Jeff Lefkowitz - Houston Business Litigation Attorney

Overview

Jeff Lefkowitz is a member of the American Arbitration Association’s National Panel of Commercial Arbitrators. He is also a mediator specializing in real estate and other business disputes. He has extensive experience with a wide range of business disputes, with emphasis in real estate, lease, construction and contract litigation. For a number of years, Jeff’s practice included substantial transactional work, which gives him familiarity and experience with underlying documents not common to many arbitrators.

Areas of Practice

Litigation
Arbitration and Mediation

Bar & Court Admissions

Texas

Representative Experience

Arbitration of business, real estate, lease, contract, and consumer cases.
Successfully handled numerous lease disputes with issues ranging from surrender by operation of law, enforceability of renewal provisions, esoteric subtenancy issues, covenants to operate, use provisions, and a wide variety of other complex landlord-tenant issues to more mundane collection issues.
Handled chemical plant construction litigation resulting in a multi-million-dollar settlement for the client-owner in one case and in a favorable settlement to a contractor-client in another large case.
Successfully handled, through appeal, affirmance of substantial judgment against surety on performance bond claim.
Successfully handled trial and appeals of several cases involving arbitrability related to structural settlements.
Successfully handled, on appeal, the reversal of a judgment that had awarded damages and held unconstitutional certain of the client-city’s ordinances. Defeated, at the trial court, an attack on the constitutionality of the client-city’s enforcement practices.
Successfully handled litigation against a major real estate developer-client involving claims of ownership of a multi-million-dollar real estate portfolio.
Successfully obtained injunctive relief in restrictive covenant, real estate, bailment and unfair competition cases.
Successfully represented officers and stockholders in a protracted shareholder dispute.

Education

The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
- J.D. (cum laude) – 1981
- Law Review: Texas Law Review
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
- B.B.A. (magna cum laude) – 1978
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Professional Recognition

“Houston’s Top Lawyers,” H Texas magazine, 2006
AV© Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating (5.0 out of 5), Martindale-Hubbell

Professional Associations and Memberships

American Bar Association
Houston Bar Association, Appellate Practice and Construction Law Sections
American Arbitration Association, Arbitrator

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We represent a diverse clientele in the Houston area, and Austin greater metropolitan areas, coastal Texas and statewide.

Please note, as a corporate-based law firm, we do not represent individuals seeking to sue their employer for wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, or unpaid overtime. We also do not represent homeowners in contractor disputes.