As a 28-year-old associate, Josh Davis defended his firm in a jury trial over a partnership dispute. His firm lost. But on May 19, Davis got that plaintiff’s verdict reversed and rendered as a take-nothing verdict. And he learned a valuable professional lesson in the process.
The background in Jacquelyn C. Gregan, et al. v. Lannie Todd Kelly, according to the opinion by Houston’s 1st Court of Appeals, is as follows: In 2002, Kelly began working for Gregan’s firm, then known as Haskins & Gregan. In 2004, an agreement was reached to add Kelly’s name to the firm. The firm became known as the Haskins, Gregan & Kelly Law Firm, and Gregan remained the sole owner of the business.
