Ware Jackson is proud to announce that founding partner, Don Jackson, has been named 2023 TEX-ABOTA Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Texas Chapters of the American Board of Trial Advocates. This recognition is bestowed annually on a practicing lawyer who is an excellent advocate with a distinguished career, superb reputation of high ethics and fair play, and recent outstanding trial results, and who has demonstrated service to ABOTA and exemplification of its ideals. The firm extends its warmest congratulations to Don on this outstanding honor.

Asked about this recognition, Don replied: “I am amazed to receive this incredible honor from an organization that I have believed in and worked with for a quarter century. ABOTA’s mission of defending the Seventh Amendment right to trial by jury in civil cases and promoting civility and professionalism is crucial to the continued existence and vitality of the American system of justice. I will continue to do my best to live up to the ideals that this award represents.”

Don is Ware Jackson’s second TEX-ABOTA Trial Lawyer of the Year. Lee Ware was awarded this honor in 2005.

Founded in 1958, ABOTA is a national association of experienced trial lawyers and judges. ABOTA and its members are dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the civil jury trial right provided by the Seventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. ABOTA membership consists of more than 7,300 lawyers-equally balanced between plaintiff and defense-and judges spread among 96 chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. ABOTA is an invitation-only organization. Members must have at least five years of active experience as trial lawyers, have tried at least 10 civil jury trials to conclusion, and possess additional litigation experience. Members must also exhibit the virtues of civility, integrity, and professionalism by following its Code of Professionalism and Principles of Civility.

Ware, Jackson, Lee, O’Neill, Smith & Barrow, LLP is pleased to announce that its partner, Avery Sheppard, has been recognized as one of the 2023 Texas Rising Stars by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters publication. Less than 2.5% of Texas attorneys are selected for this honor, which is based on peer nomination, independent research, and peer evaluation.

In the inaugural Chambers USA Regional Spotlight Guide, Ware Jackson is ranked for Houston Dispute Resolution. According to Chambers, this captures Houston’s interesting ecosystem of litigation boutiques. Chambers and Partners is the leading independent professional legal research company. They provide detailed insight into the world’s leading lawyers and law firms.

Ware Jackson partners Don Jackson, Paul Smith, and colleagues attended the Tee It Up with TIRR golf tournament this year. As a sponsor of this golf tournament, Ware Jackson assisted TIRR Foundation in raising funds for Mission Connect, a collaborative neurotrauma research project that does traumatic brain injury research.

Ware, Jackson, Lee, O’Neill, Smith & Barrow, LLP is proud to announce recognition in the U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers 2023 list of “Best Law Firms.” This ranking recognizes law firms for professional excellence with consistently good reviews from clients and peers. Achieving this status signifies the quality of law practice and range of legal expertise. According to Best Lawyers®: “Firms that received a tier designation reflect the highest level of respect a firm can earn among other leading lawyers and clients from the same communities and practice areas.”

Ware Jackson hosted a Vinson & Elkins Tort Section alumni event for former colleagues. We enjoyed reconnecting with everyone and thank you to all who attended. What great lawyers and great friends! We wish everyone well and hope to see everyone again in the future. 

Ware, Jackson, Lee, O’Neill, Smith & Barrow LLP is proud to announce our lawyers that have been recognized by Thomson Reuters as Texas Super Lawyers in 2022. The lists are compiled by using a multi-phase selection process based on peer recognition and professional achievement. This year’s Super Lawyer honorees include Don Jackson, Tim Lee, Eileen O’Neill, Paul Smith, Dennis Barrow and Knox Nunnally, and only 5% of attorneys in Texas are selected.