Fort Worth Attorney Profiles
[Jason Stephens] [Seth Anderson]
Jason Stephens is a founding partner of Stephens & Anderson, LLP located in Fort Worth, Texas. Mr. Stephens is an AV® Rated Lawyer (the highest rating an attorney can achieve under a national peer-reviewed system), has been named in 2004-2005-2006-2007 by Texas Monthly magazine as a "Texas Super Lawyer", has been selected by Texas Monthly magazine as a "Texas Rising Star,"has been recognized by the Fort Worth, Texas magazine as one of the Top Fort Worth Lawyers in 2003-2004-2005-2006-2007, he has been named to the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and has been named as “one of the nation’s leading plaintiffs’ lawyers” by Lawdragon publishing.
In the February 21, 2005 issue ofNational Law Journal, Mr. Stephens was acknowledgedfor obtaining the 47th largest verdict in the entire United States during 2004. He was also acknowledged by Texas Lawyer for achieving the 5th largest verdict in Texas during 2004.
Mr. Stephens has been consulted to comment on various legal issues and cases by news agencies, including Texas Monthly magazine, the Dallas Business Journal, and several news papers and television and cable news reports. Indeed, just one of Mr. Stephens’ cases alone generated over 80 news articles in 150 publications.
Mr. Stephens serves as an Adjunct Professor for Advanced Trial Advocacy at Baylor University School of Law and he has served as a Speaker for the State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Law Course and various seminars sponsored by the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. He is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and he serves as a member and board of director for the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. As a Fort Worth attorney, Mr. Stephens is the immediate Past-President and a current director of the Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association.
Jason Stephens is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas; and the Texas Supreme Court.Mr. Stephenshas also served as an Officer in the United States Army Reserves.
JasonStephens is a native Texan and earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Management at Texas Christian University.He then attended law school at Baylor University School of Law where he was selected to serve on the Law Review, Moot Court Society, National Order of Barristers, and the Dean's List.Mr. Stephens was also selected by the faculty to represent the law school at the National Trial Competition sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers where he placed third in the nation. While graduating from law school with cum laude honors,Mr. Stephens simultaneously earned his Master of Business Administration from Baylor University.
Mr. Stephens’ practice focuses exclusively on plaintiff’s trial work. He handles cases involving serious personal injury, wrongful death, auto and truck accidents, oil and gas well accidents, construction site injuries, sexual abuse and misconduct, insurance bad faith, and business and commercial litigation.
Seth Anderson has been identified as one of Fort Worth’s Top Personal Injury Lawyers since Fort Worth, Texasmagazine began its annual rankings of lawyers. In those rankings, he has been repeatedly recognized as one of the top 5 personal injury lawyers in Fort Worth. Outside of Fort Worth, Mr. Anderson has been recognized by Texas Monthly magazine as a Texas Super Lawyer and Rising Star among Texas lawyers.
In recognition of his ethics and abilities, Mr. Anderson has achieved an AV® rating by the Martindale Hubble national attorney rating system. AV is the highest possible rating an attorney can receive for skill and ethics.
Mr. Anderson is licensed to practice in all Texas Courts by the Texas Supreme Court. He is also licensed to practice in the Northern, Southern, and Eastern Federal Districts of Texas, as well as the Western District of Louisiana.
Mr. Anderson has a Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin. After college, he passed the CPA exam then went to Baylor University School of Law where he was an editor of the Baylor Law Review and received many awards for his achievements.
Mr. Anderson has successfully tried cases against insurance companies, trucking companies, and other businesses for personal injury and corporate wrongdoings. Mr. Anderson has represented clients from all over the country and is currently involved in a multi-million dollar lawsuit against a foreign company.
Seth Anderson is dedicated to representing individuals and businesses that have been wronged by others. Mr. Anderson represents individuals that have suffered serious personal injury and the families of those who are victims of wrongful death. Mr. Anderson has handled numerous wrongful death cases, oil well and gas well accidents and injuries, accidents involving big rigs, 18-wheelers, and semis, as well as cases involving misfiled prescriptions, product liability, nonsubscriber on the job accidents, and other catastrophic injuries. On the commercial front, Mr. Anderson has represented banks, production companies, contractors, broadcast companies, software companies and other businesses in litigation arising from breaches of contract, fraud, patent infringement, theft of trade secrets and fraudulent transfers.