Jason Kipness

Jason Kipness joined Murphy Legal in 2022 as a member of the firm’s trial and litigation team. Mr. Kipness has over twenty years of experience in litigating and trying cases in the State of Texas.

Jason has extensive experience defending clients involved in “non-subscriber” employee work accidents, transportation accidents, premises liability, personal injury, and wrongful death claims.

He has had success securing favorable verdicts, arbitration awards and settlements on behalf of individuals and entities ranging in size from small, family held businesses to publicly traded corporations in the manufacturing, transportation, food, insurance, construction, healthcare and retail sectors.

Jason enjoys spending time watching his son play football and lacrosse, salt-water fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, beach vacations and following the Texas Longhorns.

Areas of Practice

• “Non-subscriber” Employee Work Injury Claims
• Transportation Accidents
• Insurance Defense Claims
• Wrongful Death Claims
• Premises Liability Claims
• Personal Injury Claims

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin, B.A. Government, 1994
• St. Mary’s University School of Law of San Antonio, Texas, J.D., 1998

Bar Admissions

• State Bar of Texas
• Oklahoma Bar Association
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas
• United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
• United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
• United States District Court, Western District of Texas
• United States District Court, Western District of Oklahoma
• Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
• United States Supreme Court

Memberships

• State Bar of Texas
• Oklahoma Bar Association
• Texas Association of Defense Council
• Dallas Bar Association

Representative Cases

• Kathleen Hunter v. Baylor Health Care System, 2019 WL 3818838, (N.D. Tex. Aug. 8, 2019).
• Kathleen Hunter v. Baylor Health Care System, 2019 WL 2995899, (N.D. Tex. July 9, 2019).
• Jack In the Box, Inc. v. Skiles, 221 S.W.3d 566 (Tex. 2007).
• Lone Star Bakery, Inc. v. De La Garza, 04-13-00804-CV, 2014 WL 4230180 (Tex. App. – San Antonio 2014, orig. proceeding).
• In re Arpin America Moving Systems, LLC, 416 S.W.3d 927 (Tex. App. – Dallas 2013, orig. proceeding).
• In re Standard Meat, L.P., No. 05-06-01470-CV, 2007 WL 730660 (Tex. App. – Dallas 2007, orig. proceeding).