Burress Law PLLC

Attorney Jason K. Burress

Jason Burress is a 7th generation Texan who earned his law degree from SMU School of Law. After law school, Jason worked for a prominent Texas based law firm managing hundreds of high-stakes cases involving personal injury and wrongful death with millions of dollars at risk.

Since founding Burress Injury Law in 2008, Jason’s practice has shifted from defending insurance companies and product manufacturers to representing people who are injured or have lost loved ones due to someone else’s negligence. Jason dedicates his practice to helping serious personal injury victims of catastrophic 18 wheeler crashes, motorcycle wrecks and car crashes as well as victims of drunk drivers and dangerous or defective products.

We have been fortunate to have earned many honors and accolades. We take pride in these awards, as they reflect our unyielding commitment and dedication to the people we serve.

Education:

• Southern Methodist University School of Law, 2002
• Texas State University, B.B.A. in Management, 1996
• Leadership McKinney Graduate – 2010

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Best Personal Injury Lawyer - McKinney Courier Gazette (3 time recipient)
• D Magazine Best Lawyers (3 time recipient)
• Thompson Reuters Super Lawyers / Texas Rising Stars 5 time Recipient
• Leadership McKinney Graduate – Class of 2010
• State Bar of Texas
• Collin County Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Chairman of McKinney Economic Development Corporation (2015 -2019) Chairman for 3 years
• Dallas Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• McKinney Community Development Corporation (2009-2013 – Vice Chairman for 2012-2013)
• Chairman of McKinney Chamber of Commerce’s Government and Legislative Issues Committee (2012-2013)
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• Dallas Bar Association
• Grayson County Bar Association

Honors and Awards:

• Texas Super Lawyer, Personal Injury Law ‒ 2017-2023 (less than 5% of Texas attorneys receive this honor)
• Best Personal Injury Lawyer, D Magazine – 5 Consecutive Years
• Rising Stars (Personal Injury Law), Texas Monthly/Thomson Reuters ‒ 5-time recipient (less than 2.5% of Texas attorneys receive this honor)
• Perfect 10.0 Avvo Rating
• Best Law Firm, McKinney Magazine ‒ 6-time recipient
• Best Attorney, McKinney/Allen Living Magazine ‒ 4-time selection
• Perfect A+ Better Business Bureau Rating
• Elite Lawyer 2019 ‒ Present
• Best Personal Injury Attorney, McKinney Courier-Gazette ‒ 3 consecutive years
• AV Rated (highest rating under Martindale-Hubbell)
• Texas Lawyer ‒ 7th Largest Motor Vehicle Verdict in Texas
• Frisco Style - Top Lawyers

Attorney Rachel Hatten Adams

Rachel is a highly experienced attorney who brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to our team. Having practiced for 7 years with a large Dallas firm, she has devoted her career to exclusively representing injured victims and their families in personal injury and wrongful death cases. Rachel has handled numerous complex cases, including commercial vehicle cases and traumatic brain injury matters. Her impressive track record and commitment to attention to detail align perfectly with our firm's values and the way we practice law.

Rachel is a native Texan and a proud graduate of Rockwall High School. Raised in a family of Longhorns, she attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she graduated with honors. Rachel then moved back to DFW and graduated Cum Laude from SMU Dedman School of Law. While in law school, she served as Editor-in-Chief of the SMU Science and Technology Law Review and worked as an extern for the Honorable Judge Renee H. Toliver of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

In her free time, Rachel enjoys spending time with her husband, son, and their rambunctious dog, Walter.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Collin County Bar Association
• Dallas Bar Association
• Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA)
• Dallas Association of Young Lawyers

Honors and Awards:

• Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star: 2021-2023

Attorney Kyle H. Dreyer

Kyle joined the firm in 2022. He has served as lead trial counsel across the nation and has successfully tried many complex cases over his 35-year legal career. He is a nationally respected authority in the field of trial advocacy and litigation management. Kyle is also an Adjunct Professor at Baylor Law and Program Coordinator for the Baylor Law Executive LL.M. in Litigation Management.

