Travis Livermore

Associate

Dallas

Travis practices in the areas of construction litigation, including defects and injuries. He also defends employers against OSHA citations and represents companies in employment law matters. 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 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) who has been featured in EHS Daily Advisor’s Faces of EHS column.

Travis’s direct experience in construction and manufacturing gives him special insight into the daily operations and practical aspects of these industries, making him uniquely suited to provide guidance to employers in these industries 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

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 Defect Litigation

Represented contractor in construction defects claim, settling the case for $5,000 though the plaintiff was seeking over $250,000

Auto Accident Litigation

Represented defendant driver who struck pedestrian in a parking lot, settling the case for $50,000 although the plaintiff was seeking over $1 million

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

Offices

Austin

7500 Rialto Boulevard
Building 2, Suite 250
Austin, TX 78735
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(512) 457-5500
Houston

909 Fannin Street
Suite 2500
Houston, TX 77010
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(713) 951-1000
Dallas

3838 Oak Lawn Avenue
Suite 250
Dallas, TX 75219
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(214) 521-7500
Galveston

2200 Market Street
Suite 700
Galveston, TX 77550
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(409) 621-1818
San Antonio

112 East Pecan Street
Suite 450
San Antonio, TX 78205
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(726) 800–3001

Pappas Grubbs Price PC is a Texas-based law firm with a national reach. The Firm has several lawyers licensed in other states, and we routinely represent our clients in jurisdictions other than Texas.

Our Areas of Practice include: Appellate, Arbitration and Mediation, Commercial and Business, Construction Litigation, Death Care, Energy and Petrochemical, Environmental and Toxic Tort, Health Care, Insurance Law, Labor and Employment, LHWCA/OCSLA/DBA, Maritime and Admiralty, Non-Compete Agreements, OSHA, Products Liability, Professional Liability and Transportation and Trucking

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