Jamie D. Matuska, was licensed to practice law in Texas and admitted to the Texas Bar in 2005. She received a B.S. in journalism from Texas A&M University in 2002 and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 2005. Mrs. Matuska specializes in civil appeals and is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law. She represents clients in the Texas intermediate courts of appeals, the Texas Supreme Court and the Fifth Circuit. She has handled a broad range of civil appellate matters. She has represented clients on direct appeal, interlocutory appeal, original mandamus proceedings, and has assisted trial counsel at the trial court level. She has presented oral argument int he intermediate courts of appeals, the Texas Supreme Court and the Fifth Circuit.
Mrs. Matuska, her husband and three children live in Jefferson County, Texas.
Practice areas
Appellate law
Personal injury
Trucking/18-wheeler accidents
Car wrecks
Admiralty and maritime accidents
Defective products
Construction site accidents
Burn injuries
Drunk driving accidents
Assault
Industrial or refinery accidents
Civil rights
Title VII
Board Certification
Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law, 2015
Admitted
Texas, 2005
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 2015
U.S. Court of Appeals, 2015
Fifth Circuit, 2015
Education
J.D., University of Houston Law Center, 2005
Houston Journal of International Law 20013 Public Interest
Dean’s Fellowship Recipient
B.S., Journalism, Texas A&M University, Cum Laude, 2002
Professional associations
State Bar of Texas
Jefferson County Bar Association, 2008 to present
JCBA Committee – CLE Committee Co-Chair, 2017
Jefferson County Young Lawyer’s Association, 2008-2016
JCYLA Director, 2014
JCYLA Secretary, 2015
JCYLA Treasurer, 2016
JCYLA CLS Committee Chair, 2016
Mock Trial Regional Chair, 2016 & 2017
JCYLA Outstanding Young Lawyer, 2016