Kyle’s prior trial practice included nationwide representation of a major domestic automotive manufacturer and component part manufacturers. He also served as trial counsel for large corporations in the petroleum, agriculture, and consumer beverage industries, among others. In addition to mentoring the team and helping scale the firm’s continued growth and litigation management, Kyle is directly involved in select catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases.

Kyle is a member of the Texas and Oklahoma Bar Associations. He was selected as a Texas Super Lawyer 13 times since 2006 and Best Lawyer in America every year since 2008 (including 2014 “Lawyer of the Year” in personal injury and product liability) until he retired to coordinate the Baylor Law LL.M. in Litigation Management. Kyle was a D Magazine Best Lawyer recipient multiple times and was also named an original Leon Jaworski Fellow of Baylor Law’s prestigious Practice Court Program.

When he is not practicing law, Kyle enjoys golfing, fly fishing, and spending time in Park City Utah. He is married to Wendy May, a lawyer who serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for iCivics. Together, they have six children, three of whom have graduated from Baylor, one who is at TWU, and another who attends Baylor. Their youngest is a competitive hockey player and baseball player.

Education:

• Baylor University School of Law 1984
• Baylor University 1982

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• State Bar of Texas
• State Bar of Oklahoma
• American Bar Association
• International Association of Defense Counsel 2012 Trial Academy

Honors and Awards:

• Texas Super Lawyers – 13 Time Recipient
• Best Lawyers in America 2008 - 2021
• Leon Jaworski Teaching Fellow for the Baylor School of Law’s prestigious Practice Court Program

Attorney Kyle Hejl

Kyle is a partner with Burress Injury Law. He provides clients with his expertise in the preparation and trial of catastrophic personal injury cases. Born and raised in Central Texas, Kyle obtained his undergraduate degree from Concordia University in Austin, Texas. Kyle went on to earn his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas. While attending St. Mary’s Law School, Kyle clerked for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the highest criminal court in the State of Texas. Kyle has almost 20 years of experience litigating and trying cases in federal and state courts throughout Texas. He has extensive experience in cases involving insurance disputes, catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, product liability, construction defects and business disputes.

Education:

• St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
  • J.D. - 2005
• Concordia University, Austin, Texas
  • B.A. - 2000

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 2005
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas

Attorney Brian Mincher

Brian is a partner with Burress Injury Law. Over the past 25+ years, he has tried over 150 jury trials in state and federal courts. Having previously represented insurance companies before dedicating his practice to helping victims over a decade ago, Brian has incredible insight on how insurance companies operate and how to force them to pay more money on injury and wrongful death claims.

When asked why he became a lawyer, he notes Atticus Finch, the attorney in To Kill a Mockingbird, as his inspiration. That idea of fighting for those who are not able to fight for themselves has always been important to Brian. As a young man he spent a good deal of time fighting in the ring and on the mats. Now, he spends all his professional time fighting for the rights of his fellow citizens who have been needlessly harmed thru the negligence, and sometimes even malice, of others.

In his spare time, Brian enjoys physical fitness and the outdoors in all forms – from boating and hiking to hunting and fishing. He has been a competitive marksman in several different disciplines since childhood. His is a state record holder in Oklahoma in equipped bench pressing, and holds the current Texas, U.S. and world record in bench press for men his age and weight. During college, he was a 3-time Oklahoma Karate Association divisional champion. He is an avid guitar player and performs regularly on the local music scene. Brian is married and has 3 wonderful children.

Education:

• University of Oklahoma College of Law, Norman, Oklahoma
  
  • J.D. - 1998
• East Central University, Ada, Oklahoma
  • B.A. - 1996

Attorney Josh Flippin

Josh is an associate attorney with Burress Law. He spent the first 7 years of his practice on the defense side, working with some of the largest insurance carriers in both the U.S. and out of the Lloyd’s Market in London. That experience gave him incredible insight into how personal injury cases are litigated, tried and valued from a defense perspective, which allows him to be a better advocate and attorney for plaintiffs facing what can be one of the most difficult times in their lives.

