Jeff Avery is a partner at Doyle Dennis Avery LLP in Houston, Texas and represents railroad employees who have suffered injuries on-the-job or who have been wrongfully terminated. As the head of the firm’s briefing and appellate division, Jeff prides himself on the firm’s ability to fight on behalf of injured employees against railroad companies. This ranges from fighting at trial before a jury or making legal arguments to the judge.

In addition, based on his experience representing whistleblowers, Jeff represents employees for claims under the Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA), 49 U.S.C. § 20109. Under the FRSA, an employee of a railroad carrier or a contractor or subcontractor is protected from retaliation for reporting certain safety and security violations, including reporting an on-the-job injury, providing information regarding an investigation, reporting a safety violation or hazardous condition, or refusing to work based on a safety violation or hazardous condition. When handling claims under the FRSA, Jeff represents whistleblowers both at the administrative stage with OSHA and in federal court.

In his free time, Jeff enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, watching the San Francisco Giants and Fresno State Bulldogs, and playing guitar.

Areas of Practice

• Appellate law
• Employment law
• Maritime Injury
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Personal Injury

Court Admissions

• State Bar of Texas
• State Bar of Arizona
• State Bar of California
• Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
• S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• S. District Court Northern District of California
• S. District Court Central District of California
• S. District Court District of Arizona

Education

• UCLA School of Law, Los Angeles, California
  • J.D. – 2012
• Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, California 
  • B.A. – 2009

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Association for Justice
• Houston Trial Lawyers Association

Honors and Awards

• Super Lawyers, Texas Rising Star, a Thomson Reuters business, 2016 – present

CLEs and Presentations

• Dallas Bar Association, Labor and Employment Division, September 2021 – “The anatomy of a worker’s compensation retaliation trial.”
• NELA Houston, February 2021 – “Report from the Battlefield: Observations and Review from Ball v. Alleyton Resources Co.; Handling a Worker’s Compensation Retaliation Claim Through Trial.”
• AAJ Summer Convention, Admiralty Section CLE, July 2018 – “Overcoming Excursion and Recreational Releases.”