Monika Dziemianczuk

Monika Dziemianczuk maintains a broad commercial litigation, arbitration and criminal defense practice. She advises and represents corporations and individuals in various industries, including energy, construction, health care, real estate and information technology.

Monika's experience ranges from preliminary investigations through arbitration, trial and appeal. Her experience includes managing and resolving pre-suit disputes, performing case evaluations and risk assessments, developing trial strategies, managing complex and voluminous discovery, drafting and responding to dispositive motions, drafting and responding to temporary restraining orders, negotiating and drafting settlement agreements, preparing witnesses for depositions, defending and taking depositions, and conducting direct and cross-examinations of witnesses.

Monika’s experience includes:

• Assisted with securing a directed verdict of acquittal for the CEO of an international chemical company, citing a lack of evidence to support a felony charge for reckless emissions of hazardous materials during Hurricane Harvey
• Assisted with performing internal investigation into potential civil and criminal charges against company president for misappropriation of funds
• Drafted summary judgment motion that examined novel issues of law involving the COVID-19 pandemic and resulted in dismissal of claim against real estate private equity firm client
• Assisted with briefing appeal in favor of client to the Seventh Court of Appeals on a wrongful foreclosure matter
• Served as second-chair in AAA arbitration involving a construction-based breach of contract dispute between midstream company client and pipeline contractor
• Assisted with representation of major midstream pipeline company in dispute with pipeline manufacturer regarding defective pipe
• Assisted with representation of luxury, multibuilding facility owner in dispute with architect regarding design-related issues
• Assisted with representation of large, residential facility owner in a dispute with general contractor regarding construction defects and delay claims
• Assisted with representation of utility company in construction-based breach of contract and fraud dispute with internet provider