Frank Catalano

Member

fcatalano@clarkhill.com

Collin County
+1 469.287.3917

fax +1 469.227.6557

Frank Catalano is an experienced trial attorney representing clients in a variety of commercial litigation and product liability matters involving automobiles, UCC sales and breach of warranty, commercial property, transportation, construction, premises liability and insurance defense. He also defends major banks, servicers and finance companies against state and federal debt collection act claims in the areas of automotive finance, mortgage and credit/consumer lending.

Frank represents corporate, automotive, financial services, insurance, and individual clients in state and federal courts throughout Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. Frank’s many years of litigation experience and focus on finding solutions to difficult and complex issues allows him to position his clients for the best legal and business outcome.

Practice Areas

Litigation

Education

J.D., Loyola Law Review, Dean's List, Loyola University College of Law, 2006

B.A., Dean's List, Louisiana State University, 1999

Trial Advocacy Certification, SMU Dedman School of Law, 2011, National Institute for Trial Advocacy

Recognitions

Named among Best Lawyers in America^® for Commercial Litigation (2021-2026); Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2023-2026); Construction Law (2026) by Best Lawyers

Named among Rising Stars by Super Lawyers (2016– 2017)

Received Best Case Note Award by Hon. Ivan L.R. Lemelle, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (2006-2007)

Memberships

American Bar Association

State Bar Licenses

Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma

Court Admissions

U.S. District Ct., E.D. of Louisiana

U.S. District Ct., M.D. of Louisiana

U.S. District Ct., W.D. of Louisiana

U.S. District Ct., N.D. of Texas

U.S. District Ct., S.D. of Texas

U.S. District Ct., E.D. of Texas

U.S. District Ct., W.D. of Texas

U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit

Publications

Chapter 17 of the State Bar of Texas’s 17th annual issue of Advanced Consumer and Commercial Law, pertaining to the current state of TCPA related litigation following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Facebook, Inc. v. Duiguid (October 2021)
Issue of Alabama Bankers Association’s Board Briefs publication related to permissible uses of credit reports under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) (September 2021)
“In Good Faith: A Title Insurer’s Right to Prosecute Prior to Payment,” American Bar Association, Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice Committee News (Summer 2012)

Experience

Litigates cases through trial involving alleged violations of the CFPB, ECOA, FDCPA, FCRA, RESPA, TILA, SCRA, TDCA, TCPA, Dodd-Frank, GSE/FHA and DTPA
Litigates cases through trial involving premises liability, transportation liability, construction liability, products liability and deceptive trade practices acts
Completed a secondment at a major national bank, handling a broad range of multistate mortgage and lending litigation and regulatory issues at the state and federal levels.