Lynne M. Jurek

Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Houston, Texas

The Jurek Law Group, PLLC
Lynne M. Jurek
The Jurek Law Group, PLLC

Practice areas: Business Litigation, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury; view more

Licensed in Texas since: 1992

Education: William Mitchell College of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2012 - 2016, 2018 - 2025

The Jurek Law Group, PLLC

4309 Yoakum Blvd
Houston, TX 77006 Visit website

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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, commercial litigation and arbitration. 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 since 1995. 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.  She has been named a Texas SuperLawyer for 11 years, 2012-2016 and 2018-2023.

*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.

Practice areas

Business Litigation, Civil Litigation: Plaintiff, Civil Litigation: Defense, Personal Injury - General: Defense, Business/Corporate, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Business Formation and Planning, Business Organizations, Contracts, Limited Liability Companies, Non-Compete Agreements, Partnership, Personal Injury - Defense, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sub-chapter S Corporations, Toxic Mold, Trade Secret, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death

First Admitted: 1991, Minnesota

Professional Webpage: http://jureklaw.com/attorneys/

Bar/Professional Activity:
  • Member, Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
  • Certification in Corporate Ethics and Compliance Management (CECM Certified).
  • Houston Bar Association
  • 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 State Bar
  • U.S. District Courts for the Eastern Districts of Texas
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
  • Favorable Arbitration award for several Tenant's in Common against Master Tenant and affiliated entities in Houston, Texas for Hotel Properties located in Pennsylvania.  , 2021
Special Licenses/Certifications:
  • Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
  • Certification in Corporate Ethics and Compliance Management (CECM Certified)., 2016
Pro bono/Community Service:
  • 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
Honors/Awards:
  • Top Attorneys of North America, Top Attorneys of North America
  • Texas Super Lawyer in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2018-2023, Texas Superlawyer
  • Rated AV Preeminent*, by Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2016-17 Equal Access to Justice GRAND Champion, Houston Volunteer Lawyers Referral Service
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
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
Industry Groups:
  • Admiralty And Maritime
  • Compliance
  • Corporate
  • Energy
  • Family
  • Healthcare
  • Hospitality/Amusement
  • Insurance
  • Labor And Employment
  • Oil And Gas
  • School Districts/Governmental Entities

These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.

“Lynne is an excellent lawyer. She is agressive and committed. I wholeheartedly recommend her as a Super Lawyer.”

Office location for Lynne M. Jurek

4309 Yoakum Blvd
Houston, TX 77006

Phone: 713-369-2210

Selections

13 Years Super Lawyers
  • Super Lawyers: 2012 - 2016, 2018 - 2025

Certificates and credentials

Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Personal Injury Trial Law

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