Jason Wagner

    • Secured summary judgment in favor of national retailer on false imprisonment/malicious prosecution claims in plaintiff-friendly jurisdiction

    • Obtained favorable settlement in auto-pedestrian serious personal injury litigation in plaintiff-friendly jurisdiction on behalf of national commercial property management company

    • Obtained favorable settlement in auto-pedestrian wrongful death litigation in plaintiff-friendly jurisdiction on behalf of national retailer

    • Obtained favorable settlement in serious personal injury litigation following arc flash and burn injuries on behalf of national oil and gas coating company

    • Bartee v. Baylor College of Medicine, No. 14-06-00324-CV, 2007 Tex. App. LEXIS 8195, 2007 WL 2989614 (Tex. App. - Houston [14th Dist.] Oct. 16, 2007, no pet.)

    • Blaine v. National-Oilwell, L.P., No. 14-09-00711-CV, 2010 Tex. App. LEXIS 9614, 2010 WL 4951779 (Tex. App. - Houston [14th Dist.], Dec. 7, 2010, no pet.)

    • Copeland v. Medline Industries, Inc., No. 11-08-00194-CV, 2010 Tex. App. LEXIS 2161, 2010 WL 1137938 (Tex. App - Eastland, Mar. 25, 2010, no. pet.)

    • Union Carbide Corp. v. Loftin, 256 S.W.3d 869 (Tex. App. - Beaumont 2008, pet. dism'd)

    • Dalfrey v. Boss Hoss Cycles, Inc., 456 Fed. Appx. 329, No. 11 - 40535, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 21234, 2011 WL 4931166 (5th Cir., Oct. 18, 2011)

    • Case No. 3:22-cv-02131-S-BT; Lucas Horton v. Everything Breaks, Inc.; In the United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division (trial)

    • Texas Department of Transportation v. Canales, 2020 WL 86219, No. 04-19-00121-CV (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2020, pet. denied)

    • Cause No. 15-08-00191-CVK; Rodolfo Canales v. Texas Department of Transportation; In the 81st Judicial District Court, Karnes County, Texas (trial)

    • Gicor, Inc., Memo Express, LLC, and Florencio Guerra v. Wayne and Melinda Brewer, 2023 WL 4781217 (Tex. App.—Beaumont, Jul. 27, 2023, pet. filed)

    • Cause No. 17-10-10245-CV; Wayne Brewer and Melinda Brewer v. Gicor, Inc., Memo Express, LLC, and Florencio Guerra; In the 457th Judicial District Court, Montgomery County, Texas (trial)

    • Judith Deeds and David Deeds v. Whirlpool Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co.; 764 Fed. Appx. 407 (5th Cir. 2019)

    • Case No. 02-17-0007-0515; KAI Alliance, LC v. PBK Architects, Inc.; In the American Arbitration Association (arbitration)

    • John Toth v. Sears Home Improvement Products, Inc.; 557 S.W.3d 142 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2018, no pet.)

    • Docket No. 452-16-3041.ACR; Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation v. David I. Price; In the State Office of Administrative Hearings (trial)

    • Guadalupe Flores v. Medline Industries, Inc., 2015 WL 9257070, No. 13-14-00436-cv (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi, Dec. 17. 2015)

    • Corey Dalfrey v. Boss Hoss Cycles, Inc., 456 Fed.Appx. 329 (5th Cir. 2011)

    • Civil Action No. 4:09-cv-3889; Posie Clinton v. Wackenhut Corporation; In the United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston Division (trial)

    • Glynis Blaine v. National-Oilwell, L.P., 2010 WL 4951779, No. 14-09-00711-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.], Dec. 7, 2010, )

    • Calvin Copeland v. Medline Industries, Inc., 2010 WL 1137938, No. 11-08-00194-CV (Tex. App.—Eastland, Mar. 25, 2010, no pet.)

    • Union Carbide Corp. v. Loftin, 256 S.W.3d 869 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2008, pet. dism’d)

    • Bartee v. Baylor College of Medicine, et al., 2007 WL 2989614, No. 14-06-00324-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2007, no pet.)

