Burress Law PLLC

Attorney Jason K. Burress

Over his career, Jason has managed hundreds of high-stakes cases involving personal injury and wrongful death with millions of dollars at risk. He previously served as trial counsel for numerous mid-size and Fortune 500 corporations including General Motors, Freightliner, AIG Excess and Casualty Level insured companies, Nissan Motor Company, Boston Scientific and Conoco-Phillips.

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 (Board Member since 2015)
• 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

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