Natalie

Sears Poole

Associate
Dallas
500 N. Akard Street, Suite 3800
Dallas, TX 75201-6659
D.214.855.7512
E.nsears@munsch.com

Overview

Natalie’s practice focuses on a wide range of complex commercial litigation matters, including labor and employment and construction litigation. 

Prior to joining Munsch Hardt, Natalie served as an Associate for a commercial law firm based in Dallas, Texas, where she handled drafting documents used in all phases of commercial litigation, including original petitions, written discovery requests and responses, motions for summary judgment and non-dispositive pre-trial motions.

Natalie also has extensive experience in intellectual property litigation. She has represented clients in preparing applications to register trademarks and copyrights with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, prosecuting against parties seeking registration of similar marks and defending against oppositions filed with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

Education

  • Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, J.D., cum laude
    • International Law Review Association (NAFTA Reporter and Articles Editor)
    • Jackson Walker Moot Court Competition, Best Oral Advocate in Round
    • Dean’s Scholarship Recipient
    • Student Bar Association Mentor for 1L students
    • Women in Law, VP Communications
  • Texas Christian University, B.B.A., magna cum laude

Admissions

  • Texas
  • United States District Court for the Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas

Achievements

  • Thomson Reuters – Texas Rising Stars (2019-2023)
  • Woodward/White, Inc. – Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Litigation – Labor and Employment (2021-2023); Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Commerial Litigation (2023)

  • Memberships

    • American Bar Association (Young Lawyer Division)
    • Attorneys Serving the Community (ASC)
    • Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
    • Dallas Bar Association, Business Litigation, Trial Skills and Labor & Employment Sections
    • State Bar of Texas, Labor & Employment Law and Litigation Sections

Overview

Natalie’s practice focuses on a wide range of complex commercial litigation matters, including labor and employment and construction litigation. 

Prior to joining Munsch Hardt, Natalie served as an Associate for a commercial law firm based in Dallas, Texas, where she handled drafting documents used in all phases of commercial litigation, including original petitions, written discovery requests and responses, motions for summary judgment and non-dispositive pre-trial motions.

Natalie also has extensive experience in intellectual property litigation. She has represented clients in preparing applications to register trademarks and copyrights with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, prosecuting against parties seeking registration of similar marks and defending against oppositions filed with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

Experience

  • Complex Business Claims

    Assisted in representing multiple small and large business entities in the prosecution of business claims against former employees, including breach of contract, fraud, breach

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  • Construction Litigation

    Assisted in representing a general contractor who performed work on a commercial tenant’s build-out in the successful prosecution of a breach of contract and

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  • Intellectual Property Litigation

    Assisted in representing a variety of business entities and trademark holders in the investigation and prosecution of threatened infringement, including the preparation of

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