Jessica K. Little

Senior Counsel

Phone: 713-547-9160
Email: jlittle@hicks-thomas.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessie-little-1b15084b/

Jessie is a trial lawyer with a broad commercial litigation practice representing clients in state and federal courts and arbitration. Jessie has in-depth experience in all stages of litigation, including drafting and arguing procedural and dispositive motions, drafting appellate briefs, taking and defending depositions, managing complicated discovery dockets, working with experts, interviewing witnesses, representing clients in mediations and settlement negotiations, and preparing for and participating in trials.

Her representative experience encompasses a broad range of industries, including the healthcare, energy, technology, drug testing, financial services, consumer products, and food industries.

Practice Emphasis

Business Litigation
Managed Care Litigation
ERISA Litigation
Arbitration and Mediation

Education

JD, SMU Dedman School of Law, cum laude, SMU Law Review, 2013
BS, The University of Texas at Austin, High Honors, 2010

Honors & Distinctions

Named One to Watch in Energy Law and Labor and Employment Law–Management, The Best Lawyers in America, 2023-2024

Court Admissions

State Bar of Texas
US District Court, Southern District of Texas
US District Court, Western District of Texas
US District Court, Northern District of Texas
US District Court, Eastern District of Texas
US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Professional Memberships

Houston Bar Association

Representative Cases

Defending claims against managed care clients arising out of managed care agreements with providers, including disputed issues involving medical coding, billing and reimbursement methodologies.
Recovering overpayments from healthcare providers on medical claims paid as a result of fraudulent or improper billing practices.
Acting as trial counsel for an oilfield services company in a complex breach of purchase agreement and breach of fiduciary duty case involving multiple claims among the purchaser, seller, and former President.
Representing a fuel products trading company in an arbitration and a state court case involving claims for misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty against a former trader who allegedly engaged in fraudulent transactions.
Acting as trial counsel for dealerships in a breach of alleged purchase agreement and fraudulent inducement case brought by former COO.
Obtaining summary judgments and favorable rulings on appeal for a drug testing administrator in various breach of contract and defamation cases.
Acting as trial counsel for an oilfield services company in a complex wage and hour class and collective action involving federal law and multiple state law claims.
Acting as trial counsel for a technology company in a breach of contract and business disparagement case against a former employee.
Obtaining favorable rulings in various anti-SLAPP cases in trial and appellate courts.
Conducting internal investigations involving allegations against executives.

Publications/Speaking Engagements

Published Cases/Publications

Best Lawyers in America 2025 Recognizes 291 Hunton Andrews Kurth Attorneys, August 15, 2024
Best Lawyers in America 2024 Recognizes 293 Hunton Andrews Kurth Attorneys, August 21, 2023
Best Lawyers in America 2023 Recognizes 261 Hunton Andrews Kurth Attorneys, August 18, 2022