Dana Andrew LeJune

October 30, 2015, Houston, Texas Our DTPA case arose over 5 years ago over a house we purchased in Houston. We were a recently-married couple buying our first home. Shortly after purchasing this $145,000 home in Copperfield, we began to discover water damage during remodeling. This discovery con...tinued for about a year, our home is completely devastated. After shopping around, we were referred to Dana by another lawyer at a big law firm. (They had fought in a similar case and got mopped up by Dana) As soon as we contacted Dana, requests for documents and information started. On our first visit, he asked if we had gotten the C.L.U.E. Report before buying the house; we said “What’s THAT?” He explained that the homeowner’s insurance industry has, since the early 1990’s, maintained a database of all homeowners’ claims by address in North America. He called his insurance guy, and we had that report in minutes. It showed four water damage claims by the sellers, none of which they disclosed on the seller’s disclosure form. Dana hit the ground running in a way we really didn’t anticipate, and filed suit quickly. It’s over four years later now and he hasn’t slowed down or eased off these criminals we sued, tried the case to jury verdict, and now, are chasing through the bankruptcy courts. It took over three years of stalling and delays on the part of the defendants before we finally got them into a courtroom. It’s tough living in a home with concrete floors, exposed insulation, exposed mold and rot at the base of all the walls, under the floors. The house smells of mold, our clothes, our bed-sheets, our hair. The house has been tested for mold and found incredibly high counts, one of which is toxic. However, being our first home, we could not afford another home to live in, or pay for both an apartment as well as this mortgage. Our house could not be sold, could not be rented, indeed, should not have been lived in, but we had no other choice. That’s where Dana came in, Dana the friend. His support and encouragement gave us the ability to endure our situation. I don’t believe we would have been able to continue to fight without him as most people would have given up long ago. But he was driven to right a serious wrong, and pushed to keep us going, and was a dear friend at times when we hit lows. Trial. The defendants requested a jury trial, they got one. It lasted two full weeks. The trial should not have taken two weeks, but the sellers claimed English was a second language, which caused hours of tedious translation, and their attitude of "we do nothing wrong." The jury deliberated and awarded us well over 1.5 million dollars. More than 10x what we paid for the home. That’s far more than a grand-slam home-run. Dana was brilliant during trial, calm, confident. The defendants entered trial with 5 lawyers, some days 6 or 7 along with their entourage of paralegals. It was almost comical at times when the judge called everyone to the bench. Dana standing alone in front of the judge arguing with a "tribe of lawyers," as one witness commented while on the stand. He won every argument. We later learned that during deliberation, the jury actually wanted to send the defendants to prison. Fully anticipating that a favorable judgment for us would result in the defendants filing for protection with the bankruptcy court, Dana posed questions to the jury so that route would be eliminated. Sure enough, they filed for bankruptcy a few days before the final judgment was entered. It was one year ago this week that we started trial. It’s rather ironic; six years to the day that we moved into our home, the bankruptcy court ruled that the full amount of our judgment is a non- dischargeeable debt, and we can proceed to collect it from these very wealthy people, and finally fix our home. And it is all thanks to Dana. Would I recommend him? I wouldn’t recommend anyone else.

I first used Dana Lejune as my attorney about eleven to twelve years ago. I was involved in a serious, temporarily crippling, auto mobile accident. I had hired another attorney to help recover what ever I could for medical bills and other damages. That layer had next to no problem claiming on my own ...under insured motorist provision of my auto mobile coverage (doing next to nothing and receiving 5000 dollars for it) but when it came to completing the job and collecting from the other driver's insurance, he failed, miserably. As I previously stated, my accident was one of great severity. My hospital bills were over 175,000 dollars (luckily I had good health insurance at the time that covered nearly all of the cost), I had several surgeries, was in a wheel chair for nearly 6 months, and could only walk with the aide of crunches or a cane for about a year and half. For that same amount of time the lawyer I had hired basically did nothing. I would call and he would tell me this or that, always putting me off or just flat out ignoring my attempts to contact him. Finally, about three years after my injury, he told me that there was not going to be any further compensation for me to claim. Considering all that I had gone through, at no fault of my own by the way, I just couldn't understand how that was possible. So, I took the case to Dana for a second opinion. I was glad I did. After reviewing my case, Dana came to learn and then relayed to me that the other lawyer missed the date he was supposed to file suit by and therefore my right to seek any additional monetary reward had been forfeited. In other words, the lawyer I had hired neglected me costing me tens of thousands of dollars and then lied to me about it. I was very upset to say the least, that is until Dana stepped in. He quickly got the other lawyer to own up to what he did and fully compensate me for the most I could have received under the other driver's insurance policy. After years of being put on the back burner, grievously ignored, and flat out lied to by another attorney, Dana came in and efficiently and effectively rectified the situation. I was more than pleased; I was impressed. Since that time I have often utilized Dana's expertise for other legal concerns. He has always been happy to help me out or at the very least point me in the right direction. I have also suggested others, including my wife, to consult with Dana and those who took him on as their legal representation were extremely satisfied with his performance and very thankful to me for the recommendation. He is a straight shooter who will not BS you and if he can't get you fairly reimbursed for whatever injustice that has befallen you, than no one can. I have, I do, and, I imagine, I always will advise those I both know and don't know, including friends and family, to seek out Dana Lejune for legal counsel. If you are looking for a great, no nonsense lawyer, who will get the job done, and you are lucky enough to find that Dana Lejune practices in the type of law in which you need an attorney, you would be a fool not to hire him. Be smart, pick up the phone, and give Dana a call. If you are fortunate enough for him to take you on as a client, I guarantee you the decision you made to contact and hire him will not be one that you later regret. But don't just take my word for it as there are many more positive reviews written here that also attest to his proficiency and ability.

Mr. LeJune was recently very helpful with a legal question that I had concerning copyright law. He took the time to explain the process and importance of registering for a copyright, and he did not charge me for the phone call. I found him to be very knowledgeable, trustworthy, and personable. He ...responded immediately to my email request, asking me to call him so that he could explain in further detail. He was honest with me and told me that although I did have a valid case, the cost and time to proceed with a suit would not net substantial benefit to me and advised me on best practices for future endeavors.

The person I bought my house from had clearly violated the Deceptive Trade Practice Act. I hired Dana after my first attorney seemed inept. Dana was communicative, a good listener and knew exactly what to do. He was thorough in his research and we won the case, which we should have. Winning in Texas ...and being able to collect are two different things. What really made Dana amazing in this case was that he followed his instincts and went the extra mile, which allowed us to unearth the defendent's unprotected assets. Dana was not only my hero but also became a friend.