USA Guide 2026 : Texas: Houston & Surrounds
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Fortune 500 companies, medium-sized companies, and individuals across the country and throughout Texas regularly turn to us with respect to their litigation matters. While we are customarily retained at the outset of litigation, we are not infrequently retained to either join existing counsel as lead trial counsel or to substitute for existing counsel prior to trial. We are a boutique litigation firm that combines our backgrounds as partners in national firms with the personalized legal services delivered by a small firm.
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Pierce & O’Neill offers considerable experience in oil and gas matters, particularly complex commercial disputes that arise across the industry. Clients seek out the trial boutique's courtroom acumen on energy-related cases, including those involving contractual, royalty and contamination issues.
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Pierce & O’Neill represented Texas Crude Energy and Amber Harvest against ConocoPhillips-owned Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company in a breach of contract lawsuit valued at over $500 million.
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Pierce & O’Neill is very knowledgeable, experienced and displays good judgment.
Pierce & O’Neill has a complete team of very knowledgeable lawyers. Every detail of a case is analyzed and discussed, and they pay attention to detail, taking into account the big picture and how a case may impact it.
Pierce & O’Neill is very skilled and has vast experience and background in energy litigation.
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Jesse Pierce is an accomplished litigator and is widely touted for his strength in oil and gas disputes.
Jesse is a great trial lawyer.
Jesse is a superb legal thinker and a great advocate.
Jesse is an outstanding trial lawyer and masters the legal issues in a case.
Jack O'Neill is well regarded for his expert representation of clients in a wide array of complex commercial disputes, with notable expertise in the energy sector.
Jack is respected, seasoned, creative and aggressive.
Jack is a phenomenal trial lawyer. He is skilled at simplifying complex oil and gas issues for the judge and jury.
Jack is a sophisticated and experienced lawyer who is well versed in his trade.
Jack is an extremely experienced trial lawyer.
Litigation: General Commercial
Litigation: General Commercial
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