Overview
Shane is a partner who practices in the areas of civil and commercial litigation. He is what many other attorneys claim to be, a real trial lawyer. He has tried over 100 cases as lead counsel in state and federal courts while at MDJW, and he has won more than 75% of the time at trial. His trials have involved everything from fender benders to fatalities, along with premises liability, slip and falls, breach of contract, and subrogation.
Shane is often hired to take over existing litigation, sometimes on the eve of trial, to guarantee the best possible results for his clients. He has never had a verdict exceed $400,000, even when the plaintiff was seeking multi-millions of dollars at trial. When not in trial, Shane enjoys spending time with his wife and their two boys, who he coaches in baseball and football.
Honors & Awards
Distinguished Service Award, Texas Legal Services Center, 2011
Named to the Texas Rising Stars list as a Top Rated Civil Litigation Attorney by Super Lawyers®, a Thompson Reuters business, as featured in Texas Monthly and Texas Rising Stars magazines, 2017 - 2024
Named to the Top Lawyers in Houstonia magazine, 2017 & 2018
Professional Affiliations
Professional
State Bar of Texas
American Bar Association
Houston Bar Association
Houston Young Lawyers Association
Texas Young Lawyers Association
News & Insights
Presenter: Coverage 101 & Lessons Learned from Hurricane Ike, Circle of Excellence, Houston, Texas, November 19, 2015
Presenter: “Loss of Use Damages / Texas Law Update,” Circle of Excellence, Houston, Texas, October 6, 2016
Presenter: “2017 Texas Legislative Update: HB 1774 and The Future of Texas Insurance Litigation,” Houston, Texas,
December 13, 2017
Presenter: “Premises Liability 2 – Causation and Damages,” Circle of Excellence, Houston, Texas, November 1, 2018
Presenter: “Trial Techniques in Motor Vehicle Accident Cases,” Houston, Texas, July 17, 2019
Practice Areas
Credentials
Education
South Texas College of Law, J.D., 2010
Texas Tech University, B.A., 2005
Admissions
- Texas Courts
- New Mexico Courts
- United States District Court, Southern and Eastern District of Texas
- United States District Court, District of New Mexico
- United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Employment
- Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P., December 2014 – present
- Rathbone Group, L.L.C., June 2012 – November 2014
- Branch Law Firm, L.L.P., November 2010 – May 2012