Alex Jones Attorney Blunder ‘Dead on Arrival’ in Any Appeal (2)

Alex Jones is unlikely to be able to take advantage of his legal team’s mistake in releasing his text messages in his damages trial against parents of a Sandy Hook Elementary shooting victim.

Any appeals in civil trials respond to a trial court’s rulings and evidence, not lawyer missteps, Texas civil appellate attorneys said. Ineffective counsel appeals that can apply to criminal trials can’t be pursued in civil litigation.

Jones could file a separate legal malpractice lawsuit against his team, but that wouldn’t help his civil trial outcome, said Chad Baruch, a civil appellate lawyer in Dallas. And it’s unclear ...