Jesse R. Pierce

Pierce & O'Neill, LLP

Jesse Pierce has more than forty 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 the American Arbitration Association.  He is licensed to practice in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.

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.