Jeff is a Partner at Latitude. He founded and leads the company’s Austin office and is also the oversight Partner for Texas.

Prior to joining Latitude, he was a Partner at Am Law 100 firm Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, where he co-managed the Austin office. His practice was primarily representing international Fortune 500 clients in mass tort drug and medical device high-risk litigation. He also was an experienced general litigator defending a diverse range of companies across various industries.

He has almost 30 years of litigation experience in state and federal courts in Texas and throughout the United States. A native Texan, Jeff began his career as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Texas.

During his law firm career, Jeff took pride in collaborating closely with his clients, understanding their true business, economic and personal needs and helping them find real-world reasonable solutions to complex legal challenges. This experience and relationship-focused approach with sophisticated legal departments and clients, in combination with his law firm management experience, uniquely situates him to assist attorneys and paralegals with pursuing rewarding work and help clients see the value that Latitude’s legal talent will bring to their corporate legal departments and law firms.

Jeff has been recognized by Who’s Who Legal International: Product Liability Defense Lawyers. He is a member of the Austin Bar Association and a member of the board for the Austin Bar Foundation. Jeff also serves as a board member for the American Red Cross of Central & South Texas. He received his B.A. from the Plan II Honors Program – University of Texas College of Liberal Arts and his J.D. from the University of Miami (FL) School of Law.

Jeff and his wife Amy live in Austin and have two children and two schnauzers.