Modesett Williams PLLC
Austin , TX
Licensed to practice in:
TX
Practice Information
About
John H. 'Jack' Modesett
Modesett Williams PLLC
2202 Lake Austin Boulevard
Austin, TX78703
Practice Areas for John H. 'Jack' Modesett
Personal Injury
<span>Modesett Williams is a law firm of experienced trial lawyers. Walter focuses on business-related matters, while Jack works on the firm's catastrophic injury docket.</span><br/>
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<span>Jack and Walter are both Sustaining Members of the Texas Bar Foundation and are AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Jack is board certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Walter is board certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. </span><br/>
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<span>In 2012, Modesett Williams worked on cases involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, shareholder oppression, shareholder derivative actions, wrongful discharge, redemption of partnership interests, conversion, statutory and common law fraud, piercing the corporate veil, declaratory judgment - corporate bylaws, bankruptcy adversary proceedings (including discharge-ability claims), as well as significant personal injury and medical malpractice matters. In total, Jack and Walter tried four cases to a jury verdict in three different counties that year. </span><br/>
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<span>In 2011, the firm took two significant verdicts in Travis County. That same year Jack and Walter tried a week-long arbitration in Santa Monica, California concerning a breach of contract matter. </span><br/>
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<span>In September of 2010, the firm also received Texas' largest medical malpractice verdict in Conservative Victoria County. </span><br/>
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<span>Both Jack and Walter are fearless trial advocates with the knowledge and experience to get maximum value for cases by trying them to verdict. </span>
TX, 1991, #14244337 - Active
McMains and Modesett
Attorney
1996-01
Norton and Blair
Attorney
1991-01
Ware, Snow, Fogel and Jackson
Attorney
1993-01
14th Court of Appeals
Judicial Intern
1990-01
Modesett Williams PLLC
Attorney
2009-01
University of Texas at Austin
BA
1988-01
University of Texas at Austin
JD
1991-01