Jessica McKinney Lawyer Reviews & Ratings - Austin

Jessica McKinney Bio
A native Texan, Jessica was born in El Paso and raised in Austin. She graduated from St. Edward's University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business. She went on to graduate from Drake University Law School in May 2013 and was admitted to both the Texas and Iowa State Bar shortly thereafter.. In her early legal career, Jessica worked with ASISTA Immigrant Assistance, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting legal and law enforcement professionals navigate the complex realm of immigration law. During this time, she also served as in-house counsel to  Trident Research, an engineering company specializing in military instrumentation.. Motivated by her desire to advocate for individual clients, she left the corporate and non-profit arena to join private practice in the fall of 2014. Over the following year, she handled a number of traffic citations, contract disputes, divorce and custody issues, and offered vital support for complex federal criminal cases.. In 2015, Jessica returned to Austin, Texas and was offered an opportunity to learn personal injury law with an established firm in Austin. She immediately fell in-love with fighting for injured parties against big insurance companies. Since then, she has personally handled over 1100 cases to successful resolution on behalf of her clients and continues to do so to this day.. Jessica believes honesty and cooperation between attorney and client is the best way to achieve success.  She is eager to zealously work with you to achieve the best possible outcome.