Stewart Whitehead

Practice Areas

Construction

Business Litigation

Career

Stewart Whitehead has been a member of Winstead's litigation practice since 1997. Stewart has successfully served as lead counsel in construction trials and arbitrations in Texas and beyond. Stewart has obtained multi-million dollar trial and arbitration verdicts and has negotiated multi-million dollar settlements in favor of his clients. Stewart’s experience includes representing clients in projects such as commercial and residential construction and development, transportation and drainage, governmental buildings and developments, public works projects, industrial and warehouse facilities, hospitals and health care facilities, schools, multi-family housing, surety claims and defense, environmental remediation projects, and employee injury investigations.

In addition to assisting clients in construction-related matters, Stewart:

Prosecutes and defends various commercial and real estate-related disputes including breach of contract, fraud, theft of trade secrets and deceptive trade practices.

Assists clients in administrative, regulatory and tax disputes adverse to the Texas Comptroller and the Texas Attorney General.

Professional Memberships

State Bar of Texas, Litigation and Construction Law Sections

-Texas Construction Law Section (Council, 2015-present)

American Board of Trial Advocates (Fellow, 2015-present)

American Bar Association

Austin Bar Association

Texas Bar Foundation (Life Fellow, 2011-present)

Meals on Wheels and More (Board of Directors, 1999-2012, 2015-Present; Second Vice President, 2004-2006; Chair-Elect, 2007; Chair, 2008-2010; Past-Chair, 2010-2012; Advisory Board, 2012-2015)

United Way (Professional Services Fundraising Committee, 2000-2001)

Publications

Chambers USA Guide to America, Chambers & Partners Publishing, 2010-2025

Texas Rising Star, Thomson Reuters, 2004-2008

Rising Star, Austin Business Journal, 2004

The Best Lawyers in America, (BL Rankings, LLC), 2013-2025

The Best Lawyers in America, “Lawyer of the Year” - Construction Law, (BL Rankings, LLC), 2015, 2017-2019

Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2013-2024; Top 50 Lawyers Central and West Texas, 2016

Education

Experience

Represents owners, developers, and general contractors in all aspects of construction litigation

Represents clients in various aspects of real estate litigation, including sales disputes and lease disputes

Represents clients in tax disputes and investigative proceedings initiated by the government

Defends publicly-traded and privately-held companies in consumer litigation in cases ranging from sophisticated technology disputes to basic breach of contract claims