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Jackson Walker LLP

Litigation: Trial Lawyers

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Jackson Walker LLP

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Jackson Walker is a “go to” trial firm for bet-the-company and high-profile cases in Texas and across the United States. With about 30% of the firm’s 500+ attorneys focused practicing litigation, Jackson Walker has one of the largest trial groups in the Southwest and has litigated cases in nearly every state in the nation.

Representative Matters

  • Representing the joint defense groups in the Winter Storm Uri multi-district litigation (MDL), which involves over 200 lawsuits with over 30,000 plaintiffs, two putative class actions against more than 500 defendants, and subrogation claims from over 1,000 insurance companies
  • Representation of companies in a high-stakes litigation involving over 500 homeowners in Harris County, Texas. The plaintiffs alleged property damage, diminution in value, and other damages resulting from flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey.
  • Represented Helena Agri-Enterprises before the Texas Supreme Court in a lawsuit alleging that an aerial application of herbicide damaged cotton fields in Texas.
  • Secured Texas Supreme Court ruling in favor of high-speed rail project.

Industries (17)

  • Agriculture and Agribusiness
  • Art and Entertainment
  • Aviation and Aerospace
  • Business and Professional Services
  • Education
  • Energy and Utilities
  • Financial Services & Investors
  • Government and Public Sector
  • Health and Life Sciences
  • Industrials, Engineering and Manufacturing
  • Insurance
  • Property, Construction and Infrastructure
  • Resources and Mining
  • Retail and Consumer
  • Sport
  • Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT)
  • Transport

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What the Team is Known For
Jackson Walker LLP is a renowned Texas firm with experience at every stage of local, national and international litigation. It has notable capabilities in a broad range of litigation, including professional liability and contractual disputes. The firm also handles fraud and breach of fiduciary cases, acting for both claimants and defendants. It also represents clients from a variety of sectors, ranging from energy to agriculture and insurance. With six offices across the state, the firm provides wide-ranging coverage in Texas.

Work Highlights

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  • Jackson Walker continued to defend Herring Networks against defamation claims involving post-Election Day 2020 coverage, brought by Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic USA, the voting tech companies that were alleged to have rigged ballots in President Biden’s favor via their voting machines.

Strengths

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  • Jackson Walker has an intimate understanding of the details. The team works collaboratively with us to build the case and its brief writing is very strong. It is plugged in from a business point of view, which is a key strength.

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  • Jackson Walker is a very well-prepared firm with excellent attorneys. They are skilled and have excellent backgrounds. The firm has a strong reputation here and thinks outside the box in its representation.

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  • Jackson Walker has a strong litigation bench and Texas-wise trial lawyers. The team is smart and efficient, with a really good dose of practicality rolled in. The firm is among the best at being responsive and staying on top of matters.

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  • Jackson Walker is extremely thorough and has attorneys with broad and plentiful expertise and experience. The team is very customer-oriented, leaves no stone unturned and is incredibly responsive.

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  • Jackson Walker is pragmatic, responsive, experienced and thorough. The firm has a very deep bench of attorneys, and its associates are all very good.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Charles Babcock
    Band 2Charles Babcock

    Charles Babcock

    Charles Babcock is a respected litigator with a wealth of trial experience. He offers particular strength in First Amendment litigation.
    • Chip is a classy attorney who knows the law and human nature inside and out. He is an advocate you want on your side.

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  • Band 1Julia Mann
    Band 1Julia Mann

    Julia Mann

    Julia Mann is managing partner of Jackson Walker's San Antonio office and possesses wide-ranging commercial disputes expertise.
    • Julia is top-notch. She and her team in San Antonio take great care of our needs. Julia's input has been invaluable.

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    • Julia does a wonderful job. She has an ability to really understand what we really need.

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    • Julia is an exceptional lawyer and a problem solver. She is highly engaged and respected in the community.

