturing defect, breach of warranty, and misrepresentation as lead counsel in individual lawsuits pending in the Southern District of Texas.
- Defending a medical device manufacturer in all phases of its multidistrict products liability litigation concerning its pelvic mesh products, including cases within the MDL and individual cases remanded for trial in their originating states.
- Defending a medical device manufacturer in multidistrict products liability litigation concerning its hernia mesh products.
- Defended a major manufacturer of home appliance components against claims including breach of contract, breach of warranty and indemnity, in addition to resolving complex issues regarding the Uniform Commercial Code, purchase orders, and competing contract terms.
- Licensed Professional Engineer (Texas, 2003-Present, currently inactive)
- Civil engineer and project manager with an international engineering and environmental corporation
- Served as Active Duty Army Officer
- Regular Army Commission after award of Distinguished Military Graduate
- Judicial Intern, U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Recognition & Leadership
- Team Member, a Law360 “Product Liability Practice Group of the Year,” 2021
- Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
- Member, Texas Society of Professional Engineers
- Member, Society of American Military Engineers
- Associate Member, Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court, 2010-2011
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, Tarrant County Bar Association
- Member, Dallas County Bar Association
Credentials
Education
- J.D., cum laude, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
- M.S., Engineering Management, Missouri University of Science and Technology
- B.S., Civil Engineering, With Honor, Michigan State University
Admissions
- Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas