Biography
Jade Misenhimer is a commercial litigation associate in the San Antonio office of Cokinos | Young. Jade has experience analyzing complex commercial construction defect issues, as well as both prosecuting and defending residential construction defect claims. Jade has had great success in settling nonpayment disputes and works diligently to get clients efficient results. Jade graduated cum laude from St. Mary’s University School of Law. During law school, Jade served as an Associate Editor for The Scholar: St. Mary’s Law Review on Race and Social Justice, in which she was also published. Jade also competed on St. Mary’s National Moot Court Team, where she and her team won the Mack Kidd Administrative Law Moot Court Competition and she was named Best Oralist. Jade also won various brief writing awards in her time on the team. During law school, Jade also served as President of the Juvenile Jurisprudence Association, a Peer Court program that focuses on reformative justice for underprivileged teens through constructive sentencing.
Education
- St. Mary’s University School of Law – J.D., cum laude, 2023
- Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi – B.A. Political Science, 2019
Recognitions & Distinctions
- Graduated Cum Laude from St. Mary’s University School of Law.
- Mack Kidd Administrative Law Moot Court Competition, Champion (2021)
- Mack Kidd Administrative Law Moot Court Competition, Best Oralist (2021)
- National Online Moot Court Competition, Best Runner-Up Brief (2022)
Judicial Experience
- Judicial Intern to the Honorable David S. Morales, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Speaking Engagements & Presentations
- Presenter, Texas Construction Law: Advanced Issues and Answers – Determining Who is Insured Under Commercial General Liability Policies, National Business Institute, July 24, 2024
- Presenter, Texas Construction Law: Advanced Issues and Answers – Coverage for Construction Defects Under CGL Policies, National Business Institute, July 24, 2024
Publications
- Innocent Until Proven Incompetent, 25 Scholar: St. Mary’s L. Rev. on Rac. & Soc. Just. 197 (2023).
Admissions
- State Bar of Texas
- Western District of Texas
Community Involvement
- San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, Go Rodeo Committee Volunteer