Ross Cunningham

Practice areas

Aviation and Aerospace, Personal Injury – Products: Defense, Business Litigation

Focus areas

Aviation, Trade Secret

Ross Cunningham serves as a founding partner at Cunningham Swaim, LLP, situated in Dallas, Texas. His legal practice revolves around civil litigation encompassing various subjects, such as aviation and aerospace law, personal injury lawsuits, and business conflicts. His expertise spans cases related to aviation mishaps, defending against claims of product liability, addressing construction flaws, handling severe personal injury claims, and resolving commercial disputes centered on breach of contract, fiduciary obligations, fraud, patent infringement, and trade secret misappropriation.

During his undergraduate years, Mr. Cunningham obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Southern Methodist University in 1995. He then pursued his legal education at Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, graduating with a Juris Doctor degree in 1998.

Among Mr. Cunningham’s clientele are prominent Fortune 500 companies. In the current year alone, he secured a multi-million dollar judgment for PHI, Inc., against Apical Industries due to a defective product that led to the complete loss of a helicopter. He has a history of winning various cases on behalf of his clients, including achieving a defense verdict for AIG Aviation Insurance Services, Inc., in a case where plaintiffs sought damages exceeding $48 million. On the plaintiff’s side, he obtained a $17.0 million judgment in a patent infringement suit against a Fortune 500 company, earning recognition as one of the top 50 attorneys in the nation by the National Law Journal. His achievements extend to securing dismissals in defense cases and securing substantial settlements in plaintiff-related matters.

Respected by his peers, Mr. Cunningham has earned a “Superb” rating through Avvo’s peer review and an AV-5.0 rating from Martindale Hubble. Furthermore, Chambers USA has acknowledged his prowess as one of the “Leaders in their Field” for his work in general commercial litigation. He is licensed to practice law in Texas and holds admission to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Western, and Eastern Districts of Texas, along with the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 5th and Federal Circuits.