Much of his career has focused on defending manufacturers in noteworthy product liability cases in both state and federal courts and in national and state multi-district litigation. This work included defending manufacturers involved in high-profile recalls in the pharmaceutical and tire industries. Mr. Jenks was on the trial team that obtained the first defense verdict in Texas or any federal court in an important recalled diet drug case — a win that was recognized on the National Law Journal’s Defense Hot List. Mr. Jenks’ involvement with the recalled tire litigation included a strong international component, with as many as half of those cases involving accidents, witnesses, and documents in Mexico.Mr. Jenks also has significant experience with litigation in the construction industry, including representation of general contractors and subcontractors in residential and commercial construction projects. These cases involved various construction defect and delay allegations, personal injury claims, or contractual indemnity actions.His practice includes a broad range of commercial litigation matters, including cases involving claims of breach of contract and warranty, deceptive trade practices, misappropriation of trade secrets, debt collection, contractual and statutory indemnity, and antitrust. Mr. Jenks has also worked on several patent and trademark infringement matters, including obtaining summary judgment and Fifth Circuit affirmance in a trademark infringement matter, a victory which led to the cancellation of a federal trademark registration for a symbol that many would recognize as the Texas star.

Lead counsel for successful summary judgment dismissal of $2 million construction defect claim arising from Hurricane Ike.Lead counsel obtaining summary judgment and Fifth Circuit affirmance in trademark infringement matter, Amazing Spaces, Inc. v. Metro Mini Storage, 608 F.3d 225 (5th Cir. 2010), affirming Amazing Spaces, Inc. v. Metro Mini Storage, 665 F.Supp.2d 727 (S.D. Tex. 2009).Product liability cases: defense of manufacturers of contact lens solution, electrical capacitors in oxygen concentrators, and tires; benzene exposure defense for liquids terminal facility; asbestos exposure defense for automotive parts manufacturer.Personal injury cases: defense of multiple construction general and subcontractors against wrongful death and other personal injury claims.Commercial cases: statutory indemnity defense for product manufacturers; breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets prosecution against former employees of oil field services company; contractual indemnity prosecution for liquids terminal facility; breach of contract defense for military contractor.Construction cases: defense of multiple general and subcontractors against construction defect and delay claims; prosecution and defense of contractual contribution claims.

Adjunct instructor in the paralegal program teaching legal research.

Litigation associate: All aspects of tort litigation in state, federal and MDL proceedings.Responsible for all work-up, pre-trial and trial team support aspects of recalled pharmaceutical litigation, including (1) member of trial team that obtained first defense verdict in Texas or in any federal court; (2) case listed on National Law Journal’s Defense Hot List, August 2006; (3) member of trial team for first jury verdict in nation in a case involving heart valve disease; and (4) member of trial team for eight-week trial resulting in verdictResponsible for all work-up, pre-trial and trial team support aspects of recalled tire litigation, including significant field investigation experience, including in Mexico and in SpanishOther cases include patent infringement arbitration on behalf of international software company and antitrust litigation on behalf of Group Purchasing Organization in the health care industry

Civil litigation matters, including intellectual property, oil & gas and general commercial casesMember of trial team for royalty owners’ suit that resulted in verdictSecond chair for federal trademark infringement jury trial; prepared all appellate briefsPatent infringement litigation regarding biodegradable plastics