Justin H. Jenkins

Experience
Justin H. Jenkins primarily practices in the areas of commercial litigation, creditors’ rights and bankruptcy, construction litigation, real estate litigation and insurance litigation. He has handled cases involving contract law, tort law, title insurance, construction defects, suits to quiet title, mechanic’s lien actions, lender liability defense, TILA, FDCPA, FCRA and many other areas of litigation. Justin has counseled and advocated on behalf of clients in state, federal district and bankruptcy courts, mediations and arbitrations.

Prior to joining the firm, Justin was a shareholder at a boutique commercial litigation firm in Dallas, TX. While an undergrad, Justin was a four-year letterman and academic all-conference baseball player at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, TX. In 2001, St. Mary’s won the NCAA Division II National Championship.

Bar Admissions
Minnesota, 2011
Texas, 2005
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 2006
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 2006
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, 2006
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 2006
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, 2006
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 2006
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas, 2006
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, 2006
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 2010

Represented Cases & Transactions

• Represented a title insurance company in suit to quiet title in a $2 million real property suit and obtained a reverse and render disposition in favor of his client before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.
• Represented a large, national financial institution in actions to protect several million dollars in collateral against defunct auto dealerships in state and bankruptcy court.
• Represented multiple global financial institutions in several lender liability defense suits involving the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act.
• Represented a title insurance company and its insured in obtaining summary judgment in a suit to quiet title with over $200,000 in controversy.
• Represented a national financial institution against an auto dealership in fraud action relating to the sale of commercial paper.
• Represented numerous creditors in actions in state, federal district and federal bankruptcy court to protect and recover millions of dollars of collateral.

Community Involvement

• State Bar of Texas
• Dallas Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Fellow, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers

Honors & Awards

• NCAA Division II Collegiate Baseball – 4 year letterman; 2001 National Champion; Academic All Conference