Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Products Liability; view more
Licensed in Texas since: 1997
Education: Baylor University School of Law
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2004 - 2024 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2004 Call today:
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Attorney Jason B. Stephens is the founder and owner of Stephens Law in Fort Worth, Texas. Nationally recognized as one of the leading trial lawyers in the country, Mr. Stephens provides unmatched advocacy and support to clients throughout the greater Fort Worth metro area and all across the state who have suffered injuries or loss as a result of someone else's negligence or wrongdoing. Mr. Stephens has been inducted as a Fellow into the elite American College of Trial Lawyers--an honor only bestowed upon the top 1% of lawyers. Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only and only after careful investigation, to those experienced trial lawyers of diverse backgrounds, who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality.
Over the course of his career handling all types of personal injury and wrongful death claims, Mr. Stephens has achieved a long record of success fighting for the rights and entitlements of those adversely affected by car and truck accidents, construction accidents, oil and gas accidents, and other preventable tragedies.
In April 2022, Jason Stephens obtained a $15.68 million verdict — the largest personal injury verdict in Grayson County history — on behalf of the family of a plumber who was fatally electrocuted on the job. This was the 19th largest verdict in Texas in 2022 as published by Verdict Search and Top Verdicts. This isn’t the first time Jason Stephens has won big on behalf of his clients. He has a proven track record of success and has recovered some of the largest verdicts in Texas and the U.S. He secured the fifth largest verdict in Texas in 2004 and the eighth largest verdict awarded in the state for a motor vehicle accident in 2012. Moreover, the National Law Journal recognized him for having secured the 47th largest jury verdict awarded in the United States in 2004. Combined, Mr. Stephens has recovered well in excess of $100+ Million dollars for his clients, earning his memberships in the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forums.
Among his other notable accolades, Mr. Stephens is a member of the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates--an invitation only association extended to trial lawyers who have demonstrated a high level of success and experience in the courtroom and who have high personal character and honorable reputation. Mr. Stephens has also earned perennial designation as a Top Attorney from Fort Worth Magazine as well as consistent Top 100 Trial Lawyers designations from The National Trial Lawyers. He also holds an AV Preeminent peer review rating* from Martindale-Hubbell along with many other top rankings and endorsements from his peers. He has also received Superb, 10 out of 10 client ratings on Avvo as well as many 5 star testimonials and referrals from his satisfied clients.
A 1994 graduate of Texas Christian University with a Bachelor of Business Administration, Mr. Stephens obtained his Master of Business Administration from Baylor University in 1997, and that same year, he obtained his Juris Doctor from Baylor University School of Law. A leader in his field, he has published articles and conducted continuing legal education seminars across his region on a variety of legal topics.
Along with maintaining a successful legal practice, Mr. Stephens has also maintained active involvement in his legal community, and he has served as president of the Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association. He is also a member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association and has served as a board of director. Mr. Stephens is also a former officer in the U.S. Army Reserves and is active within his local community at large volunteering his time and resources to various charitable organizations including Big Brother Big Sisters and foundations supporting research for childhood cancer.
Mr. Stephens is also a fellow with the Texas Bar Foundation and member of the State Bar of Texas, the American Association for Justice and the Tarrant County Bar Association, among his other professional affiliations.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Assault, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Dram Shop Laws, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Defects, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Pharmaceutical, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 90% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 10% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1997, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.stephenslaw.com/about/
- Texas Supreme Court, 1997
- Inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers--an honor bestowed only upon the top 1% of lawyers. Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only and only after careful investigation, to those experienced trial lawyers of diverse backgrounds, who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality. , 2024
- Colorado Supreme Court, 2019
- Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
- Past President and Director of Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum®
- Member, Board of Directors for the Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
- Oklahoma Supreme Court, 2010
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum®
- Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- $5,740,658 (after fees and expenses) Wrongful death settlement involving industrial on the job accident., 2023
- $1,710,518 (after fees and expenses) Settlement for multiple fractures and injuries involving a commercial delivery vehicle., 2023
- $1,868,188 (after fees and expenses) Wrongful death settlement involving 18-wheeler wreck., 2023
- $24,400,000 Verdict & Settlement involving the sexual abuse of 11 children by their pastor
- Won the 19th Largest Verdict in Texas as published by Top Verdicts and Verdict Search., 2022
- $15,681,000.00 Verdict involving electrocution of plumber and injury to 2 co-workers. The largest wrongful death or personal injury case in the history of Grayson County, Texas., 2022
- Won at Texas Supreme Court on mandamus proceeding filed by Defendants after Plaintiffs were successful at trial court in getting an alleged Responsible Third Party struck for lack of duty. See In Re Eagleridge Operating LLC, __ SW3d ___ (Tex., Mar. 11, 2022)., 2022
- $2,782,250 (after fees and expenses) Settlement involving head injury incurred on the job., 2021
- $2,789,570 (after fees & expenses) Settlement involving multiple fractures and related injuries from 18-wheeler accident., 2020
- $839,046 (after fees & expenses) Settlement involving leg injury from a pallet jack malfunction in warehouse., 2020
- Confidential settlement against the Nazarene national church, local church and regional university involving 5 children who were sexually abused by their children's pastor. Stephens forced the Nazarene national church to implement new policies and procedures to protect children throughout all of North America.
