Joseph Pevsner
Partner
Joseph Pevsner
+1.214.969.1262
Overview
Joseph Pevsner focuses his practice on products liability, business litigation, real estate and construction cases before state and federal trial and appellate courts, including trials in Texas, California, Illinois, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington State and other states across the U.S.
His experience encompasses defense of various businesses and manufacturers, complex litigation, breach of contract and business tort cases. Mr. Pevsner has tried wrongful death, catastrophic personal injuries, business litigation and other cases before judges and juries and has resolved more than 10,000 claims and cases in more than 30 years of service to clients.
Representative Experience
Credentials
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., with honors
- The University of Texas at Austin, B.J., with high honors
Bar Admissions/Licenses
- New York
- Texas
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships
- National Trial Team for a Fortune 100 company; trying cases for the company in various locations across the U.S.
- University of Texas School of Law, Keeton Fellow
- American Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Dallas Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
- American Bar Association; Litigation Section; Tort Section; Insurance Practice Section
- Dallas Bar Association
- Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, a national organization of recommended defense counsel
Honors & Awards
- Lawyer of the Year, The Best Lawyers in America, Dallas / Fort Worth Product Liability Litigation, 2021
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an invited honorary organization selecting members who "display skill, integrity, and civility," confirmed by interviews with opposing lawyers and judges. Since 1958, ABOTA has sought to preserve and promote the right to a civil jury trial.
- Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, Tort Product & Medical Liability Litigation: Defense, 2016; Business/Commercial Litigation, 2024
- The Best Lawyers in America guide, Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants, Product Liability Litigation-Defendants, 2009-2025
- Top Rated Litigators, The American Lawyer, 2021
- Texas Super Lawyers, Personal Injury Defense: Product Liability Defense; Business Litigation; Construction Litigation, 2003, 2010-2020
- Local Litigation Star, Benchmark: Litigation, The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys, 2014-2019
