Jeff is a skilled business litigator who combines strategic thinking with a steady command of complex disputes.
Overview
His practice focuses on business and commercial litigation, representing clients in a wide variety of matters including fraud, breach of contract, professional liability, and insurance coverage disputes. Whether advising on litigation strategy or developing a case for summary disposition, trial or appeal, Jeff draws on a deep understanding of both the legal and practical considerations that drive business outcomes.
Jeff approaches every matter with careful analysis and a strategic mindset, ensuring that each case is guided by both legal insight and practical considerations. His dedication to thorough preparation, clear communication, and thoughtful problem-solving makes him a trusted advisor for clients facing complex business disputes.
Jeff is especially proud of his work as an appellate attorney before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, where he has honed his ability to craft persuasive arguments and navigate nuanced legal challenges, while representing our nation’s disabled veterans.
Experience
Secured multimillion-dollar arbitration award on behalf of limited partner clients for breach of fiduciary duties by the managing partner after a trial before a three-judge panel.
Secured an eight-figure judgment on behalf of client, a shale gas investor, for fraud and breach of contract after a bankruptcy court bench trial.
Secured a favorable settlement at mediation for an individual client for breach of a deed of trust agreement and for professional malpractice, resulting in the recovery of the client’s inheritance.
On the eve of trial, secured for the owner of an electric power plant a favorable settlement for breach of a long-term lignite mine contract.
Obtained numerous favorable appellate and summary judgement decisions for issues ranging from investor fraud, the Federal Torts Claims Act, covenants not to compete, and insurance disputes.
Obtained a trial court order granting sanctions for judgment debtor’s temporary incarceration after repeatedly violating orders related to payment of the judgment.
Secured hundreds of remands from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, including a precedential panel decision positively impacting tens of thousands of veterans with service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities.
News & Insights
Publications
Co-Author, Veterans Benefits Manual, National Veterans Legal Services Project, 2024 and 2025 editions
Editor-in-Chief, Veterans Law Journal, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Bar Association, September 2023 - September 2025
Professional & Civic Activities
Professional & Civic Activities
State Bar of Texas
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Bar Association, Board of Governors Member At-Large, 2025-2028 term
The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Project, Member of the Volunteer Corps
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- Texas
- U.S Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Education
University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2003
- Minnesota Journal of Global Trade, Executive Editor
- Legal Writing Honors
Brigham Young University, B.A., International Relations and Spanish, 1997
- Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish National Honors Society)