Walter Cicack

Partner

Bio

Mr. Cicack is a partner in the litigation firm of Hawash Cicack & Gaston LLP. He practices primarily in commercial related litigation, including restructuring and creditors’ rights, complex contract disputes, business divorces, restrictive covenant matters, financial related matters, and professional liability matters. Mr. Cicack has represented large companies, as well as middle market business organizations. He has chaired a number of complex commercial jury trials, as well as bench trials and arbitrations. He practices in all state and federal courts throughout the State of Texas. In addition, he is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Mr. Cicack’s commercial litigation practice is varied, however, many of the cases he has handled involve disputes between business partners, corporate raiding and fiduciary duty disputes, trade secrets and restrictive covenant disputes, and insurance broker/agent-related disputes.

Areas of Practice

  • \Business restructuring and creditors’ rights
  • \Complex commercial litigation
  • \Business torts
  • \Contract disputes
  • \Trade secrets/restrictive covenants
  • \Securities and financial litigation
  • \Professional liability litigation

Education

  • \J.D., University of Houston Law Center, cum laude (1984)
  • \B.A., University of Houston (1981)

Honors & Awards

  • \Texas Super Lawyers – 2015 (Thomson Reuters)

Admissions

  • \Texas

Courts

  • \U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • \U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • \U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Western, Northern, and Southern Districts of Texas
  • \Texas State Courts

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