Partner

Dallas

Office:

tfrankel@buchalter.com

Bar Admissions

Texas

Overview

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Tyler Frankel is a Partner in the Firm’s Dallas office and a member of the Litigation practice group.

Tyler Frankel, a Fort Worth, Texas native has extensive experience working with her clients to develop strategies through dispute processes, including trial, arbitration, and mediation. With a decade of immersive practice in construction litigation, Ms. Frankel has solidified her expertise in all stages of the legal process, from pre-trial preparation to post-judgment collection and enforcement, in both state and federal courts throughout Texas.

Ms. Frankel earned her Juris Doctorate from Texas Tech School of Law where she was an articles editor of the Texas Tech Law Review. Ms. Frankel has focused her practice on providing exceptional legal counsel to clients in the construction industry. She is committed to understanding her clients’ goals and strongly advocating on their behalf.

Construction Disputes

  • Assisted with the representation of an owner in complex construction arbitration against a general contractor, involving claims of property damage, delays, and defective work, and defending against allegations of escalation costs on a multi-tenant industrial cold storage facility in Dallas, Texas.
  • Assisted with the representation of a general contractor in multiple lawsuits against subcontractors on various projects throughout North Texas, involving complex multi-party construction defects and payment issues.
  • North Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex, while also defending against owner claims of delay, defective work, and sequencing problems.
  • Assisted with the representation of a large earthwork subcontractor in litigation and arbitration—along with an appeal—against an owner and general contractor concerning delays and extra-contractual work on a lake and earthen dam project in Texas.

Employment & Trade Litigation

  • Assisted in the defense of multiple affiliated restaurants in federal lawsuits in Texas and Oklahoma, involving alleged violations of minimum-wage requirements under the FLSA.

Admissions

  • Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Education

  • Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
    • Articles Editor of Texas Tech Law Review
    • Phi Delta Phi Honors Fraternity
    • President of the Organization of Woman Law Students (OWLS)
  • Indiana University, B.A., Psychology

  • Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® (2025, 2027)
  • Recognized in Super Lawyers: Rising Stars (2026)

  • Dallas Bar Association- Construction Law Section, Commercial and Consumer Law Section
  • TEXO (North Texas Associated General Contractors / Associated Builders and Contractors) – Member

  • Construction Ladies Luncheon – Member

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