Jesse R. Pierce

Jesse Pierce has more than 40 years of litigation experience and has tried many types of cases in state and federal courts of Texas and other states. He specializes in civil trials of cases dealing with complex energy and commercial issues. Mr. Pierce is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is a Commercial Arbitrator for American Arbitration Association. He is licensed to practice in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.

Mr. Pierce was named "2011 Houston Oil and Gas Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers and has been inducted into the Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellows are selected based on effectiveness and accomplishment in litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and on the basis of a superior ethical reputation. Fewer than 60 attorneys in Houston are Fellows of the LCA.

Mr. Pierce represents both plaintiffs and defendants, and has represented clients in many types of complex litigation, including oil and gas, environmental, product liability, interpretation and enforcement of contracts, temporary restraining orders, trade secrets, franchising, real estate, ERISA claims, securities and corporate matters, franchising disputes, copyright and entertainment matters, and a variety of fraud, usury, and Deceptive Trade Practices matters, and has extensive experience in class action litigation. Mr. Pierce frequently lectures at continuing legal education seminars and was a drafter of the Texas Pattern Jury Charges for Oil and Gas Cases.

PUBLICATIONS

■ “How to Deal with the Expert Witness,” State Bar of Texas, 2015

■ “The Use and Perils of Sight Drafts in Leasing Transactions,” 59th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, 2013

■ “Recent Developments in Oil and Gas Law,” 8th Annual Energy Litigation Conference, The Institute for Energy Law, 2009

■ “Protecting Company Secrets and Rights to Compete: When Employer and Employees Clash in the Oilfield,” 60th Annual Conference on Oil and Gas Law, Institute for Energy Law, 2009

■ “Recent Developments in Oil and Gas Law,” 7th Annual Energy Litigation Conference, The Institute for Energy Law, 2008

■ “Termination of Oil, Gas, and Mineral Leases: Savings Clauses and Defensive Doctrines,” Texas State Bar webcast panelist, 2008

■ “Termination of Oil, Gas, and Mineral Leases: Savings Clauses and Defensive Doctrines,” 26th Advanced Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Course, Texas State Bar Association, 2008

■ “Oil and Gas Pattern Jury Questions and Instructions,” Oil, Gas & Energy Resource Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, September 14, 2005

■ “Current Issues in Gas Royalty Litigation,” Arkansas State Bar Association Oil, Gas & Energy Law Seminar, 2005

■ “Termination of Oil, Gas & Mineral Leases: The Temporary Cessation of Production & Production in Paying Quantities Doctrines,” State Bar of Texas Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section Report, Vol. 27, No. 4, June 2003

■ “Common Law Claims in Environmental Contamination cases,” Advanced Environmental Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1997

■ “Standards of Appellate Review,” Houston Bar Association Appellate Practice Institute, 1996

■ “Current Issues in Controversies Between Royalty Owners and Energy Companies,” Section of Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law, American Bar Association, 1993