Education
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, J.D., 2015 (magna cum laude)
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- Executive Editor, SMU Science & Technology Law Review, vol. 17
- Staff Editor, SMU Science & Technology Law Review, vol. 16
- Member, Order of the Barristers
- Frank Branson Trial Advocacy Scholar
- Fred C. Moss Outstanding Graduate Advocate
University of Cincinnati, B.A., Spanish & Political Science, 2012 (summa cum laude)
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- Member, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
- Edward Coughlin Outstanding Spanish Scholar
Admissions
State Bar of Texas, 2015
U.S. District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Professional Affiliations
Member, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Leadership Class of 2019
Member, Texas State Bar Leadership Class of 2017
Member, The William “Mac” Taylor American Inn of Court
Dallas Bar Association
Treasurer, Appellate Section (2025)
Member, S.T.E.E.R. Committee (2020)
Member, Professionalism Committee (2015, 2016)
Member, Judiciary Committee (2015, 2016)
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
President (2024)
President-Elect (2023)
Vice-President (2022)
Treasurer (2021)
Secretary (2020)
Board of Directors (2017–present)
Chair, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Foundation (2022)
Co-Chair, Women’s Mentoring Circles (2020)
Co-Chair, Solo and Small Firm Committee (2020)
Co-Chair, Judicial Intern Committee (2015, 2016)
Co-Chair, Trial Skills Boot Camp Committee (2015, 2016)
About
Haleigh Jones has broad commercial litigation experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants at every stage of litigation. Haleigh has distinguished herself by her maturity, reliability, and preparation in the courtroom. She has briefed and argued motions at every stage of litigation, deposed fact and expert witnesses, successfully mediated disputes at their infancy and on the eve of trial, tried and won cases as lead counsel, and briefed appeals and presented oral argument, including in the Supreme Court of Texas.
Haleigh’s practice covers a wide range of matters, including:
- Real estate disputes
- Breach of contract
- Breach of fiduciary duty
- Fraud
- Business divorce
- Personal injury and tort litigation
- Aviation
- Employment litigation
- Appellate litigation
While Haleigh has a passion for advocacy, she understands that the most effective solution to a legal dispute is often a business solution. Her focus in every case is leveraging business solutions to resolve disputes at the earliest possible moment while maximizing the result for her client.
Haleigh is deeply committed to serving others, from her own clients to the legal profession and wider community. She served as President of the 2024 Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (DAYL), a 2,500-member bar association with more than 30 committees, following nine years of service with the organization. Haleigh also served on the Board of Directors of the Dallas Bar Association in 2023 and 2024.
Haleigh is an adjunct professor at SMU Dedman School of Law, where she teaches appellate advocacy and coaches SMU’s national moot court teams. Her 2022 spring competitors advanced to the national final round of the American Bar Association’s National Appellate Advocacy Competition,defeating 177 teams, and received awards for the best brief in the country, the best oral advocate in the country, and the second-best oral advocate in the country. Her 2024 competitors won the American Bar Association’s National Appellate Advocacy Competition,defeating 178 teams, and won multiple speaker awards at the regional and national levels.
During law school, Haleigh won regional and national moot court competitions. In her final year , she was recognized as a top-three advocate nationally by the American Bar Association, was named the Outstanding Graduating Advocate of SMU Dedman School of Law’s graduating class, and was inducted into the National Order of the Barristers.
Before attending law school, Haleigh studied Spanish and Political Science at the University of Cincinnati and worked in Washington, D.C. for Congressman Steve Chabot of Ohio’s First Congressional District. She joined Crawford, Wishnew & Lang PLLC after clerking for the Honorable Justice Douglas Lang of the Fifth District Court of Appeals of Texas and beginning her practice at an American Lawyer top-50 firm.
Education
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, J.D., 2015 (magna cum laude)
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- Executive Editor, SMU Science & Technology Law Review, vol. 17
- Staff Editor, SMU Science & Technology Law Review, vol. 16
- Member, Order of the Barristers
- Frank Branson Trial Advocacy Scholar
- Fred C. Moss Outstanding Graduate Advocate
University of Cincinnati, B.A., Spanish & Political Science, 2012 (summa cum laude)
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- Member, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
- Edward Coughlin Outstanding Spanish Scholar
Admissions
State Bar of Texas, 2015
U.S. District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Professional Affiliations
Member, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Leadership Class of 2019
Member, Texas State Bar Leadership Class of 2017
Member, The William “Mac” Taylor American Inn of Court
Dallas Bar Association
Treasurer, Appellate Section (2025)
Member, S.T.E.E.R. Committee (2020)
Member, Professionalism Committee (2015, 2016)
Member, Judiciary Committee (2015, 2016)
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
President (2024)
President-Elect (2023)
Vice-President (2022)
Treasurer (2021)
Secretary (2020)
Board of Directors (2017–present)
Chair, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Foundation (2022)
Co-Chair, Women’s Mentoring Circles (2020)
Co-Chair, Solo and Small Firm Committee (2020)
Co-Chair, Judicial Intern Committee (2015, 2016)
Co-Chair, Trial Skills Boot Camp Committee (2015, 2016)
Representative Experience
Awards listed are net of attorneys’ fees and expenses.
