Atty. Joseph E. Legere
Joseph E. Legere is a trial lawyer with over 60 jury trials under his belt.
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Joseph E. Legere is a Partner based in Dallas, Texas, practicing at Staubus, Blankenship, Legere and Walker PLLC. They have 25+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2001. Their practice focuses on trusts, poa, and estate litigation. Admitted to practice in Texas (2001), U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas (2002), and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas (2003). Educated at Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 2001) and University of Texas at San Antonio (B.A., 1997). Serands clients in Dallas, TX and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Joseph E. Legere is a trial lawyer with over 60 jury trials under his belt
- His success as a trial lawyer earned him a selection by his peers as a Texas Rising Star by Thomson Reuters in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2015
- Additionally, he was listed as a Texas Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters in 2020 and 2021, a process performed by Texas Super Lawyer magazine in naming the State’s up-coming attorneys
- His trial experience includes litigation involving mental capacity issues, involving the use of expert witness testimony and cross-examination of physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, and other medical and mental health professionals
- His knowledge and experience with medical and psychological testimony is particularly useful in handling mental capacity issues which arise in contested guardianships and will contests
- He also has substantial trial experience involving catastrophic tort claims, including wrongful death claims and survival claims
- Mr. Legere has given numerous presentations to legal organizations involving litigation tactics and other subjects
- He has served as an adjunct professor at a local college teaching courses relating to substantive areas of litigation
- Mr. Legere is active in community service, volunteering with the Assist the Officer Foundation, American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, the Irving Healthcare Foundation, MADD, and Susan G. Komen-Dallas
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Joseph E. Legere is one of 104,172 trusts attorneys indexed nationally. Browse trusts attorneys in Texas →
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Why local counsel matters in Texas
Practicing law in Texas. Legal matters in Texas are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Dallas are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Texas state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Texas brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Texas courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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