Lynne M. Jurek

Attorney Profile
Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney in Houston, TX
- Business Litigation (20%),
- Personal Injury - General: Defense (20%),
- Civil Litigation: Defense (20%),
- Business/Corporate (20%),
- Energy & Natural Resources (10%),
- Employment Litigation: Plaintiff (10%)
Lynne M. Jurek is the managing director of The Jurek Law Group. Based in Houston, Texas, she focuses her practice on a wide variety of civil litigation matters, representing businesses and people throughout the greater metropolitan area. Ms. Jurek attended Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota, where she majored in English and business and spent her junior year abroad in England before receiving a Bachelor of Arts in 1987. She then pursued her legal studies at what was then known as William Mitchell College of Law and was awarded her Juris Doctor in 1991.
Many of Ms. Jurek’s clients are insurance companies and their policy holders, and she has defended them in personal injury cases involving medical malpractice, defective products, premises liability, nursing home negligence, toxic torts, maritime accidents, and truck and other motor vehicle crashes. Her experience has also encompassed construction litigation, labor and employment claims, homeowners association disputes, will contests and other types of probate litigation, contract breaches, and environmental matters. Ms. Jurek has written and lectured extensively on topics related to her practice area, and she is a member of several legal and community groups.
Admitted to practice in Texas since 1992, Ms. Jurek is also admitted to practice in Minnesota as well as before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. She has been certified as a specialist in personal injury trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Highly regarded by her fellow attorneys for her successful track record in court and at the negotiating table as well as for her high degree of ethics, Ms. Jurek has received an AV Preeminent* peer-review rating through Martindale-Hubbell.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
- 20%Business Litigation
- 20%Personal Injury - General: Defense
- 20%Civil Litigation: Defense
- 20%Business/Corporate
- 10%Energy & Natural Resources
- 10%Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
Non-Compete Agreements, Wrongful Death, Trucking Accidents, Personal Injury - Defense, Business Formation and Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Partnership, Sub-chapter S Corporations, Contracts, Business Organizations, Natural Resources Law, Employment Law - Employer
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Super Lawyers: 2012 - 2016, 2018 - 2021
Certificates and Credentials
- Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Personal Injury Trial Law
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About Lynne Jurek
Admitted: 1992, Texas
Professional Webpage: http://jureklaw.com/attorneys/
Honors/Awards:
- Texas Super Lawyer in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2018-2020
- Rated AV Preeminent* by Martindale-Hubbell
- 2016-17 Equal Access to Justice GRAND Champion
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2000
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member, Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
- Houston Bar Association
- Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists, Member
- State Bar of Texas
- U.S. District Courts for the Southern Districts of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for 5th Circuit
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern Districts of Texas
- U.S. District Courts for the Western Districts of Texas
- Minnesota
- U.S. District Courts for the Eastern Districts of Texas
Pro bono/Community Service:
- TORSO Soccer League
- Women’s Soccer Association
- Girl Scouts of America (San Jacinto Council)
- American Cancer Society
- Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC Greater Houston)
- Risk Management Society (RIMS)
- Greater Houston Partnership
- Member, Victory Houston, Branch of the American Cancer Society
- Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program - Equal Access to Justice Champion, 2014
- Founder, Protectors' Memorial Foundation
- Equal Access to Justice GRAND Champion, 2016
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Co-Author, Proposed Wyoming Title Standards, Part I of III, 13 Wyo Law Review, Oil And Gas, 2013
- Co-author, The Business of Gas Pipeline Condemnation: A Multistate Analysis, 13 Houston Business and Tax Law Journal, 2014
Educational Background:
- St. Louis University - John Cook School of Business - Certification in Corporate Ethics and Compliance Management (CECM Certified)., 2015
- Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN, B.A., in English, 1983 - 1987
Industry Groups
- Admiralty And Maritime
- Compliance
- Corporate
- Energy
- Family
- Healthcare
- Hospitality/Amusement
- Insurance
- Labor And Employment
- Oil And Gas
- School Districts/Governmental Entities
Comments
- “Lynne is an excellent lawyer. She is agressive and committed. I wholeheartedly recommend her as a Super Lawyer.”
These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.
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Last Updated: 3/2/2021