Jennifer Leigh Truelove

Jennifer Leigh Truelove is a Principal in McKool Smith's Marshall, Texas office, focusing her practice on intellectual property, antitrust, whistleblower, and contract dispute litigation. She is recognized as an accomplished trial lawyer with extensive courtroom experience, particularly in the Eastern District of Texas.

While Ms. Truelove's tracked appearances include roles on both plaintiff (2) and defendant (4) sides, she is particularly recognized for her significant plaintiff-side trial victories. Her work often involves high-tech patent disputes across various industries, including telecommunications (e.g., 5G standard-essential patents for G+ Communications, cellular essential patent licensing for Ericsson, and patents for PanOptis), computer memory technology (Netlist), wireless charging (Mojo Mobility), and OLED display technologies (Pictiva Displays International).

Among her notable patent litigation outcomes, Ms. Truelove has played key roles in securing substantial verdicts, including a $445 million patent infringement verdict for Netlist against Micron Technology Inc., a $303 million and a $118 million verdict for Netlist against Samsung, a $192 million verdict for Mojo Mobility against Samsung, a $191.4 million verdict for Pictiva Displays International against Samsung, and a $142 million damages verdict for G+ Communications against Samsung concerning 5G standard-essential patents. She has also contributed to trial teams that secured significant verdicts for PanOptis against Apple ($506 million and $300 million) and Ericsson against TCL Communications ($75 million). Her defense work has included representing clients such as Texas Instruments Inc. and Google LLC in patent infringement matters, and she notably secured a patent defense verdict for T-Mobile against Daingean Technologies. While McKool Smith maintains a practice in Inter Partes Review (IPR) and PTAB disputes, Ms. Truelove's public profile highlights her extensive trial experience.

Ms. Truelove earned her law degree from Texas Tech University in 1999 and is licensed to practice in Texas. Her professional standing is recognized by her induction into the American College of Trial Lawyers in September 2023 and the International Society of Barristers in March 2026.