About Lewis W. Jost

Summary of Qualifications

Experience

Education

 Reported Cases

Lewis W. Jost has over 30 years of legal experience in all aspects of Houston business and real estate law.  He has successfully represented a wide range of clients including business owners, developers, buyers, sellers, lenders, commercial landlords, commercial tenants, homeowners, homeowners’ associations, and bankruptcy trustees in a wide range of transactions and disputes.  He has also successfully represented those diverse clients at every level of Texas civil trial court and appellate court.

March 2016 – Solo Practitioner

Primary practice areas include real estate and commercial litigation. Representation of business clients at every level of trial court from Justice of the Peace to United States District Court. Extensive real estate practice representing clients with widely varied interests including homeowner’s associations, developers, commercial property landlords, etc.  Experience ranges from the drafting of simple leases to multi-party arbitration involving entire subdivisions.

1997 – March 2016, Adair & Myers, P.L.L.C., Houston, Texas

Partner, Head of Litigation Department

Partner in eight attorney firm.  Practice areas included commercial litigation, real estate, and bankruptcy (representation of creditors, debtors and trustees). Successful representation of business clients at every level of trial court from Justice of the Peace to United States District Court. Successful appellate record in both State and Federal courts. 

1993 – 1997, Shepperd, Jost & Kerr, L.L.P., Houston, Texas

Managing Partner

Managing partner of four-attorney firm.  Practice primarily in areas of commercial litigation, bankruptcy/creditors rights, insurance defense litigation, and real estate.

1991 – 1993, Adair & Myers, P.C., Houston, Texas

Associate

Associate in four-attorney firm.  Practice primarily in areas of commercial litigation and representation of bankruptcy trustees.

1987 – 1991, Eikenburg & Styles, P.C., Houston, Texas

Associate

Associate in thirty-five-attorney firm.  Practice primarily in areas of commercial litigation and insurance defense litigation.

1986 – 1987, Sayre, Ankele & Icenogle, P.C., Denver, Colorado

Contract Attorney

Contract attorney hired to work on condemnation issues incident to building of municipal airport and belt highway.

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF LAW, Austin, Texas

            Doctor of Jurisprudence Awarded May 1986

            Honors in Federal Civil Procedure, Evidence, Trial and Appellate Procedure, International Business                Transactions.

SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY, Dallas, Texas Bachelor of Arts

                Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science Awarded May 1983, Dean’s List

In re Heights Melrose Group, L.L.C., 512 Fed. Appx. 408 (5th Cir. 2013)

Zenner v. Lone Star Striping & Paving, L.L.C., 371 S.W.3d 311 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2012, pet. denied)

WTW Americas, Inc. v. Systems Integration, Inc., 212 S.W.3rd 744 (Tex.App.-Waco 2007, no writ).

Walker v. Kleiman, 896 S.W.2d 413, 415 (Tex.App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1995, no writ).

Admissions

Texas- Admitted 1986; Colorado- Admitted 1987; U.S District Court for the Southern District of Texas- Admitted 1987; U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals-Admitted 1987.