As Senior Counsel in the Austin office of Locke Lord LLP, Jon Gillum represents clients in complex commercial litigation and administrative law matters.
Mr. Gillum’s administrative law practice focuses on government enforcement, administrative dispute, and regulatory compliance matters involving various government agencies. He has guided clients through a wide range of investigations, disputes, compliance issues, and litigation matters involving the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), the Texas Attorney General’s Office (OAG), the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT), the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC), and various other governmental entities. Mr. Gillum’s administrative law experience extends to the various stages and aspects of government disputes, including preliminary investigations, civil investigative demands, hearings, notices of alleged violation, warning letters, administrative appeals, contested cases, declaratory judgment actions, motions for rehearing, cease and desist orders, consent orders, temporary and permanent injunctions, civil penalties, open records issues under the Texas Public Information Act (PIA), and confidentiality issues.
Mr. Gillum’s complex commercial litigation practice extends to disputes in state court, federal court, and arbitration. Mr. Gillum has represented plaintiffs and defendants in cases concerning breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of warranty, tortious interference, quantum meruit, compliance with government contract procurement standards, the deceptive trade practices act (DTPA), common law fraud, antitrust statutes, securities fraud, fraudulent transfer, negligent misrepresentation, products liability, personal injury, insurance coverage disputes, property disputes, development disputes, software licensing disputes, construction disputes, lease disputes, business organization disputes, and loan disputes. His courtroom and advocacy experience extends to all phases and forms of the litigation process, including temporary restraining orders (TROs), temporary injunctions, expert witness challenges, mediations, depositions, summary judgments, discovery disputes, spoliation actions, jury and bench trials, arbitrations, class actions, turnover orders, garnishment actions, and other post-judgment collection actions.
Education
- J.D., with high honors, The University of Texas School of Law, 2002
Order of the Coif
Texas Law Review: Associate Editor and Best Litigation Note Award
Board of Advocates
Legal Research Board
Townes-Rice Scholar
Dean’s Achievement Awards
Consul Award - M. P. Aff., University of Texas / L.B.J. School of Public Affairs, 2002
Robert Strauss Fellow - B.A., History and Policy Studies, summa cum laude, Rice University, 1998
Phi Beta Kappa
USA Today All-American College Academic Team
Outstanding Senior Award
Kennedy and Ewing Prizes in History
Bar Admissions
Admitted To Practice
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Representative Experience
- Represented clients in numerous pre-suit investigations and examinations by the Texas Department of Insurance, including investigations under Chapters 38.001, 101.104, and 401 of the Texas Insurance Code.
- Represented large insurance company in breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and third party beneficiary litigation. Obtained summary judgment on all claims.
- Jury trial counsel for international clothing retailer in litigation involving the Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act. Drafted and obtained motion for summary judgment on liability issues.
- Represented major surplus lines wholesalers in disputes with the Texas Department of Insurance involving filings with the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas.
- Arbitration counsel for a large telecommunications company in a dispute involving prepaid calling card services and software licensing issues. Client received a take-nothing judgment on claims exceeding $30 million and award of attorneys’ fees.
- Represented officer of life settlement company in dispute involving securities fraud claims, security registration issues, and deceptive trade practice claims.
- Represented life settlement company in an administrative appeal of a Texas Department of Insurance, Enforcement Division emergency cease and desist order involving unauthorized business of insurance allegations, burden of proof issues, and independently procured insurance issues.
- Advised insurance company on Texas regulatory and examination issues involving international insurance transactions and scope of the McCarran-Ferguson Act.
- Represented electronic device company in regulatory matters with the Texas Department of Insurance involving loss-damage waiver and identity-theft issues.
- Represented life insurance company in connection with unclaimed property issues in Texas.
- Advised national life insurance company on multiple compliance matters including dividend approval, surplus debenture modification, bylaw amendment, and Form B and D issues.
- Advised clients on regulatory compliance issues for service contracts involving the Texas Department of Insurance, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, and the Texas Real Estate Commission.
