Travis Livermore

Travis Livermore

Associate

Travis practices in the area of construction litigation, including defects and injuries. He also defends employers against OSHA citations, represents companies in employment law matters, and represents businesses in premises liability lawsuits. Travis previously worked for another Texas law firm, and prior to that, he practiced law in Illinois.

In addition to his legal background, Travis has over eight years of experience managing occupational safety on large construction sites and in a variety of industrial facilities, such as refineries, power plants, chemical plants, wind farms, and paper mills, throughout Texas and the United States. Travis has written several articles dealing with occupational safety and the intersection of legal issues and construction injuries. Travis is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP).

Travis’s direct experience in construction and industrial facilities gives him special insight into the daily operations and practical aspects of these industries, making him uniquely suited to provide guidance to employers when faced with a contractual, defects, or injury-related dispute or lawsuit.

Community Activities

Dallas Bar Association

Board of Certified Safety Professionals

Volunteer youth sports coach

Areas of Practice

Publications and Seminars

  • Evidence in Safety-Related Legal Proceedings (Presentation), Construction Safety, Health + Environmental Conference, American General Contractors (AGC), Nashville, TN, Sept. 2022.
  • Speaking the Same Language: How electrical operations and maintenance professionals can effectively work with safety personnel, Electrical Construction & Maintenance (EC&M), Nov. 3, 2021, Speaking the Same Language | EC&M (ecmweb.com) (coauthored with Jeremy Presnal)
    OSHA’s Exploitable Recordkeeping Standard: How it Undermines Safety in Construction, and How it Should Be Revised, 34 ABA J. Lab. & Emp. L. 3, 359, 2020, osha-exploitable-recordkeeping.pdf (americanbar.org)
  • The Pandemic-Era and Broader Implications of Employer Decision-Making in Workplace Injury Cases, 35 ABA J. Lab. & Emp. 3, 511, 2021, The Pandemic-Era and Broader Implications of Employer Decision-Making in Workplace Injury Cases (americanbar.org)
  • The Juvenile Court Act’s All-Important Temporary Custody Hearing, Illinois Bar Journal, April 2018, Volume 106, Number 4, Page 38 (may be viewed online at https://www.isba.org/ibj/2018/04/wardshipthejuvenilecourtactsallimpo)
  • Case summary of Sorrell v. IMS Health, Inc., 131 S.Ct. 2653 (2011), Physician Prescribing Information, Legal Medicine Perspectives, September/October 2011, Vol. 20, No. 5, p. 67

Representative Experience

  • Represented contractors of multiple trades in construction defect lawsuits.
  • Represented companies in lawsuits involving construction and industrial accidents.
  • Represented architects in disputes related to ADA compliance.
  • Represented trucking companies in trucking accidents.
  • Advised contractors and schools on a variety of employment and human resources issues.
  • Represented business owners in premises liability lawsuits.

Construction Litigation

  • Achieved nonsuit after bringing motion for summary judgment on behalf of client-subcontractor, in case in which the plaintiff claimed the client-subcontractor installed the ceiling fan that later struck the plaintiff in the head while she was a tenant in the apartment where the fan was installed.
  • Obtained arbitration decision that resulted in award of roof repair damages of only $13,000, though the claimant sought full roof replacement at cost of over $700,000, in representation of general contractor in lawsuit related to a commercial construction project.
  • Represented general contractor in construction defects claim, settling the case for $150,000 though the plaintiff was seeking over $3 million.
  • Represented contractor in construction defects claim, settling the case for $5,000 though the plaintiff was seeking over $250,000.
  • Achieved settlement for home inspector at less than one-third the amount sought by the plaintiff in repair damages in connection with an allegedly negligent home inspection.

Trucking and Transportation

  • Represented defendant driver who struck pedestrian in a parking lot, settling the case for $50,000 although the plaintiff was seeking over $1 million
  • Obtained summary judgment for trailer owner in personal injury case related to trucking accident.
  • Obtained favorable settlements in representation of truckers and trucking companies in lawsuits brought in connection with trucking accidents.
  • Obtained favorable settlements in representation of driver-defendants in connection with multiple lawsuits involving automobile accidents.

Energy and Petrochemical

Achieved nonsuit after bringing motion for summary judgment on behalf of client-contractor, in case in which the plaintiff, who was employed by a different contractor, claimed to have been injured in a same-level fall during a refinery turnaround.

Labor & Employment 

  • Experienced in dealing with OSHA investigations and citation cases
  • Successfully represented clients in OSHA whistleblower investigations

Premises Liability 

Successfully defended business owners in multiple premises liability cases, such as those involving slip/trip-and-fall incidents

Education

Southern Illinois University School of Law, cum laude

Honors and Awards

Academic Excellence

Dean’s List

Cali Awards (employment law, federal courts)

Journal of Legal Medicine

Admissions

State Bar of Texas