Jeff was recognized as Texas Monthly Rising Star in 2006 and Super Lawyer in 2007 Jeff is board certified in personal injury trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and his trial practice includes the representation of plaintiffs in maritime personal injury, international and trans-national personal injury, including overseas work and holiday injury claims, and insurance bad faith. Jeff’s personal injury practice includes the representation of Jones Act and foreign seaman in disputes arising in U.S. waters and around the world. He also represents a number of U.K. residents injured in the U.S. on holiday, as well as working people from various countries who have been injured as a result of the actions of U.S. companies. Jeff’s insurance bad faith practice includes the representation of workers’ compensation claimants who have had their claims delayed and denied by their insurers and adjusters. In addition, Jeff has represented insureds and policy holders against domestic liability and excess insurers, and in transnational coverage disputes against U.K. and E.U. underwriters and company market insurers. Biography Publications, Presentations and Honors Jeffrey L. Raizner and David Brenner, Ethics: Bad Faith, State Bar of Texas Fifth Annual Advanced Workers' Compensation Course 2008, Austin, Texas, August 21-22, 2008 Kenneth G. Engerrand, Hon. W. Eugene Davis, Jeffrey L. Raizner and Ira Rosenzweig, The Interplay of Other Laws with the Act, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law Annual Longshore Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 13, 2008 Jeffrey L. Raizner and David Brenner, Cross Examination of Experts, State Bar of Texas Fourth Annual Advanced Workers' Compensation Course 2007, Austin, Texas, August 30-31, 2007 Jeffrey L. Raizner, The Differences Between Personal Injury Litigation in the UK and the USA, Legal and Medical Conference 2007, London, United Kingdom, February 21, 2007 Prof. Robert Force, Mark D. Latham, and Jeffrey Raizner, Recent Developments in Maritime Law, Tulane University Law School 22nd New Orleans Fall Maritime Law Seminar New Orleans, Louisiana, September 29, 2006 David Brenner and Jeffrey L. Raizner, Bad Faith, State Bar of Texas Third Annual Advanced Workers' Compensation Course 2006, Austin, Texas, August 24-25, 2006 Texas Workers’ Compensation Claims Handling Pitfalls and Bad Faith, Workers’ Compensation Publications Seminar, Dallas, Texas, March 31, 2006 Jeffrey L. Raizner, “The American Dream? Litigation abroad,” Legal + medical Magazine (UK), Issue 16, January 2006 Handling the Insurance Bad Faith Lawsuit, 2005 Barnes Law Seminar, Houston, Texas The Jones Act: Navigating the Warm Waters of Maritime Employer’s Liability, 2005 Barnes Law Seminar, Houston Texas Procedural Points and Case Handling: The Plaintiff’s Perspective, Lorman Education Services Maritime Personal Injury in Texas Seminar, Houston, Texas October 14, 2005 Jeffrey L. Raizner and Amanda Gerke, Litigating the Auto/Trucking Case – The Plaintiff’s Perspective, Lorman Education Services Automobile and Trucking Liability in Texas Seminar, Houston, Texas Jeffrey L. Raizner and Amanda Gerke, Insurance Issues from the Plaintiff’s Perspective, Lorman Education Services Automobile and Trucking Liability in Texas Seminar, Houston, Texas Jeffrey L. Raizner and Jeffrey E. Kalina, M.D., F.A.C.E.P., Anatomy and Injuries: Common Medical Issues in Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation Litigation, Workers' Comp 201 Seminar, Houston, Texas Multiparty Litigation: The American Practice, Association of Personal Injury Lawyers Annual Conference 2005, Voir Dire and Jury Selection - The Injured Workers' Strategy, Workers' Compensation Litigation and Ethics Seminar. Insurance Bad Faith and Skullduggery – How Not to Handle Claims, Houston Claims Association Seminar. Completing the Unfinished Picture – Soriano and the Problem of Having So Many Claims and So Little Coverage, University of Texas, Ninth Annual Insurance Law Institute. The Potential Costs When “Case Management” Crosses the Line: The Law on the Penalties and Pitfalls for Improper Handling of a Claim for Benefits by an Injured Worker, The Barnes Law Firm Workers’ Compensation Seminar. Hon. Sarah Vance, Kathleen Charvet, and Jeffrey Raizner, Recent Developments in Maritime law, 21st New Orleans Fall Maritime Law Seminar, Tulane University. The Potential Costs When “Case Management” Crosses the Line: The Law on the Penalties and Pitfalls for Improper Handling of a Claim for Benefits by an Injured Worker, Workers’ Comp Update 2003. Michael P. Doyle and Jeffrey L. Raizner, “Winning the Battle of the Atlantic,” Association of Personal Injury Lawyers Newsletter (UK), Vol. 13, Issue 3. Jeffrey L. Raizner, Note, “Missing the Boat – Another Failed Attempt to Define Admiralty Tort Jurisdiction: Sisson v. Ruby,” Jeffrey L. Raizner, "The Differences Between Personal Injury Litigation in the UK and the USA," Legal and Medical Conference 2007, The Changing Landscape, London, United Kingdom, February 21, 2007 Published Appellate Decisions: In re MacGregor (Fin) Oy, 126 S.W. 3d 176, (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist] 2003) (compelling a corporate non-signatory to arbitration before the ICC) Flores v. North American Technologies Group, Inc., ___ S.W.3d ___, 2004 WL 2415090 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist] 2004) Barchus v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., ____ S.W.3d ____, 2005 WL 1513138 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 2005) (lifetime income benefits under Texas Workers Compensation Act awarded to plaintiff who suffered a brain injury) Professional Associations and Recognitions: |
Jeff Raizner
Houston
One Houston Center
1221 McKinney Suite 4100
Houston, TX USA 77010
Phone: 713.571.1146
Toll Free: 888.571.1001
Fax: 713.571.1148
Galveston
1896 Lalor Building
2417 Market Street
Galveston, TX 77550-8409
Phone: 409.765.1750
