Jessica Thorne
Taber Estes Thorne & Carr PLLC
3500 Maple Avenue, Suite 1100
Dallas, Texas 75219
Direct Dial: 214.599.4003
jthorne@taberestes.com
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Practice Areas
Commercial/Business Litigation
Family Law
Government Contracts
General Trial
Practice Emphasis
Jessica has a diverse trial practice that focuses on business litigation. She has represented numerous clients, including AT&T, the MacArthur Foundation, and Northrop Grumman. Jessica has experience with matters involving breach of contract, fraud, patent infringement, dissolution of entities, government contracts as well as various tort claims. Throughout Jessica's legal career, she has also developed a strong family law practice assisting clients with divorce, asset evaluation division, collaborative law, and child custody issues.
Because of her experience in these two diverse areas, Jessica is uniquely qualified to represent individuals on very personal matters by providing them with a business perspective that her family law clients appreciate and respect. She also brings a unique breadth of experience to her business clients. Her family law background allows her to work with corporate clients with a level of personal understanding about what litigation problems and cases actually mean to a company and its employees that most corporate lawyers do not possess. In addition, because of her family law background, Jessica has had an opportunity to try a variety of cases both to a judge and to a jury such that she finds she has far more courtroom experience than her adversaries in business cases.
Education
J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law (1995)
- Quarter-Finalist, National Mock Trial, 1995
- Champion, American Bar Association (ABA) National Moot Court Competition, 1994
- Best Oralist, ABA National Moot Court Competition, 1994
B.A., Trinity University (1991)
- Speech and Economics
Prior Work Experience
Partner, Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, Dallas (2004-2008) Trial Section
Associate, Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, Dallas (1995-2004) Trial Section
Admissions
- All Texas State Courts
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Professional Memberships
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, Dallas Bar Association
- Member, College of the State Bar of Texas
- Associate, Annette G. Stewart Inn of Court
Professional Achievements
- Recognized, "Texas Super Lawyers," Law & Politics as published in Texas Monthly Magazine
- Recognized, "Texas Rising Stars," Law & Politics as published in Texas Monthly Magazine
Community Activities
- Rainbow Days, Inc., Executive Board of Directors
- President, Executive Board of Directors (2007-2009)
- Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation, Board of Directors
- Vice President of Awards (2008-2009)
- Texas Tech Law School, Board of Directors
- Trinity University National Alumni Board of Directors, Member
- Dallas Women's Museum, Charter Member Advisory Committee