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  • Band 2Amanda N Crouch
    Band 2Amanda N Crouch

    Amanda N Crouch

    Amanda Crouch has experience assisting a broad range of clients in both trials and appeals.
    • Amanda is great to work with and does a solid job of presenting multiple options to resolving claims.

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    • Amanda is a true partner in providing indispensable support to us.

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  • Band 2Breck Harrison
    Band 2Breck Harrison

    Breck Harrison

    Clients seek out Breck Harrison's adept counsel on a range of matters. He is highlighted for his particular expertise in complex fiduciary and contractual disputes.

    • Breck is a very smart and skilled litigator.

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    • Breck is an excellent and sophisticated litigation lawyer.

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    • Breck is a very sharp-witted litigator and an exceptional thinker and advocate in the courtroom. He is very personable and very respectful.

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  • Band 2Jeffrey Harvey
    Band 2Jeffrey Harvey

    Jeffrey Harvey

    Jeffrey Harvey has a broad litigation practice which includes commercial disputes as well as catastrophic injury and product liability claims.
    • Jeffrey is an exceptional lawyer.

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  • Band 2Joseph Fischer
    Band 2Joseph Fischer

    Joseph Fischer

    Joseph Fischer centers his practice on complex commercial and personal injury litigation for a broad range of notable energy sector clients.
    • Joseph is a very experienced trial lawyer and gives strong advice. He knows exactly what the client's needs are, what they prioritize, and how to separate what's important from what's not. He knows when to take a hard line and when to compromise to achieve the best result for the client. I don't think he could do anything better.

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  • Band 2Joshua A Romero
    Band 2Joshua A Romero

    Joshua A Romero

    Joshua Romero is noted for his handling of trials and appeals in state and federal courts.
    • Joshua is intelligent and sophisticated. He has excellent people skills and his responsiveness is a key strength.

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    • Joshua is a very intelligent and well-prepared lawyer. He is offensive and aggressive in defending a case and creative in his arguments.

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  • Band 2Matt Dow
    Band 2Matt Dow

    Matt Dow

    Matt Dow is an experienced trial lawyer who is regularly sought out to handle complex commercial disputes.

    • Matt is an exceptional attorney.

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    • Matt has a breadth of knowledge and knows everybody who can handle particular technical issues if we need them.

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    • Matt brings exceptional insight and connections to the Texas Bar and judges.

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  • Band 2Robert Soza
    Band 2Robert Soza

    Robert Soza

    Robert Soza has experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants at trial and on appeal in a wide range of disputes.
    • He is great to work with.

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    • Robert is wicked smart and understands our business. He relates to people and is a really good man, and that helps a lot.

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    • Robert is very sophisticated in his field.

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    • Robert has deep legal and practical knowledge and skills.

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  • Band 2Stephen Calhoun
    Band 2Stephen Calhoun

    Stephen Calhoun

    Stephen Calhoun has a growing reputation for his adept handling of complex commercial disputes.
    • We are always impressed with his knowledge of case law and his writing abilities, among many other strengths. He is a strong litigator.

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    • Stephen is an excellent attorney.

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  • Band 5Ross Forbes
    Band 5Ross Forbes

    Ross Forbes

    Ross Forbes is the chair of Jackson Walker's litigation practice. He represents clients in an array of sectors in jury and non-jury trials, and commercial arbitrations under a wide variety of rules.

    • Ross is savvy, practical, professional and effective.

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    • I would recommend Ross highly and hold him in high esteem. He learns the area quickly and resolves cases successfully. Ross is pragmatic, responsive, experienced and thorough, and provides very good communications and responsiveness.

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  • Up and ComingBrian Oates
    Up and ComingBrian Oates

    Brian Oates

    Brian Oates is recognized for his adept representation of clients in complex commercial litigation, with particular experience handling contractual disputes.
    • Brian is a very skilled litigator. I am always impressed with his knowledge and practicality.

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