Ben Taylor
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18601 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Suite 525 Town East Tower, Mesquite, TX 75150
About Ben Taylor
Practice Areas
- Appellate
Education
- South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 1987J.D.
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Honors: With Highest Honors
- University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1984B.A.
- Major: Spanish Literature
- Honors: High Honors
Representative Cases
- Assistance with pre-trial preparations and later court of appeals and Texas Supreme Court merits briefing to defend summary judgment granted in favor of plaintiff health care provider in action against third party administrator to recover on over 600 claims that were not paid timely. As a result, trial court's judgment for health care provider in excess of $3.3 million was affirmed through all appeals.
- Assisted with trial court briefing, briefed and argued in court of appeals, and briefed in Texas Supreme Court, complex dispute over electronic game distribution agreement. Court of appeals reversed judgment in excess of $6 million, rendered judgment that opposing party take nothing, rendered judgment that party recover $1.557 million from opposing party, and remanded case for determination and awards of pre-judgment interest and attorney's fees to party. Texas Supreme Court denied opposing party's petition for review after considering full merits briefing.
Classes and Seminars
- Panelist, "Appellate Annual Review: Cases that Matter to Business ? Updates from the Texas Supreme Court," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. CLE Seminar, Houston, Texas, October 2011
- Panelist, "Trends, Developments and Techniques in Texas Appellate Practice," Dallas Bar Association Appellate Law Section CLE Seminar, Dallas, Texas, August 2007
- State Bar Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, Pattern Jury Charge Conference Presentation, July/August 2007
- Panelist, "Enhancing Your Appellate Prospects," Dallas Bar Association, Appellate Law Section CLE Seminar, Dallas, Texas, May 2006
- State Bar Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, Pattern Jury Charge Conference Presentation, June/July/August 2003
- "Trends and Impact of Supreme Court Opinions on Appellate Practitioners," State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course, Richardson, Texas, September 2000
- Appellate Supersedeas Update, Mesquite Bar Association Meeting, Mesquite, Texas, February 2015
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1987
- U.S. Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of Texas (Appellate Section)
- State Bar of Texas, 1995 - 2004 (Pattern Jury Charge Committee, General Negligence and Intentional Personal Torts)
- State Bar of Texas, 2004 - 2006 (Pattern Jury Charge Committee, General Negligence and Intentional Personal Torts, Chair)
- Dallas Bar Association, 2005 (Appellate Law Section, Chair)
- Dallas Bar Association, 2004 (Appellate Law Section, Vice-Chair)
- Dallas Bar Association, 2003 (Appellate Law Section, Secretary)
- Dallas Bar Association, 2002 (Appellate Law Section, Treasurer)
Past Positions
- Justice William Kilgarlin, Supreme Court of Texas, Briefing Attorney, 1987 - 1988
- Fulbright & Jaworski, 1988 - 2014
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Beta Kappa
Articles
Published Works
- Co-author, "Governor Signs Revised Texas Lawsuit Reform Legislation," Fulbright Alert, May 31, 2011
- Co-author, "Texas Supreme Court Extends Notice-Prejudice Rule to Advertising Injury Coverage," Fulbright Briefing, January 16, 2008
- Co-author, "Supreme Court's 5-4 Reversal of $79.5 Million Punitive Damage Award May Have Broad Impact, But Excessiveness of Award Not Addressed," Fulbright Alert, February 20, 2007
- Co-contributor, "Appellate Law and Practice: 'Not Just the Facts," Legal Resource Guide for the Media, Dallas Bar Association, October 2005
- "Methodology of a Pattern Jury Charge Committee," The Advocate, State Bar Litigation Section Report, Vol. 31, Summer 2005
- Co-author, "Jury Charge Under House Bill 4 (impact of House Bill 4, unanimous jurors, State Farm opinions on punitives, Casteel case, exemplary damages)," 27th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, State Bar of Texas, August, September and November 2004
- Co-author, "Recovery of Contingency Fees After Arthur Andersen vs. Perry Equipment; Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives," Houston Bar Association Seminar, November 1997
- Co-author, "Court's Charge Update," Professional Development Program: Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, State Bar of Texas, June 1995
- Co-author, "Premises Liability Law Update," Professional Development Program: Wrongful Death & Personal Injury Arising from Premises Liability, State Bar of Texas, April 1988
- Co-author, "Contribution and Indemnity: Including Mary Carters and Joint and Several Liability," Professional Development Program: Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, State Bar of Texas, July/August 1987
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Personal Injury, Car Accidents
Nearby Lawyers
- Appellate
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