Trent W. Rexing Partner
- Dallas
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Trent Rexing is a seasoned trial attorney and trusted advisor, recognized for his ability to guide clients through litigation while prioritizing their business interests. As a testament to the trust and confidence his clients place in him, Trent serves as National Coordinating Counsel for several of his clients, including Fortune 500 companies, overseeing all aspects of their cases across the country.
Trent specializes in general commercial litigation, personal injury defense, and premises liability in state and federal courts. He represents businesses of all sizes, handling contractual disputes and a wide range of business tort claims, including tortious interference with contracts and business relationships, fraud and fraudulent misrepresentation, trade secret misappropriation, breach of fiduciary duty, conversion, civil conspiracy, and unfair competition. Trent regularly secures injunctive relief — including temporary restraining orders and temporary injunctions — to protect clients from ongoing harm such as misuse of confidential information, violation of non-compete agreements, and other unfair competitive practices. Additionally, he has extensive experience representing insurers and self-insured companies in tort-based litigation, with a focus on dram shop, premises liability disputes, negligent security, products liability, and transportation-related personal injury claims.
A significant portion of Trent's practice involves defending national and regional companies against personal injury and premises liability claims in the multifamily residential, hospitality, automotive services, and private golf club industries. He also counsels property management companies and multifamily housing operators on landlord-tenant disputes, evictions, habitability claims, and code enforcement matters. Trent further advises clients on employment-related issues, including wrongful termination defense and general employment counseling.
Trent's diverse clientele includes national apartment complex management firms, restaurant chains, private country clubs, automotive service and tire retailers, industrial services companies, transportation and logistics providers, technology companies, construction firms, entrepreneurs, law firms, and former NFL athletes. Beyond Texas courts, he has successfully navigated litigation in Canada, the UK, and numerous states across the US, including Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Florida, Oregon, Arizona, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Louisiana, California, Tennessee, Utah, Indiana, Ohio, and Alabama.
Services
- Labor & Employment
- Litigation
- Real Estate
Education
- Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, J.D., 2011
- University of Oklahoma, B.B.A., 2008
Admissions
- State Bar of Texas, 2011
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
Distinctions & Certifications
- Super Lawyers, Texas Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters®, 2018-2024, 2026
- D Magazine Best Lawyers Under 40, 2020, 2022-2024
Representative Experience
- Obtained a $1.2 million judgment on behalf of a national food processing company for theft and embezzlement of funds.
- Successfully defended a national communications provider at an American Arbitration Association ("AAA") arbitration at which Plaintiff was seeking in excess of $1 million for claims of slander and wrongful imprisonment; obtained a defense verdict.
- Obtained summary judgment on premises liability claims for a national communications provider and successfully defended the plaintiff's appeal.
- Defended a regional transportation company against wrongful termination claims; all claims dismissed and client awarded monetary damages on counterclaims.
- Obtained injunctive relief preventing a former employee from working for a competitor and utilizing confidential/proprietary information; the competing company paid client's attorneys' fees in addition to monetary damages.
- Successfully defended national restaurant, retail, and apartment management companies in multiple premises liability cases, obtaining summary judgments dismissing all claims with prejudice.
- Obtained summary judgment dismissing all claims against a national retailer in a case involving allegations of wrongful imprisonment.
- Represented an apartment complex in successful negotiations with city officials regarding code enforcement at the premises, preventing a potential shutdown of the property and effectively steering the complex out of litigation.
- Successfully recovered numerous six-figure debts for services provided by clients to customers who were failing to pay.
- Serves as National Coordinating Counsel for a national automotive service and tire retailer, managing a portfolio of personal injury and premises liability claims across multiple states.
- Serves as National Coordinating Counsel for a national private club and country club operator, overseeing defense of premises liability and personal injury claims at club properties throughout Texas and other states.
- Defends national and regional restaurant chains — including casual dining and seafood brands — against premises liability, slip-and-fall, and patron injury claims in jurisdictions nationwide.
- Manages a litigation portfolio of negligent security, habitability, and premises liability claims for national multifamily apartment complex operators, including matters involving shootings, assaults, and other violent criminal acts on the premises.
- Represents transportation and logistics companies in personal injury defense arising from trucking and freight delivery incidents.
- Defends industrial services and equipment rental companies against workplace injury and personal injury claims.
- Represents construction companies and subcontractors in jobsite injury defense and construction-related disputes.
- Counsels multifamily property management companies on employment matters, including wrongful termination defense and workforce compliance.
Professional Activities
- National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association