Jane E. Bockus
Senior Counsel
To understand trial lawyer Jane Bockus' prowess in the courtroom, look at her classroom presence as a seventh-grade teacher. Explaining complex subjects in an engaging and accessible way. Making a captive audience care and consider the matters at hand. Conversing, not lecturing. These are the qualities that make Jane a sought-after and successful advocate for companies across the country in bet-the-company litigation.
Companies and their national counsel count on Jane's extensive regional knowledge and experience to complement their national strategies for litigation involving mass torts and claims of serious injuries. They recognize what countless judges, juries, and opposing counsel have experienced: a fierce but strategic litigator whose ability to craft compelling arguments and connect with south Texas jurors positions her clients for favorable outcomes at trial or through settlement.
“Effective trial advocacy often involves understanding the nuances of people as much as it does the nuances of the law. Forging connections with judges and juries or exploiting an adverse witness' vulnerabilities can prove decisive.”
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- St. Mary's University School of Law, J.D., 1979, St. Mary's Law Journal, Associate Editor
- Southern Methodist University, B.A., history, 1974
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Bar Admissions
- Texas
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Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Court Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas
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Named to "Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America Listing," 2023 and 2024
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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, 2020-2024
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Named "Lawyer of the Year" in Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants by The Best Lawyers in America® in 2023
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Recognized in Texas Super Lawyers® for Products Liability, 2023
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Recipient of the San Antonio Bar Association's 2022 Joe Frazier Brown Award of Excellence
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Recognized by S.A. Scene in “San Antonio’s Outstanding Women in Law” 2021, 2022
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Recognized by San Antonio Magazine in "San Antonio's Top Attorneys" for Product Liability, 2019-2022
- Recognized by S.A. Scene in "San Antonio's Best Lawyers," 2011-2014, 2016
- Recipient, Belva Lockwood Outstanding Lawyer Award from the Bexar County Women's Bar Association
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- American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
- American Bar Association
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel
- San Antonio Bar Association
- San Antonio Bar Foundation, Life Member, Former Chair
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Former President of San Antonio Chapter
- Defense Research Institute
- International Association of Defense Counsel
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- San Antonio River Foundation, Board Member
- Bexar County Family Justice Center Foundation, Board Member
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Teacher, Whittier Middle School, San Antonio Independent School District
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Areas of client focus
216 Dykema Lawyers Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 and Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch”
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15 Dykema Attorneys Named to Texas Super Lawyers List for 2023
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Bockus and Chutkow Included in Lawdragon's 2024 Leading Litigators in America Listing
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