Trevor Paul

Associate, Fort Worth
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Biography

Trevor Paul is a Texas-based trial and appellate lawyer in state and federal court. Because of Trevor’s extensive experience working for state and federal judges, he has a deep understanding of the court system, including a judge’s preferences, procedures, and expectations. This invaluable knowledge helps his clients navigate the complexities of the legal system, tailor arguments to resonate with a judge, and achieve favorable results.

Trevor joined Jackson Walker after serving as a judicial law clerk for Judge Mark T. Pittman and Judge Reed O’Connor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, in which he managed and drafted opinions in several high-profile and complex cases. Trevor also finished 2nd out of 31 federal clerks in a nationwide judicial clerkship writing competition.

Before clerking, Trevor earned a degree from Texas A&M School of Law, where he participated in moot court, was a member of the Texas A&M Law Journal of Property Law, and worked for Judge Mark T. Pittman and Judge Dabney Bassel. Trevor earned his undergraduate degree from Mississippi State University, where he played on the men’s soccer team.

Education

B.A., summa cum laude, Mississippi State University

J.D., Texas A&M University School of Law

  • Texas A&M Law Journal of Property Law
  • Moot Court
  • Equal Justice Award (Most pro bono hours in graduating class)

Bar Admissions

Texas

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Trial Court

  • Trade Group, Inc. v. BTC Media, LLC, No. 4:23-CV-00555-P (N.D. Tex. Sept. 5, 2024): successfully obtained a $4.5 million jury verdict for a trade show company’s breach of contract claim for non-payment of goods and services and jury finding of no liability on the opposing party’s fraud claim for $4.9 million in lost profits.
  • Bean, et al. v. ECM Eden Terrace, L.P., No. 048-351593-24 (48th Dist. Ct., Tarrant County, Tex. August 23, 2024): represent developer against homeowner’s negligence claims based on water erosion and successfully obtain an order granting developer’s motion to quash its consulting expert’s deposition.
  • Wilson v. American Airlines, No. JS22-00287N (Dallas County Just. Ct. No. 3, Tex. February 26, 2024): successfully defended American Airlines against claims for breach of contract and fraud and secured dismissal of all claims.
  • Schriver v. Tri-County Electric Co-Op, Inc., et al., No. 23-1593 (43rd Dist. Ct., Parker County, Tex. February 14, 2024): represent eight Tri-County Electric Cooperative board members against defamation and conspiracy claims and successfully obtained a special exceptions order against those claims.

Appellate Court

  • In re Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc., No. 02-24-00337-CV, 2024 WL 3978167 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Aug. 29, 2024, no pet. h.): successfully obtained mandamus relief compelling the trial court to vacate its order denying eight Tri-County Electric Cooperative board members’ motion for protective order.
  • Hagenbuch v. De Moor, No. 2-24-00038-CV (Tex. App.—Fort Worth, March 19, 2024): represented a candidate for the Republican nomination for Texas Senate District 30 concerning the eligibility of another candidate under the Texas Constitution’s requirement that a candidate must reside in the district in which he seeks nomination. But the district run-off election took place before the appeal could be decided.
  • McReynolds v. Bell Textron, Inc., No. 23-10510, 2024 WL 1070979, at *1 (5th Cir. Mar. 12, 2024): drafted Bell Textron’s appellate brief in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and successfully obtained affirmance of the trial court’s judgment for Bell Textron against the plaintiff’s employment claims on all grounds.
  • Shepherd v. Helen Painter & Co., No. 07-22-00314-CV, 2023 WL 8361796 (Tex. App.—Amarillo Dec. 1, 2023, pet. denied): successfully secured the affirmance of the trial court’s dismissal of claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and negligence against various real estate companies on all grounds and the affirmance of the trial court’s attorney’s fees award for the companies.

  • Author, “Is a Website Subject to Title III of the ADA: Why the Text Applies to Only Websites ‘Of’ a Place of Public Accommodation,” Texas A&M Law Journal of Property Law (2022)
  • Moderate 2024 Tarrant County Bar Association Judicial Panel, which included federal district court judges Reed C. O’Connor, Mark T. Pittman, Terry R. Means, and Hal R. Ray.

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