About BrittonTuma

We are a full service boutique business law firm designed to provide you with a full range of transactional, litigation, technology, and general counseling services. Our founding partners, Michael S. Britton and Shawn E. Tuma, have nearly 50 years of experience between them. Despite their significant experience, they are never content with just doing things the way they have always been done. Instead, they are committed to adapting to the ever-changing business environment and making sure we are evolving with you.

Our Mission

Our mission is to deliver outstanding service and results to you in the most efficient and expeditious way possible. Simply put, we want all of our clients to be Raving Fans!

How We Do It

Innovation in how we think and what we do is the key. First, by collaborating with you we gain a complete understanding of your situation and objectives. Then we think. We think about the objectives before we start working and focus on developing a unique strategy designed to achieve those objectives. Then we focus on executing the strategy with precision. This keeps us focused on the objectives and minimizes wasted effort which helps us achieve your objectives more efficiently and expeditiously.

What our clients say

"We felt we got excellent representation from BrittonTuma in our lawsuit. They gave us a fair appraisal of the suit at the beginning of the engagement, kept us well informed during the 16 month proceedings, and at the same time, were mindful of legal fees. AND we were successful!" B.P., Plano, TX

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  • Presentation: Helping Businesses Prepare for Computer Fraud and Data Breaches
    Last night I had the wonderful opportunity to present to IMA – The Association of Accountants and Financial Professionals in Business on the topic of Helping Businesses Prepare for Computer Fraud and Data Breaches. Here are the presentation slides. I was really impressed with the quality of this event on many levels — these folks […] […]
  • Deactivating Your Facebook While in Litigation May Be Destruction of Evidence
    TAKEAWAY: Deactivating your Facebook account while in litigation may be destroying evidence that could be sanctioned by the court for spoliation of evidence. In Gatto v. United Air Lines, Inc., et al., 2:10-cv-01090 (D. NJ Mar. 25, 2013), the district court entered an order finding that the Defendants would be entitled to an instruction at trial […] […]
  • Listen to Shawn Tuma discuss social media law issues for business on PlayMakers Talk Show via podcast
    UPDATE: here is the podcast Shawn Tuma is a featured guest on this week’s PlayMaker’s Talk Show on 570 KLIF in Dallas, Texas. Shawn will discuss several social media law issues that are important for businesses and business owners to consider when using social media. The show airs at 4:00 p.m. today – Sunday, March […] […]
  • Law360 article quotes Shawn Tuma on data privacy significance of U.S. v. Cotterman
    BrittonTuma partner Shawn Tuma was quoted extensively about last weeks’  United States v. Cotterman opinion in a recent Law360.com article titled “9th Circ. Pioneers Laptop Search Limits in Border Case“. Here are excerpts of what Tuma had to say: “The court is raising the level of the expectation of privacy in data closer to that of someone’s […] […]
  • Doing stupid (and illegal) things and posting videos of it on social media is, well, stupid.
    Forrest Gump summed it up nicely: “stupid is as stupid does.” Thank you Forrest. It looks like these teenagers just may get a chance to learn about this from their “gallon smashing” antics. Read more and watch the video: Teens accused of ‘gallon smashing’ at local store. These teens are also about to learn one of […] […]