Litigation: General Commercial - Texas: Houston & Surrounds
Band 5
What the Team is Known For
Notable practitioners
Managing partner of the Houston office Jared Levinthal is a key contact.
Department profile
Litigation: General Commercial
USA Guide 2026 : Texas: Houston & Surrounds
About
Provided by Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC
Lightfoot is a litigation boutique with offices in Birmingham, AL and Houston, TX that represents clients across the country in matters ranging from catastrophic injury and complex, “bet the company” litigation to internal and government investigations, risk management, and compliance.
In January 2020, the Houston law firm of Levinthal Wilkins merged into Lightfoot, adding partners Jared I. Levinthal and Robert A. Wilkins, as well as one associate, to Lightfoot’s growing Houston office. Jared represents clients in commercial and business issues. In 2019, after a 4-year legal battle and a hard-fought trial, a Houston jury awarded Jared’s client almost $15 million in damages (more detail below in the representative matter list). Rob is a commercial litigator who has practiced 18 years and who focuses on bet-the-company litigation in the oil, gas and energy sectors.
Key types of work for the Houston Litigation group include:
- Catastrophic injury
- Commercial litigation
- Complex government litigation and investigations
- Corporate plaintiff’s litigation
- Environmental and toxic torts
- Energy litigation
- Fire and explosions
- Mediation and arbitration
- Mass torts
Industries for the Houston Litigation group include:
- Automotive
- Commercial transportation
- Construction
- Energy and oil and gas
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Work Highlights
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Lightfoot, Franklin & White continued to represent U-Haul in a wrongful death lawsuit arising from a fatal multi-vehicle collision with a potential adverse verdict estimated in the range of $20–30 million.
Strengths
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Lightfoot, Franklin & White is composed of attorneys with a wide vintage range, with vast experience to approach any litigation matter with professionalism and expertise. The firm's lawyers are well trained and always appear to be the smartest people in the room.
Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSALightfoot, Franklin & White's personal attention, strategic thinking and efficiency are key strengths. Its lawyers are whip-smart and incredible strategic thinkers. They provide extensive subject matter expertise and their responsiveness is excellent.
Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSALightfoot, Franklin & White's expertise, responsiveness and problem solving distinguish the firm. The team is also extremely communicative and always punctual.
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