- Advised clients on Texas specialty insurance licenses, including credit insurance and portable electronic vendor licenses.
- Represented premium finance company in licensing and application matters involving the Texas Department of Insurance.
- Represented insurance agencies and third-party administrators in change of control matters before the Texas Department of Insurance.
- Drafted motion for and obtained summary judgment in a construction liability case involving subcontractor immunity under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act.
- Collected judgment for client through turnover proceeding, asset seizure, and other post-judgment collection efforts.
- Obtained summary judgment for real estate developer in dispute involving the City of Austin's Save Our Springs Ordinance. Obtained award of attorneys’ fees for client.
- Co-drafted motion for summary judgment granted in a large class action involving software warranty issues.
- Represented former board member in dispute over scope of insurance receivership injunction in Texas.
Publications & Presentations
- "Texas Insurance Practice," Locke Lord Brochure (April 12, 2013)
- Co-Author, "Government Pre-Suit Investigative Powers: A Survey of Common Issues Arising from Investigations by the Texas Attorney General and the Texas Department of Insurance," 2012 Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar and forthcoming in Texas Tech University School of Law Administrative Law Journal (2013)
- Practice Member, "Regulatory & Transactional Insurance: The Guidance You Need," Locke Lord Brochure (February 2012)
- "At Home in Austin," Locke Lord Brochure (October 24, 2011)
- Presenter, “National History Day Works: Findings from the National Program Evaluation”, Congressional Briefing with Cokie Roberts, Washington, D.C. (2011)
- Co-Presenter, “The Revolution Will Be Televised: Media and the Courts,” CLE Presentation (2008)
- Co-Presenter, “Tort Filings Vanished! A Journey Back to the Future of Texas, ” CLE Presentation (2007)
- Co-Presenter, “Don’t Get Sued”, CLE and Reception, (2006)
- Presenter, “History Awareness Workshop,” Lee College (2006)
- Key Note Speaker, “National History Day: 25th Anniversary,” University of Maryland (2005)
- Author, “Parley of Prominence: The Houston Democratic National Convention, Houston Review of History and Culture (2004) and Touchstone (1997)
- Author, “Tort Law and the Americans with Disabilities Act: Assessing the Need for a Realignment,” 39 Idaho Law Review 531 (2003), cited by the South Carolina Supreme Court in Bentley v. Spartanburg County, 730 S.E.2d 296 (S.C. 2012)
- Contributing Author, “Recurring Issues in Consumer and Business Class Action Litigation in Texas,” 33 Texas Tech Law Review 971 (2002)
- Author, “Fear of Disease in Another Person: Assessing the Merits of an Emerging Tort Claim,” 79 Texas Law Review 227 (2000), cited by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Branham v. Snow, 392 F.3d 896 (7th Cir. 2004)
- Author, “Gas: Establishing Market Value,” Southwest Legal Foundation’s Houston Landman Institute (1996)
- Author, “Victory in the Valley: The Role of the Tennessee Valley Authority in World War II,” Texas Historian (1995)
Professional History
- Senior Counsel, Locke Lord LLP
Professional Affiliations & Achievements
- 2010 Clifton Caldwell Texas History Day Service Award
- Planning Committee, University of Texas School of Law Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar
- Member, State Bar of Texas (Litigation, Government, and Administrative and Public Law Sections)
- Member, Austin Bar Association
- Pro Bono Attorney, Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas (2002-10)
- Member, Robert W. Calvert American Inn of Court (2006-2008)
Community Leadership
- Board of Trustees, National History Day
- Alumni Board, LBJ School of Public Affairs
- Education Committee, Texas State Historical Association
- Creator and Presenter, Locke Lord LLP Legal History Special Award for the Texas History Day Program
- Planning Committee Co-Chair and Presenter, Cen-Tex Regional History Day Program
- Volunteer, Rice University Alumni Activities
- Strategic Planning Committee, National History Day (2005)
- 5-Year Reunion Committee, Rice University (2003)
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