Jervonne D. Newsome
Partner
Jervonne has extensive experience representing clients in complex civil and business litigation matters at both the trial and appellate levels. Jervonne’s excellence in the field has garnered her recognition in The Best Lawyers in America® in 2021–2025, Texas Super Lawyers’ “Rising Stars” in 2021–2022, and D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers Under 40” in 2022. Her clientele regularly includes Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, corporate officers, and individuals.
Key Matters
- Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a Fortune 500® processing services company, reducing her client’s potential damages exposure by nearly 50 percent.
- Obtained complete defense verdict against claims of patent infringement totaling $76 million in alleged damages.
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Obtained summary judgment for global health care company against claims of misappropriation of trade secrets and tortious interference.
- Obtained dismissal of all claims against a Fortune 500® company in the federal district court of Montana.
- Utilized creative tactical litigation methods to protect former business partner’s interest in partnership assets moved across state lines and obtained a favorable settlement on behalf of client after just two weeks of settlement discussions.
- Spearheaded initial litigation strategy in complex trust and business dispute related to the large Texas ranching operation and property owned by the trust leading to favorable settlement on behalf of trustee of multi-million-dollar trust.
- Within weeks of filing the lawsuit, successfully resolved a breach of contract dispute on behalf of a major world-wide career placement agency by obtaining a favorable settlement without the expense of traditional discovery and motion practice.
- Conducted depositions of several top executives of major sporting event companies on the west and east coasts on behalf of an online event registration company, which proved instrumental in securing a dismissal of claims and settlement that saved the client from millions of dollars of litigation and damages exposure.
- Advanced strategic and cutting-edge motion practice on behalf of the founder and CEO of a major investment company in a breach of contract dispute that resulted in a favorable settlement.
- Provided innovative research and critical analysis to settlement demand proposal on behalf of an investment banking officer of a prominent banking institution in an employment discrimination dispute leading to a favorable pre-lawsuit settlement.
- Obtained order vacating default judgment on behalf of a former business partner in a business dispute through inventive appellate briefing.
- Obtained favorable settlement on a pro bono matter for Advocates for Community Transformation, assisting neighbors of community protect their communities from loitering and crime.
- Defeated alter ego, fraud, and breach of contract claims at trial for a nationwide hospital management company.