- $4,501,688 (after fees & expenses) Wrongful death settlement involving 18-wheeler , 2019
- $800,000 (after fees & expenses) Settlement for policy limits involving wrongful death auto accident, 2019
- $1,333,320 (after fees & expenses) Settlement involving wrongful death from car wreck, 2019
- $1,946,014 Settlement involving wrongful death claim from a defective product, 2018
- $575,469 Settlement for policy limits involving back injury from 18-wheeler wreck, 2018
- $1,011,330 (after fees & expenses) Settlement involving back and leg injury in workplace, 2018
- $801,562 Settlement for policy limits involving leg injury and broken arm in auto accident, 2018
- $683,179 (after fees & expenses) Settlement for policy limits from head on collision resulting in multiple injuries, 2018
- $1,020,826 - Settlement for back injury caused by car accident involving drunk driver, 2017
- $9,349,973 (after fees & expenses) Settlement involving brain injury from an electrocution, 2015
- $10,000,000 - Bad faith insurance settlement involving failure to defend and failure to settle claim
- $5,622,850 - Brain injury settlement involving an auto accident
- $975,299 - Settlement for back injury caused by collapse of trench at a construction site
- $2,900,000 - Verdict and settlement involving clergy abuse of a minor
- 5th Largest Verdict in Texas, as published by Texas Lawyer, 2004
- 47th Largest Verdict in United States, as published by American Law Journal, 2004
- $4,200,000 - Verdict and settlement involving abuse of a child
- $1,137,393 - Verdict for wrongful death and personal injury related to head-on collision, 2012
- All amounts stated herein are actual dollar amounts paid to the clients after the deduction of attorney fees and expenses.
- 8th Largest Motor Vehicle Verdict in Texas, as published by Texas Lawyer, 2012
- $2,500,000 - Settlement involving sexual abuse
- Client Testimonial, Personal Injury, Car Accident, Truck Accident, 2021
- Texas Truck Accident Lawyer, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, 2021
- Meet Jason Stephens, Stephens Law, Personal Injury, 2020
- Representing everyday good folks in the community who have been wronged by the negligence or greed of others.
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Licensed in Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado
- Served as Big Brother with Big Brother Big Sisters
- Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas
- An honor bestowed only upon the Top 1% of lawyers. Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only and only after careful investigation, to those experienced trial lawyers of diverse backgrounds, who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality. , Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, American College of Trial Lawyers, 2024
- "Texas Super Lawyer" for Personal Injury, Thomas Reuters Service, 2023
- "Top Fort Worth Lawyers" for Personal Injury, Fort Worth Magazine, 2023
- Top Attorneys Worth Knowing - Personal Injury, 360 Magazine, 2023
- "Texas Super Lawyer®" by Thomson Reuters Service, 2004-Present, "Texas Super Lawyer" for Personal Injury, Thomas Reuters Service, 2022
- Selected by peers to the Top Attorneys Worth Knowing for Personal Injury, Top Attorneys Worth Knowing - Personal Injury, 360 Magazine, 2022
- Named as one of the "Top Fort Worth Lawyers" for Personal Injury by Fort Worth Magazine, "Top Fort Worth Lawyers" for Personal Injury, Fort Worth Magazine, 2022
- "Top 100 Trial Lawyer" by the National Trial Lawyers Association, The National trial Lawyers Association, 2022
- Selected by peers to the Top Attorneys Worth Knowing in Tarrant County for the area of Personal Injury by 360 West Magazine (2018-present), Top Attorneys Worth Knowing - Personal Injury, 360 West Magazine, 2021
- "Best Lawyers in America®", 2016 - present, Best Lawyers in America, 2021
- "Top 100 Trial Lawyer" by The National Trial Lawyers Association, 2011-Present, The National Trial Lawyers Association, 2021
- Named as one of the "Top Fort Worth Lawyers" by Fort Worth, Texas magazine, 2003-Present, Fort Worth, Texas magazine, 2021
- "Texas Super Lawyer®" by Thomson Reuters Service, 2004-Present, Thomson Reuters Service, 2021
- Won the 5th largest verdict in Texas in 2004 as acknowledged by Texas Lawyer
- 10.0 AVVO® Rating (Perfect) (2010-present), AVVO, 2021
- Served as an officer in the U.S. Army Reserves., Former Officer in the U.S. Army Reserves
- Top 100 Super Lawyers in all of Dallas/Fort Worth by Thomson Reuters, 2017 & 2018, 2018
- Lifetime Member of Million Dollar Advocates Forum® and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum®
- Won the 8th largest motor vehicle verdict in Texas in 2012 as acknowledged by Texas Lawyer
- Considered One of the Nations Leading Plaintiffs Lawyers, by Lawdragon Publishing, 2005
- Won the 47th largest verdict nationally in 2004 as recognized by National Law Journal
- Selected to the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates, ABOTA
- AV® Rated Lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell
- Baylor Law School, Juris Doctorate, 1997
- Baylor University, Masters of Business Administration, 1997, 1997
- Texas Christian University, Bachelor of Business Administration in Management, 1994, 1994
- Speaker, Tarrant County Trial Lawyer Association CLE, 2018
- Adjunct Professor for Advanced Trial Advocacy, Baylor University School of Law.
- Speaker, Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, State Bar of Texas
- Speaker, Texas Trial Lawyer Association, CLE (Key West, Belize, Costa Rica)
- Texas Trial Lawyer CLE in Las Vegas (Topic: Handling Sexual Abuse Cases), Speaker, 2012
- Represents good folks and their families affected by serious personal injury or wrongful death
These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.
“He carries a strong presence in the Tarrant County trial attorney community. The man's a watershed of knowledge at both the trial and appellate level.”
“Great lawyer. He taught me a 2 hour course while I was still in law school, and really got me interested in personal injury law. I have kept up with him a bit, professionally, and found that his reputation is untouchable. Ethically, books, civility, you name it and Jason is top notch.”
Office location for Jason B. Stephens
1300 S University Dr
Suite 300
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Phone: 817-857-4831
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2004 - 2024
- Rising Stars: 2004
Top Lists
Top 100: Dallas/Fort Worth Super Lawyers: 2017 - 2018, 2024Certificates and credentials
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