Jeffrey W. Hightower, Jr.

Bar Admissions

• Texas
• Colorado
• Utah

Education

• The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1995

Honors and Awards

• AV Rated (Preeminent) – Martindale Hubbell
• Texas Super Lawyer, a Thompson Reuters service, 2010 – 2024
• Rated Superb by AVVO

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Jeff Hightower is a national leader in defective firearm and hunting accident cases. A gun enthusiast and safety advocate himself, Jeff has successfully resolved cases against gun manufacturers for more than thirty years. Jeff has tried or settled more than thirty cases against Remington Arms Company for defects in its 700 series bolt-action rifles. After Remington’s bankruptcy, Jeff successfully obtained permission from the court to seek $100,000,000 in insurance coverage for a woman whose leg was amputated below the knee after a bullet from a Remington bolt-action rifle shattered her lower leg. The case is currently pending. He is also presently involved in the tragic case arising from the Uvalde, Texas School Shooting.

Jeff has handled many hunting accident cases, some of which involve gun manufacturers, and some of which do not. Often, hunting accident cases are caused by negligent gun handling or by a landowner not taking appropriate steps to provide a safe hunting environment.

As a national leader in product defect cases, Jeff has also successfully prosecuted cases against automobile and other manufacturers. Some examples include:

• A multi-million-dollar settlement with Mazda for inadequately strengthened seat
• Multiple settlements with Ford Motor Company for injuries arising from Explorer and Expedition rollovers
• A multi-million-dollar settlement with CAE Newmes for inadequate safety features on a lumber machine
• Multi-million-dollar settlements against Polaris for unsafe designs related to its jet skis. One of Jeff’s cases resulted the recall of over 12,000 jet skis.

Jeff is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Legal Specialization and in Personal Injury Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He has also been rated AV (Preeminent) by Martindale Hubbell and Superb by Avvo. He has been selected as a Super Lawyer (by Thompson Rueters) in Texas each year since 2006, and has taught trial advocacy at the SMU School of Law.