Jonathan Lisenby
Texas Lawyer
Jonathan Lisenby’s career evolution from U.S. Army sergeant (underwater engineer and salvage diver) to high-stakes lawyer standing up to some of America’s most powerful corporations places him among Texas’ most competent, effective and unerringly relentless legal advocates for Texas property owners and insurance policyholders.
Mr. Lisenby’s practice focuses on two areas — holding insurance companies fully financially accountable to their policy promises when they delay or deny legitimate claims and similarly holding accountable general contractors and building designers for shoddy or misrepresented construction creating financial and facilities hardships for owners and others responsible for commercial or government buildings.
His practice in the insurance arena includes:
- Insurance Delays and Bad-Faith Denials
- Tornado, Hail and Wind Insurance Payment Denials
- Business Insurance Claims and Underpayment Offers
- Property Damage Claims and Bad-Faith Litigation
- Flood and Water Damage Claims and Lawsuits
Mr. Lisenby’s construction defect practice covers construction problems ranging from failed or poorly installed window systems causing stratospheric utility bills to poorly designed and graded sites leading to devastating water damage. His clients include:
- Texas Businesses
- School Districts, Charter Schools and Universities
- Mid- and High-Rise Building Owners
- Hospitals and Other Medical Facilities
- Apartment Building Owners and Condominium Boards
- Retirement Communities and Homeowners’ Associations
- Gravely & Pearson Law Firm
- United States Army (Sergeant, Underwater Engineer and Salvage Diver)
- State Bar of Texas – Insurance Law Section
- State Bar of Texas – Construction Law Section
- State Bar of Texas
- U.S. District courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western districts of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth District
BS: Sam Houston State University
JD: St. Mary’s University School of Law
- Best Lawyers in America, 2024-2025