- Briefed a petition for review to the Supreme Court of Texas regarding interpretation of Section 18.001 of Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. After requesting a merits briefing, which Haleigh authored, the Court granted the petition. The Court will hear Haleigh’s oral argument and resolve the case on the merits in the 2025–2026 term
- Upheld on appeal the trial team’s seven-figure judgment obtained in bankruptcy court for a governmental defendant on affirmative counterclaims
- Secured take-nothing summary judgment in favor of a defendant bank and upheld the summary judgment on appeal
- Briefed a response to a petition for review filed in the Supreme Court of Texas and obtained denial of the petition in favor of the plaintiff on the adequacy of an expert report in a medical malpractice lawsuit
- Secured an emergency writ of mandamus from a court of appeals to dissolve a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit alleging misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of nondisclosure agreement
- Secured an order denying plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss filed under the Texas Citizens Participation Act in a lawsuit involving claims for defamation, business disparagement, and tortious interference; briefed and presented oral argument and upheld the order on appeal
- Briefed an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit regarding a trial court’s judgment notwithstanding a jury’s nine-figure employment law verdict
- Secured a seven-figure judgment on counterclaims asserted by a commercial real estate owner as first-chair trial counsel
- Secured a take-nothing defense verdict as first-chair trial counsel for the owner of a livestock investment in a lawsuit involving claims for fraud, conversion, tortious interference, and violations of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act
- Secured a verdict for the plaintiff as first-chair trial counsel for a marina owner in a lawsuit involving breaches by various tenants of boat slip leases
- Secured a verdict for the plaintiff as first-chair trial counsel for the tenant in a negligence suit against the property management company
- Obtained a seven-figure arbitration award as second-chair trial counsel for the property owner in a commercial real estate dispute involving easement rights
- Obtained a seven-figure settlement (amount confidential) for a bank officer asserting breach of employment agreement
- Secured a significant settlement (amount confidential) against a homeowner for a residential contractor asserting breach of construction contract
- Secured a significant settlement (amount confidential) for a commercial real estate broker asserting claims for breach of partnership agreement
- Obtained a seven-figure settlement (amount confidential) for a group of plaintiffs alleging toxic mold exposure at a residential apartment complex
- Secured denial of motion to dismiss a bankruptcy petition filed by principals of a debtor entity as first-chair counsel at the evidentiary hearing
- Obtained summary judgment for a plaintiff alleging fraudulent inducement and violation of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act
- Obtained summary judgment for a bank in two lawsuits alleging fraudulent inducement of promissory notes and wrongful foreclosure
Awards and Recognitions
Annual “Young Leader” Award, Texas Women’s Foundation (2025)
Included in The Best Lawyers in America® for Commercial Litigation (2024–2025)
Annual Rising Raggio Award, Dallas Women Lawyers Association (2021)
“Best Lawyers in Dallas,” D Magazine (2023–2025)
“Best Lawyers Under 40,” D Magazine (2021–2025)
“Rising Star,” Texas Monthly and Law and Politics magazines (2019–2025)
Up-and-Coming 100: 2022– – 2024 Texas Rising Stars List
Up-and-Coming 50: 2022– – 2024 Women Texas Rising Stars
Director of the Year, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (2019)
Moot Court Coach of the Year, SMU Dedman School of Law Board of Advocates (2016, 2024)
American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition (2015)
National Quarterfinalist
Third Best National Advocate
Regional Champion
Regional Best Advocate
University of San Diego National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition (2014)
Tournament Champion
Second Best Brief
Texas Young Lawyers Association State Moot Court Competition (2014)
Semifinalist
Best Respondent Brief
Community Involvement
Moot Court Coach, SMU Dedman School of Law Board of Advocates (2015–2025)
Mentor, SMU Dedman School of Law Mustang Exchange (2015–2025)