    • Cause No. 2005-CI-17878; Ali Hussein Diab, Faten Diab, and Bilal Diab v. Chanel Ellick and U-Haul Company of Arizona; In the 73rd Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas (trial)

    • Defended and achieved favorable resolution of wrongful death products liability lawsuit wherein the death of a motorcycle occupant was alleged to have occurred as a result of a defect in design and manufacture of the motorcycle

    • Defended and achieved favorable resolution of wrongful death products liability lawsuit in admiralty and maritime matter involving offshore bridge building equipment

    • Secured dismissal of major national retailer in premises liability lawsuit involving head injury to minor child

    • Secured summary judgment for major national retailer in products liability lawsuit

    • Obtained dismissal of gas can manufacturer from litigation involving serious burn injuries of minor child

    • Obtained summary judgment on behalf of heavy equipment company in serious personal injury litigation

    • Defended license holders and prevailed against state agencies before administrative law judges and state agencies boards

    • Secured summary judgment in products liability lawsuit arising from claim of defective durable medical equipment

    • Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.

      J.D. - 1995

    • University of Houston, Houston, Texas

      B.S., summa cum laude - 1992

    • State Bar of Texas

    • United States District Court - Southern District of Texas

    • United States District Court - Eastern District of Texas

    • United States District Court - Western District of Texas

    • United States District Court - Northern District of Texas

    • United States Court of Appeals - Fifth Circuit

    • United States District Court - Northern District of Illinois (admitted pro hac vice)

    • United States District Court - Northern District of California (admitted pro hac vice)

    • United States District Court - Northern District of Georgia (admitted pro hac vice)

    • United States District Court - Middle District of Florida (admitted pro hac vice)

    • United States District Court - Southern District of Florida (admitted pro hac vice)

    • State Bar of Texas - General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm Section

    • State Bar of Texas - Construction Law Section

    • State Bar of Texas - Litigation Section

    • Texas Department of Insurance - Approved Provider of Continuing Education

  • Jason Wagner is the founding member of Wagner Law, PLLC and a native Texan. He started his own law firm to ensure that his national, state-wide, and local clients received the best legal representation in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible. When handling a litigation matter, Jason approaches the case in a collaborative manner with the client to ensure the most favorable outcome by providing representation specifically tailored to the needs of the particular matter. When matters do not involve lawsuits, he works closely with his client to focus on the key issues that need resolution so that they can be achieved promptly and efficiently.

    His civil litigation practice involves all aspects of case preparation, including pre-suit investigations, discovery, depositions, motions practice, briefing, trial preparation and participation, and appellate representation. His civil litigation experience includes handling hundreds of matters in multiple state and federal jurisdictions, involving a variety of allegations, ranging from premises liability and negligent security to commercial litigation to employment matters to construction claims to administrative disputes to products liability, among others. These cases involve serious personal injuries ranging from allegations of wrongful death to debilitating and devastating personal injuries and often involve complex facts and scenarios, as well as aggressive and well-funded opposition.

    He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree, summa cum laude, in Political Science from the University of Houston in 1992. Jason then spent three years in Washington, D.C., where he received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1995.

    After law school, Jason returned back to Texas and began his practice in civil litigation with various Houston-based and regional law firms. While representing his clients in state and federal court, he honed his litigation skills in various practice areas, including civil litigation, products liability litigation, commercial litigation, insurance defense, personal injury, labor and employment law, general litigation, premises liability, administrative law, and wills and probate law.

    Throughout his career, Jason demonstrated an extraordinary ability to obtain successful results in litigation matters at all levels of practice, including in the following appellate cases:

    • Secured a summary judgment for multiple parties based upon independent contractor liability and Chapter 95 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, with an affirmance by the Fourteenth Court of Appeals [Bartee v. Baylor College of Medicine, et al.]

    • Obtained dismissal of medical device-based products liability claim at early stages of litigation, with an affirmance by the Eleventh Court of Appeals [Copeland v. Medline Industries, Inc.]

    • Successfully appealed denial of motion to transfer venue for multiple defendants in toxic tort benzene litigation to Ninth Court of Appeals [Union Carbide Corp. v. Loftin]

    • Avoided equitable expansion of product liability statute of repose in serious personal injury federal court litigation, with affirmance by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit [Dalfrey v. Boss Hoss Cycles, Inc.]