Jack leads the firm’s Litigation section, specializing in complex civil litigation in the petrochemical industry. His areas of emphasis include personal injury and products liability litigation, commercial litigation, construction related disputes and professional liability litigation.

He joined Mills Shirley in 1981 after eight years with the Galveston County District Attorney’s Office, where Jack served as First Assistant and tried more than 200 cases ranging from capital murder to securities fraud. He continues an active trial practice focusing on significant and catastrophic injuries, as well as major commercial disputes.

Published Works and Presentations:

Protecting Your Incident Investigation from Discovery, 2002
            Architects/Engineers Risk Management Seminar 2003
            Houston Bar Association, Greater Council Session, 2002
            Texas Chemical Counsel, 2002

Premises Liability: Are you the Premises Owner, In Control?, 2001

            Texas Chemical Counsel, 2001

Legal Issues Impacting Industrial Hygienists After an Environmental Incident, 2000

You've Prepared For the Plaintiff's Case But Are You Ready For The Media?, 1998

Legal Liability and Accident Investigations, 1994

Handling the Architectural Liability Claim, 1992

The Limitation of Liability Defense and its Problematic Application in Texas, 1991