Josh made the decision to switch to the plaintiff’s side because he wanted to find more of the personal service side of this practice that was sometimes lacking on the defense side. Josh became a lawyer because he wanted to help people as much as he could. Now having the ability to personally connect with his clients and fight on their behalf, his practice has never been more rewarding.

Josh is a native Texan, growing up in East Texas before moving to the DFW area. He obtained his undergraduate degree at the University of North Texas and law degree from the SMU Dedman School of Law. While attending law school, Josh clerked for the Texas Fourth Court of Appeals, the Collin County District Attorney, as well as a local civil litigation firm. He has extensive experience in the areas of personal injury, premises liability, wrongful death and product liability (product defects). Josh has been with the firm since 2021.

Education:

• Law School: SMU Dedman School of Law, 2013
• College/University: University of North Texas, 2008

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 2013

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Collin County Bar Association

Attorney Griffin Scheumack

Griffin Scheumack joined the firm in 2022. Griffin tried over 40 personal injury cases to verdict in a 2 years period, making him one of the most active trial attorneys in Texas.

Griffin is a native Texan who grew up in Plano. After graduating high school, he attended Texas Tech University where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Political Science with a minor in history. He graduated from Texas A&M University School of Law.

Outside of the office, Griffin enjoys cooking, particularly barbeque, golfing, and being around his two children. He is happily married to his wife, Katie. He is a member of the Collin and Tarrant County Bar Associations.

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 2016

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Collin County Bar Association
• Tarrant County Bar Association

Education:

• Law School: Texas A&M School of Law, Fort Worth, TX 2016, J.D.
• College/University: Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX, 2012, B.A Political Science.

Gross Settlement: $4,792,500 Injury: Death.Case Description: 18-wheeler fatalityOur contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys' fees of $1,914,000.00 and $42,054.00 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the proceeds of the jury verdict, 2015

Gross Settlement: $947,725 Injury: Multiple orthopedic injuriesCase Description: Head-on collisionOur contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys' fees of $329,795.00 and $13,202.90 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement, 2017

Gross Settlement: $2,000,000 Injury: Injury Case Description: 18 wheeler crash caused by out of service vehicle and tired commercial vehicle driver. Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys' fees of $700,000.00 and $24,270.00 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the proceeds of the jury verdict, 2018

Verdict: $3,655,130 (7th largest MVA verdict in Texas for 2015) Injury: Minor Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Case Description: February 4, 2015 Montoya v. Advanced Stimulation Technologies and Billy Duane Williams - An Ector County jury returned a $3,615,908 personal injury verdict in a side-impact crash against Billy Duane Williams and his employer, Advanced Stimulation Technologies, Inc. Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys' fees of $1,446,363.20 and $131,403.32 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the proceeds of the jury verdict, 2015

Gross Settlement: $815,000 Injury: Traumatic Brain Injury Case Description: Motorcycle wreck due to drunk driver Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys' fees of $306,000 and $31,412 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement, 2013

Gross Settlement: $725,000.00 (Settled after 3 days of Jury Trial; Defendant's settlement offer before trial was $118,000)Injury: Minor Traumatic Brain InjuryCase Description: T-Bone collisionOur contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys' fees of $291,093.75 and $123,206.19 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement, 2016

Gross Settlement: $1,010,000 Injury: DeathCase Description: Motorcycle wreck caused by careless driverOur contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys' fees of $400,000.00 and $4,070.45 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the proceeds of the jury verdict, 2016

Gross Settlement: $550,000 Injury: Mild Traumatic Brain injury and orthopedic injuriesCase Description: Faulty equipment injuryOur contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys' fees of $200,000 and $9,286.21 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement, 2016

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