Jonathan B Skidmore
USA Guide 2023
Band 6 : Product Liability & Mass Torts
Band 6
About
Provided by Jonathan B Skidmore
Practice Areas
Pharmaceutical and medical devices; mass torts; general civil litigation
Career
Jon Skidmore is a partner in the Dallas office and serves as Global Co-Head of Life Sciences & Healthcare. Jon's practice concentrates on matters involving Life Sciences with an emphasis on pharmaceutical products, medical products and devices liability, with considerable experience in mass torts. He has successfully tried pharmaceutical and device cases to verdict with trials in Texas and outside the state. Jon’s trial experience also includes commercial litigation, D&O Insurance, legal malpractice, patent infringement, various torts and product liability. He has served on national teams in numerous pharmaceutical and device mass torts handling trials along with discovery and strategy issues including science, sales, marketing and drug safety. In addition to trial counsel, Jon has also participated in the development of resolution strategies and risk assessment models. Jon works closely with clients to develop the end game strategy that reflects the goals of the business and deliver on those goals by a favorable verdict or pre-trial resolution.
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas.
Personal
JD, with honors, The University of Texas School of Law (1983); BA, Accounting, The University of Texas at Austin (1980).