JEFF KERSHAW
About
Jeff Kershaw has tried significant jury cases across Texas for nearly 25 years. Mr. Kershaw represents companies and individuals in high-exposure and high-profile disputes in Federal and State courts. Mr. Kershaw’s practice covers a broad range of areas including medical-malpractice, personal injury torts involving catastrophic injury or death, major transportation incidents, construction accident and defect matters, premises liability, non-subscriber litigation and general insurance defense matters. Mr. Kershaw has substantial experience representing physicians and nurses before the Texas Medical Board and Nursing Board.
Jeff Kershaw has extensive experience in cases arising from transportation accidents involving allegations of Federal Motor Carriers Safety Regulations, construction accidents concerning allegations of OSHA violations, and road construction accidents. Mr. Kershaw has accident experts available on immediate notice to investigate and preserve all evidence concerning any type of catastrophic event.
Mr. Kershaw has been selected by his peers on numerous occasions as a D Magazine Best Lawyer Best Lawyers in Dallas and selected for inclusion to the Super Lawyers list in Texas. He also has an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell and is a member of the exclusive Texas Bar Foundation. Throughout his career, Mr. Kershaw has been interviewed by several media organizations on high profile cases, including a case involving a politician that received national attention.
Mr. Kershaw and his wife, Susan, have 2 wonderful children.
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury Matters
- Wrongful Death Matters
- Transportation Matters
- Construction Liability and Defects
- Premises Liability
- Products Liability
- Non-subscriber Litigation
- OSHA Litigation
- Health Care Liability
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1991
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1996
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1996
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2006
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
Education
- St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
- J.D. – 1991
- Honors: Phi Delta Phi
- Honors: Top 15% of Class
- Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
- B.A. – 1986
- Honors: Dean’s List 1985 – 1986
- Major: Finance
- Major: Accounting
Classes/seminars
- Premise Liability – Swimming Pool Codes, 2000 to 2000
- Employment Law-Foreign Languages, 2004 to 2004
- Trucking Law: Negligence Per-Se claims/defenses in connection with the Federal
- Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, 2008 to 2008
- Social Networking and the Law, 2010 to 2010
- Importance of Accident Investigation, February 2011
- Speaker, Federal Motor Carrier Transportation Update, 2017
- Speaker, Texas General Liability Update, 2018
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Premise Liability – Swimming Pool Codes, 2000 to 2000
- Employment Law-Foreign Languages, 2004 to 2004
- Trucking Law: Negligence Per-Se claims/defenses in connection with the Federal
- Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, 2008 to 2008
- Social Networking and the Law, 2010 to 2010
- Importance of Accident Investigation, February 2011
- Speaker, Federal Motor Carrier Transportation Update, 2017
- Speaker, Texas General Liability Update, 2018
Honors and Awards
- Dallas Bar Association, 1991
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 1998
- Defense Research Institute
- Frisco Board of Adjustment – Construction Board of Appeals, Board Member
- TEXO, Member
- Claims & Litigation Management Alliance
- Frisco City Council to the Board of Adjustments, 2012 to Present
