Speeches
Jeff Levinger Co-Authors and Presents Speech on Legal Malpractice and Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Jeff Levinger Co-Authors and Presents Speech on Legal Malpractice and Breach of Fiduciary Duty
June 2, 2017 in Speeches
Using a colorful hypothetical about a lawyer named Andy Attorney, Jeff Levinger and Michael Eady co-presented a discussion about legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, and the politics of the Texas Pattern Jury Charges at the University of Texas’s 27th Annual Conference on State and Federal Appeals. Their central thesis was that the current one-size-fits-all pattern jury question for fiduciary duty cases is not suitable for the myriad of fact patterns arising in breach of fiduciary duty cases against attorneys. Accordingly, they suggested ways to tailor the PJC fiduciary duty question to fit several of the more commonly reported situations involving an attorney’s breach of fiduciary duty. The PowerPoint of this presentation can be viewed here.
Subject Matter: Ethics & Professional Malpractice; Procedural & Evidentiary Issues
Jeff Levinger Participates in Webcast on the New Proximate Cause Standard in the Pattern Jury Charges
Jeff Levinger Participates in Webcast on the New Proximate Cause Standard in the Pattern Jury Charges
April 20, 2011 in Speeches
Along with four other Texas practitioners and one Texas state judge, Jeff Levinger participated in a live webcast sponsored by the State Bar of Texas that focused on the new proximate cause standard in the 2010 editions of the Civil Pattern Jury Charges. The webcast, entitled “Proximate Cause Redefined: The Controversy Over Substantial Factor,” discussed the extensive debate and deliberations among the PJC committees over the proximate cause definition, provided an inside look into how the change was decided upon, and analyzed how that change may affect the bench and bar. As chairman of the PJC volume on Malpractice, Premises, and Products, Levinger was intimately involved in the discussion, debate, and decision about the proximate cause definition.
Levinger Speaks to Texas State Court Judges about the Texas Supreme Court’s Trends, Statistics, and Cases
Levinger Speaks to Texas State Court Judges about the Texas Supreme Court’s Trends, Statistics, and Cases
September 24, 2010 in Speeches
Using a power point presentation, Jeff Levinger presented an update on the 2009-2010 Texas Supreme Court to over 200 state court judges at the 2010 annual judicial education conference in Corpus Christi. Levinger first presented trends and statistics of the Court. He then summarized 40 cases in 14 different subject matter areas. Levinger concluded the hour-long presentation by highlighting twelve cases that are currently awaiting decision by the Court.
Levinger Participates in Panel Discussion about the Changes in the 2010 Pattern Jury Charge Volumes
Levinger Participates in Panel Discussion about the Changes in the 2010 Pattern Jury Charge Volumes
September 2, 2010 in Speeches
Jeff Levinger, along with Court of Appeals Justices Tracy Christopher and Jeff Brown and Bracewell & Giuliani partner Brett Busby, wrote a paper and spoke at the State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course about the changes that will appear in the 2010 edition of the three volumes of the Texas Pattern Jury Charges. As chairman of the PJC volume on Malpractice, Premises & Products, Levinger reported on the changes that will be made to his volume, including a new instruction on last chance of survival, new comments about the use of “reasonable care” versus “ordinary care,” revised comments on the right to control, and new questions on negligence in products cases and breach of warranty. Levinger also explained how his committee comes up with the ideas for these changes and revisions.
Levinger Presents “How to Not Mess Up Your Case for Appeal” at the Baylor Practice Institute
Levinger Presents “How to Not Mess Up Your Case for Appeal” at the Baylor Practice Institute
April 23, 2010 in Speeches
Jeff Levinger spoke at the Baylor University Law School’s 33rd Annual General Practice Institute on “How to Not Mess Up Your Case for Appeal.” Levinger illustrated a number of different errors that could lead to losses on appeal, including use of improper questions in voir dire, failure to preserve error in the omission or exclusion of evidence, improper comments in closing argument, submission of improper jury charges, and the failure to appeal final summary judgment orders. In the summer of 2008, Levinger presented this same program at the State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Law Course held in Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio.