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Jeffrey L Raizner
also known as Jeffrey L. Raizner, Jeff L. Raizner
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Biography
Jeff Raizner is an extremely successful trial lawyer and negotiator. He has been named a Super Lawyer every year since 2007, recognized for his continued success in representing clients in claims against major insurers for both commercial and residential losses, and against large corporations for compensation in pharmaceutical and other mass tort claims, as well as maritime personal injury disputes.
Mr. Raizner is a member, former director, and Executive Committee member of Texas Trial Lawyers Association, a past president of Houston Trial Lawyers Association, and a member of the American Association for Justice. His practice includes nationwide representation in complex insurance disputes, as well as serious personal injury and mass tort litigation. In addition to being a Super Lawyer, he has been recognized as a Texas Rising Star and a Best Lawyer in nationwide, peer-selected publications.
Mr. Raizner has been selected by courts and his co-counsel to serve on a number of steering committees established to manage and guide litigation involving insurance and other disputes, and is a recognized leader nationwide in complex commercial property insurance litigation. Mr. Raizner is also a member of the Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjusters, as well as the National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters. Mr. Raizner regularly writes and speaks on insurance and other matters within his areas of practice.
He began his legal career at Vinson & Elkins in 1992 and is a founding partner of Doyle Raizner LLP. In 2015, Mr. Raizner decided to refocus his practice on forming Raizner Slania LLP. Throughout his career, he has aggressively pursued insurance providers on behalf of clients in bad faith insurance actions for claims ranging from the denial or delay of workers’ compensation to liability in large commercial and even transnational claims.
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Licensed in Arizona for 13 years
State: Arizona
Acquired: 2012
No misconduct found
Licensed in Missouri for 14 years
State: Missouri
Acquired: 2012
No misconduct found
Licensed in Texas for 33 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 1992
No misconduct found
Location
Raizner Slania LLP
2402 Dunlavy St., Houston, TX, 77006
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Jeffrey L Raizner's Lawyer Endorsements
"Jeff is one of the best insurance bad faith lawyers I know. We have worked together on several projects, and I have never been anything but deeply impressed with his efforts. I highly recommend him."
"Jeff Raizner is one of Houston's best personal injury and plaintiffs insurance claims attorneys in Houston. He is thoughtful, creative, and tenacious. He is never afaid to take a case to the courtroom, and the mention of his name is enough to strike fear in many of the insurance companies he has defeated. I highly recommend Jeff to anyone who has a claim."
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Experience
Honors
2025
Best Lawyers - Personal Injury Litigation, Best Lawyers
2024
Best Lawyers - Personal Injury Litigation, Best Laywers
2024
Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2023
Best Lawyers - Personal Injury Litigation, Best Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2022
Best Lawyers - Personal Injury Litigation, Best Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2021
Best Lawyers - Personal Injury Litigation, Best Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2020
Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2020
Best Lawyers - Personal Injury Litigation, Best Lawyers
2019
Best Lawyers - Personal Injury Litigation, Best Lawyers
2019
Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2018
Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2018
Best Lawyers - Personal Injury Litigation, Best Lawyers
2017
Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2017
Best Lawyers - Personal Injury Litigation, Best Lawyers
2016
Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2016
Best Lawyers - Personal Injury Litigation, Best Lawyers
2015
Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2015
Best Lawyers - Personal Injury Litigation, Best Lawyers
2014
Best Lawyers - Personal Injury Litigation, Best Lawyers
2014
Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2013
Best Lawyers - Personal Injury Litigation, Best Lawyers
2013
Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2012
Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2011
Best Lawyers - Personal Injury Litigation, Best Lawyers
2011
Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2010
Best Lawyers - Personal Injury Litigation, Best Lawyers
2010
Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2009
Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2008
Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2007
Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2006
Texas Rising Stars, Super Lawyers
Work Experience
2015 - Present
Partner, Raizner Slania LLP
2002 - 2015
Partner, Doyle Raizner, LLP
1992 - 2002
Attorney, Vinson & Elkins
Associations
2012 - Present
Arizona Trial Lawyers AssociationMember
2012 - Present
Missouri Association of Trial AttorneysMember
Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjusters
Associate Member
American Association for Justice
PAC Member
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Fellowship Member
Houston Trial Lawyers Association
Member
Houston Bar Association
Member
National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters
Affiliate Member
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Member
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (UK)
Member
2012 - 2013
Houston Trial Lawyers AssociationPresident
2011 - 2012
Houston Trial Lawyers AssociationPresident-Elect
2010 - 2011
Houston Trial Lawyers AssociationTreasurer
Education
1992
University of Houston Law Center
JD - Juris Doctorate
1989
Tulane University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2011
National Association of Trial Lawyer Executives 2011 Annual Meeting
Digital Marketing for Law Associations
2011
Best Kept Trial Secrets
The Legal Network: Developing and Utilizing Social Media in Your Law Practice
2011
15th Annual Texas Insurance Law Symposium
Hurricane Litigation: Homeowner’s Update
2010
Seventh Annual Advanced Workers’ Compensation Course 2010
Bad Faith Update and Panel Discussion
2010
Judicial Education Conference
Insurance Update and Bad Faith Litigation
2010
7th Annual Advanced Insurance Law Course
Covered and Non-Covered Losses
2009
Sixth Annual Advanced Workers’ Compensation Course 2009
Bad Faith: Plaintiffs’ Perspective and Litigation Update
2009
14th Annual Insurance Law Institute
Ruttiger v. Texas Mutual and the Viability of Aranda in the Workers’ Compensation “Bad Faith” Context, Plaintiff’s Perspective
2008
State Bar of Texas Fifth Annual Advanced Workers’ Compensation Course 2008
Ethics: Bad Faith
2008
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law Annual Longshore Conference
The Interplay of Other Laws with the Act
2007
State Bar of Texas Fourth Annual Advanced Workers’ Compensation Course 2007
Cross Examination of Experts
2007
Legal and Medical Conference 2007
The Differences Between Personal Injury Litigation in the UK and the USA
2006
Workers’ Compensation Publications Seminar
Texas Workers’ Compensation Claims Handling Pitfalls and Bad Faith
2006
Third Annual Advanced Workers’ Compensation Course 2006
Bad Faith
2006
Avoiding and Defending Allegations of Bad Faith Seminar
Deposing the Insurance Adjuster, Workers’ Compensation Publications
2006
22nd New Orleans Fall Maritime Law Seminar New Orleans
Recent Developments in Maritime Law
2005
Lorman Education Services Maritime Personal Injury in Texas Seminar
Procedural Points and Case Handling: The Plaintiff’s Perspective
2005
Lorman Education Services Automobile and Trucking Liability in Texas Seminar
Insurance Issues from the Plaintiff’s Perspective
2005
Lorman Education Services Automobile and Trucking Liability in Texas Seminar
Litigating the Auto/Trucking Case The Plaintiff’s Perspective
2005
Houston Claims Association Seminar
Insurance Bad Faith and Skullduggery How Not to Handle Claims
2005
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers Annual Conference 2005
Multiparty Litigation: The American Practice
2005
2005 Barnes Law Seminar
Handling the Insurance Bad Faith Lawsuit
2004
The Barnes Law Firm Workers’ Compensation Seminar
The Potential Costs When Case Management Crosses the Line: The Law on the Penalties and Pitfalls for Improper Handling of a Claim for Benefits by an Injured Worker
2004
Ninth Annual Insurance Law Institute
Completing the Unfinished Picture Soriano and the Problem of Having So Many Claims and So Little Coverage
2003
21st New Orleans Fall Maritime Law Seminar
Recent Developments in Maritime Law
Publications
2013
Trial Magazine
Weathering the Storm of Causation Clauses
2009
Benedict’s Maritime Bulletin Vol. 7, No. 4
Post-Injury Arbitration Agreements: A Plaintiff’s Perspective
2006
Legal + Medical Magazine
KRE Policies: Your Money or Your Life
2006
Legal + Medical Magazine
The American Dream? Litigation Abroad
2003
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers Newsletter
Winning the Battle of the Atlantic
1992
29 HOUS. L. REV. 733
Missing the Boat Another Failed Attempt to Define Admiralty Tort Jurisdiction: Sisson v. Ruby,
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Spanish
Activity
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