Madison Marie Gafford
Associate
Areas of Focus
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Disputes & Investigations
- Pro Bono
- Provides advice on complex commercial disputes in state and federal courts.
Madison focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, and her experience includes a broad array of commercial disputes, including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and business torts.
She also has an active pro bono practice with respect to immigration matters.
Madison received her J.D. summa cum laude from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, and was the recipient of the distinguished Order of the Coif in 2020. During law school, Madison was a casenote and comment editor for the SMU Law Review Association and a summer intern with the Honorable Amos Mazzant in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
EducationJ.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, summa cum laude, 2020
B.A., Southern Methodist University, summa cum laude, 2017
J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, summa cum laude, 2020
B.A., Southern Methodist University, summa cum laude, 2017
Bar AdmissionsTexas
Texas
- Member, Dallas Bar Association.
- Member, Akin Dallas Associates and Counsel Committee.
- Member, Akin Dallas Recruiting Committee.
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