Legal Secretary
Zilpha Owens
Telephone
(214) 204-2504
Paralegal
Saydie Scalf
Telephone
(214) 204-2502
Current Scope of Practice
Jean Siska is a trial lawyer located in the Northwest Texas office of Walters, Balido & Crain. She represents clients in a wide range of litigation matters. Jean has experience handling many areas of litigation including insurance defense, commercial litigation, construction law, construction defects, employment defense, business law, and civil litigation.
Education
- Detroit College of Law, J.D. 1990, Cum Laude
- University of Michigan, B.A. 1987, with honors
Professional Affiliations
- Admitted, Texas 2003
- Admitted, Michigan 1990
- Admitted, Nevada 1997
- U.S. District Courts - Texas
- Northern District
- Southern District
- Eastern District
- U.S. Court of Appeals - Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Courts - Michigan
- Eastern District
- U.S. District Courts - Nevada
- District of Nevada
- State Bar of Texas
- State Bar of Michigan
- State Bar of Nevada
- Tarrant County Bar Association
Recent Litigation Accomplishments
- Obtained Defense verdict in jury trial stemming from alleged breach of performance of funeral/internment services.
- Obtained directed verdict in favor of Defendant Pharmacist in a wrongful death claim stemming from OxyContin overdose.
- Obtained Defense verdict in the jury trial of an RV manufacturer and its employee stemming from a collision resulting in a wrongful death claim.
- Successfully resolved over 40 multi-unit construction defect matters on behalf of various trades.
- Successfully defended a paving company and its employee in a collision resulting in a major personal injury claim.