Maria Camila Dickerson
Associate
Overview
Maria Camila Dickerson is an attorney in Holland & Knight's Houston office and a member of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice. Ms. Dickerson's litigation experience includes drafting pleadings, drafting and arguing motions, discovery management, taking depositions, witness preparation and examination, settlement negotiations and developing trial strategies.
Ms. Dickerson represents clients in a variety of industry sectors, including financial services, hospitality, entertainment and healthcare. She has handled cases across a broad range of legal issues, including complex commercial disputes, breach of contract, sovereign immunity, trademark infringement and trade secret litigation in both federal and state venues.
While in law school, Ms. Dickerson interned with a well-known oilfield services company, where she assisted in corporate governance, regularly communicated with various state departments throughout the U.S. regarding entity conversions, and drafted powers of attorney for employees abroad to represent the company in litigation. In addition, she was a notes and comments editor for the Houston Business and Tax Law Journal.
Representative Experience
- Representation of a world-renown rapper in claims against her record label in Texas state court related to multiple disputes concerning artist and distribution agreements
- Representation of a professional athlete in Texas related to a variety of claims and issues
- Representing a full-service entertainment company in Texas state court in a suit alleging barratry and conspiracy
- Representing a business mogul in claims related to violations of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct
- Member of a team that represented a commercial electrical vehicle (EV) developer and manufacturer in obtaining a motion to dismiss on a forum non conveniens challenge regarding a $7.8 billion trade secrets lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas that involved two Israel-based competitors in the EV technology industry
- Secured a judgment in favor of owner/developer of a solar energy project against a co-developer for breach of development agreement after a bench trial in the S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Representation of an oil and gas company in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in a suit against a barge that caused damage to an underwater pipeline
- Representation of credit services organizations in financial litigation involving alleged violations of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA), Texas Debt Collection Act (TCDA) and other provisions of the Texas Business and Commerce Code and Texas Finance Code
- Secured summary judgment in favor of a global online ticket marketplace for live events in a breach of contract suit
- Representation of a national car rental company in Texas state court against an independent contractor for alleged unpaid services in a breach of contract suit
- Member of a team that participated in a large-scale research and advisory project designed to distill all state laws applicable to the operations and services of a large national bank
- Representing a chemical manufacturing facility in Texas state court in a dispute with a neighboring landowner concerning a pipeline easement
- Representing a pipe manufacturing company in litigation in Delaware Chancery Court related to the sale of the company's common membership interests
- Member of a team that successfully obtained a temporary injunction for a client in the firearm and ammunition industry in Texas state court, protecting critical business interests and preventing imminent harm during high-stakes litigation
- Successful takedowns of trademark infringements
- Representation of a hotel franchise against alleged violations of city ordinances
- Representation of a gym franchise against alleged violations of city ordinances
- Representation of a hotel franchise in eviction cases against non-paying guests
- Secured summary judgment in favor of a supermarket franchise against a motor carrier in breach of a contract suit
- Representation of a managed care organization (MCO) in Texas state court in a suit involving high-stakes personal injury/negligence allegations
- Representation of an MCO regarding bid proposals and public information requests related to a Medicaid program
- Representation of a general residential operation providing behavioral health treatment services and related educational services to children and adolescents with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities and specialty mental health needs in an ultra vires suit against commissioner of Texas agency
Credentials
- University of Houston Law Center, J.D., cum laude
- The University of Texas at Austin, B.A., International Relations and Arabic
- Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- All State Courts in Texas
- Hispanic Bar Association of Houston
- Holland & Knight Pro Bono All-Star, 2021
- English
- Spanish
