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Jay R. Downs

Jay R. Downs

Of Counsel

Mr. Downs has over 40 years of civil litigation experience. His practice focuses on the defense of personal injury and wrongful death cases and business litigation. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and a Board-Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He has served as lead counsel in more than 150 jury and bench trials in counties all over Texas and in six other states.

  • State of Texas (1982)
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • United States District Court - Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
  • Dallas Bar Association
  • Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Co-Chairman, Primerus Defense Institute, Transportation Section, 2009-2010
  • Trucking Industry Defense Association
  • Council on Litigation Management
  • Vice Chair, Primerus Defense Institute, 2013-2014
  • Chair, Primerus Defense Institute, 2014-2015
  • Baylor University, J.D., 1982
  • Baylor University, B.A., 1976
  • AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy
  • Board Certified Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
  • Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
  • Pro HAC Vice Admissions: California, Montana, Kansas, Michigan, Illinois, and Mississippi
  • Super Lawyers 2006 to 2023
  • American Board of Trial Advocates
  • Columnist, Insurance   Journal, 1996-1998.
  • "Unlearning Old Falsehoods About Trial," Insurance Journal, Volume 3, Number 14, September, 1997.
  • "A Guide to the Statute of Limitations in Professional Liability Suits," Insurance   Journal, Volume 2, Number 7, July, 1996.
  • "Declaratory Judgment Actions: Who Pays the Insured's Legal Fees?" For  the Defense, Volume 38, Number 2, February, 1996.
  • "The Phenomenon of Zinc Whisker Growth and the Rotary Switch," Metal Finishing  Magazine, Volume 92, Number 6, August, 1994.
  • "Ten Ways a CPA Can be Sued," Today's  CPA, November, 1992.
  • "The Affirmative Defense of Inability to Pay," Trial Lawyers  Forum, June, 1992.
  • "Finding the Hidden Party," Trial Lawyers  Forum, June 1992.

Practice Specialty:

Defense of Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases, Subrogation, and Commercial Litigation.