Biography

ennifer L. Willingham represents clients in diverse matters including but not limited to the following areas: Business and Commercial Litigation, Insurance Defense and Insurance Subrogation. She also represents both Plaintiffs and Defendants in Personal Injury Liability cases as well as employers/insurers in both subscriber and non-subscriber Workers' Compensation Litigation.

Litigation Matters

A representative sampling of Ms. Willingham's litigation accomplishments include:

• Defense jury verdicts for insurers in workers' compensation disputes
• Summary Judgments on behalf of insurers on liability issues
• Dismissal of lawsuits against companies due to enforcement of arbitration provisions
• Successfully pursued claims against a company for violations of the Texas Theft Liability Act
• Successfully pursued claims against home seller based on violations of the DPTA
• Successfully defended non-subscriber employer against liability claims

Memberships and Awards

Ms. Willingham is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Tarrant County Bar Association, Texas Young Lawyers Association as well as the Fort Worth-Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association. Ms Willingham has served as a director as well as President of the Fort Worth-Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association.  Ms. Willingham also serves on the Executive Committee of the Fort Worth Junior Woman's Club and actively involved in her home community of Saginaw, Texas.

Ms. Willingham has also received the following honors:

• Texas Super Lawyer – Rising Star  2010 Texas Monthly Magazine 
• Top Attorney in Tarrant County by Fort Worth, Texas Magazine, 2008 and 2009.

While attending law school, Ms. Willingham was Chief Officer of the Harvey Moot Court Society, member of the Order of the Barristers, member of the 1st Amendment National Moot Court Team, and part of the winning team in the Dawson Sodd P.C. Moot Court Tournament. 

Areas of Concentration

Representative Clients

• Crestview Printing, Inc.
• The Dane, LLC
• Artfoam, LLC

Admissions

Texas: United States District Court for the Eastern District;  United States District Court for the Southern District; United States District Court for the Northern District

Education

Baylor University Law School, Waco, Texas
     J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence, 2004

Howard Payne University, Brownwood, Texas
     B.A., Bachelor of Arts English and Honors Major, 2001
        Honors: Summa Cum Laude; Hatton W. Sumner's Scholar;

                Outstanding Honor's Graduate and Best Honor's Thesis Award