Biography
Jeff Harvey litigates civil disputes and has developed significant experience in personal injury defense cases, issues involving non-subscribers to workers’ compensation, and catastrophic injury litigation. Jeff also routinely handles matters involving landowner/production company disputes, employer liability/employee injuries, premises liability, general negligence, products liability, insurance coverage disputes, bad faith, subrogation, property damage, breach of contract, DTPA, construction disputes, and municipal liability. His practice involves disposition of cases through jury trial and arbitration. Jeff is also a certified mediator and arbitrator.
Jeff’s practice has always involved representation of employers, energy companies, restaurants, nursing homes, manufacturers, transportation companies, and utility companies related to catastrophic accidents.
Education
B.A., with distinction, Hastings College
J.D., cum laude, Creighton University School of Law
- Member, Creighton Law Review
Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association
Bar Admissions
Texas, 1988
Court Admissions
United States District Court for the Northern and Western Districts of Texas
- Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
- Ranked for Litigation: General Commercial – Texas: San Antonio & Surrounds, 2021-2022
- The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), 2021-2023
- Arbitration, 2023
- Insurance Law, 2023
- Litigation – Insurance, 2021-2023
- Client Service All-Star, BTI Consulting, 2017
- “Best S.A. Lawyers” List, San Antonio Scene, 2009, 2012-2014, 2017-2022
- General Litigation
- Personal Injury Defense: General
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, 2022
- Top 50 Personal Injury Defense Lawyers, San Antonio Scene, 2017, 2021-2022
- San Antonio Outstanding Lawyer Award, 2014
- Municipal Golf Association of San Antonio
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- San Antonio Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas
- Texas Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
October 7, 2022
Attorney NewsJackson Walker Congratulates 36 Attorneys Named Among the Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America
Jackson Walker announces the selection of 36 attorneys to Lawdragon’s inaugural list of the 500 leading litigators in America.
September 6, 2022
Attorney News‘Scene in S.A.’ Recognizes Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2022 “Best S.A. Lawyers” List
Jackson Walker congratulates the 42 practicing attorneys in the San Antonio office who were included in Scene in S.A.’s 2022 “Best S.A. Lawyers” list.
August 18, 2022
Attorney News‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 214 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2023 Edition, Including 11 “Lawyers of the Year” and 41 “Ones to Watch”
The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 214 Jackson Walker attorneys across 6 offices and 79 specialty practice areas in its 2023 edition, including 11 Lawyers of the Year and 41 Ones to Watch. Best Lawyers listings are based on an exhaustive peer review survey of thousands of attorneys who vote on the legal abilities of others in their practice areas.
June 1, 2022
SpotlightChambers and Partners Recognizes Jackson Walker Attorneys and Practices in 2022 USA and Global Guides
Jackson Walker is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners has selected 48 attorneys and 16 departments for inclusion in the 2022 edition of the Global and USA guides.
August 19, 2021
Attorney News‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 178 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2022 Edition, Including 8 “Lawyers of the Year” and 31 “Ones to Watch”
The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 178 Jackson Walker attorneys across 6 offices and 67 specialty practice areas in its 2022 edition, including 8 Lawyers of the Year and 31 Ones to Watch. Best Lawyers listings are based on an exhaustive peer review survey of thousands of attorneys who vote on the legal abilities of others in their practice areas.
July 14, 2021
Attorney News‘Scene in S.A.’ Recognizes 38 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2021 “Best S.A. Lawyers” List
In its 17th year, the “Best S.A. Lawyers” list presents attorneys across 80 distinct practice areas who were nominated by fellow licensed, practicing attorneys of Bexar County. The survey takes the voters for each attorney into account, including where the voter works, their practice area, and how many years they have practiced.
June 11, 2021
MentionsERCOT Granted MDL For Texas Winter Storm Suits | Law360 (Subscription Required)
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas Inc. and other defendants facing lawsuits over loss of power and water services during February’s deadly winter storm can consolidate 157 related cases in a multidistrict litigation pretrial court, a state panel has ruled. The Texas Supreme Court’s Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation granted a request on Thursday to address the cases together after the defendants asked that they be grouped given the similar circumstances of the lawsuits that sprung up after Winter Storm Uri caused outages across the state.
May 20, 2021
SpotlightChambers and Partners Recognizes Jackson Walker Attorneys and Practices in 2021 USA and Global Guides
Jackson Walker is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners has selected 41 attorneys and 14 departments for inclusion in the 2021 edition of the Global and USA guides.
April 20, 2021
MentionsElectric Cos. Join ERCOT In Request For Winter Storm MDL | Law360 (Subscription Required)
Texas electricity companies facing lawsuits related to the deadly and destructive February winter storm have joined the state’s primary grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas Inc., in requesting multidistrict litigation in what is now a total of 90 cases.
August 20, 2020
Attorney News‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 164 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2021 Edition, Including 9 “Lawyers of the Year” and 25 “Ones to Watch”
Jackson Walker congratulates the 164 attorneys who were selected by their peers as Best Lawyers, including 9 Lawyers of the Year and 25 Ones to Watch, across 6 offices and 66 specialty practice areas.