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Jeffrey R. Parsons

  • Chairman & Shareholder
  • Houston, TX
Jeffrey R Parsons

Biography

Jeff Parsons has successfully represented major corporations, institutions, and individuals in complex civil trials, arbitrations, and appeals across the United States. In his over 40 years of experience, Jeff has time after time demonstrated the judgment, insight, advocacy, and integrity that has favorably resolved many high stakes disputes. Jeff has handled a broad array of commercial disputes ranging from antitrust, banking, construction, energy, finance & securities, insurance, libel & slander, products liability, and wrongful death & serious bodily injury disputes.

Admission to Practice

  • Texas, 1973
  • U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
  • U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second and Fifth Circuits
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Memberships & Affiliations

  • State Bar of Texas – Director (2002-2005)
  • The Network of Trial Law Firms – Chair (1993-1994)
  • American Board of Trial Advocates
  • College of the State Bar of Texas
  • American, Texas, and Houston Bar Foundations, Life Fellow
  • American and Houston Bar Associations
  • International Association of Defense Counsel
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel
  • Defense Research Institute

Education

Boston University School of Law
Boston, Massachusetts
J.D., 1973

Hamilton College
Clinton, New York
B.A., 1969

Representative Cases

  • Represented an international energy company in a lawsuit arising out of sale of its interest in a major U.S. pipeline
  • Represented a refinery owner in a trial with international construction companies regarding a refinery in Qatar
  • Represented an international energy company in a trial with a construction company regarding revamp work at the companyʹs chemical refinery
  • Represented an international design/build company in a lawsuit with a construction company regarding revamp work at a chemical refinery
  • Represented a biotech company in multiple AAA arbitrations with international pharmaceutical companies over intellectual property claims, new drugs and collaborative agreements
  • Represented an insurer in a fraud lawsuit involving the insuredʹs alleged damages in settling various class actions
  • Represented another major U.S. insurer in a complex coverage trial following the settlement of covered and uncovered claims
  • Secured a judgment in Pinellas County, FL, for a Saudi investor suing on fraud and RICO counts
  • Represented and secured indemnity for a national builder in the first Superfund Site case tried in Texas
  • Represented an international automobile manufacturer against nationwide class action claims
  • Represented an insurer in trials regarding its officerʹs defamatory remarks and the demise of a major firm
  • Represented an international company against hundreds of death and injury claims arising out of the explosion of a Corpus Christi, TX grain elevator
  • Represented miscellaneous defendants in numerous wrongful death and personal injury trials

Representative Presentations

Jeff has spoken at many continuing legal education seminars, regarding trial strategies and tactics and principles of jury management. His publications are numerous and available upon request