Jonathan B. Shoebotham

• Summary judgment for a large electrical product manufacturer on a $23 million property damage and loss of use claim arising from a plant explosion, which involved allegations of manufacturing and design defects
• Obtained dismissal of a wrongful death claim and personal injury claims arising from a plant explosion
• Obtained a defense verdict for a railroad following a nine-week jury trial in which plaintiffs claimed occupational and environmental exposures to chemicals from a former railroad tie treatment facility
• Represented a large manufacturer in the defense of property damage and personal injury claims by numerous homeowners in a neighborhood adjacent to its former manufacturing facility
• Obtained a summary judgment against more than 200 plaintiffs seeking property damages based upon proximity to a Superfund site; decision was affirmed by the Texas Court of Appeals, and the Texas Supreme Court ultimately denied the plaintiffs’ petition for review
• Obtained a jury verdict in favor of a large chemical manufacturer defending claims of personal injuries and property damages by residents who lived adjacent to a Superfund site; verdict was affirmed by the Texas Court of Appeals
• Obtained a jury verdict in favor of a large chemical manufacturer defending claims of occupational exposures to chemicals by more than 100 workers in a microelectronics facility
• Obtained a jury verdict in favor of a pharmaceutical company defending personal injury claims by two plaintiffs claiming personal injuries from use of a biologic product
• Represented a chemical manufacturer in defending property damage claims involving groundwater contamination
• Tried three cases to jury verdict that have been selected by The National Law Journal as among the most significant defense verdicts in the United States for the years 1990, 1992, and 1997

• Briefing Attorney, First Court of Civil Appeals, Houston, 1979-1980

Distinctions/Honors

• The Best Lawyers in America^® by Woodward/White Inc. (Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Environmental, Personal Injury Litigation-Defendant), 2009-2020
• Texas Super Lawyers^® by Thomson Reuters (Civil Litigation Defense, Business Litigation, Environmental Litigation), 2003-2004, 2006-2016
• Top Lawyer, Houstonia Magazine, 2013-2015

Memberships/Affiliations

Education

• J.D., 1979, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law
• B.S., 1976, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Admissions

• New York
• Texas
• U.S. Ct. of App., Fifth Circuit
• U.S. Dist. Ct., E. Dist. Texas
• U.S. Dist. Ct., N. Dist. Texas
• U.S. Dist. Ct., S. Dist. Texas
• U.S. Dist. Ct., W. Dist. Texas
• U.S. Supreme Ct.