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Ajamie LLP
Pennzoil Place - South Tower
711 Louisiana, Suite 2150
Houston, Texas 77002
713 860 1600 telephone
713 860 1699 facsimile
jbraun@ajamie.com

Associate

Named as one of Houston’s top lawyers, Jason Braun's principal areas of practice include business, fraud, and financial litigation; insurance coverage and construction litigation; and commercial and securities arbitration.

Mr. Braun frequently counsels individuals and corporations on effective legal strategies in commercial litigation involving a variety of claims, such as breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and fraud. He has experience in multi-jurisdictional litigation involving international litigants and cross-border issues.

As a skilled litigator, Mr. Braun has represented both publicly and privately held companies before state and federal courts. He has appeared before the American Arbitration Association, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and Judicial Arbitration & Mediation Services (JAMS).

Representative Matters

• Won arbitration award of over $7 million in damages, attorneys' fees, and pre- and post-judgment interest in a three week arbitration of claims for the distribution of partnership units.
• Currently representing investors who lost money in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme.
• Currently representing investors with regard to the financial fraud allegations at Stanford International Bank.
• Represented individual and corporate claimants before the NASD and FINRA.
• Represented a Fortune 50 corporation in multiple securities arbitrations before the NASD and NYSE.
• Represented a leading private correction facility company in a lawsuit filed against a Fortune 50 corporation. The lawsuit sought a multi-million dollar recovery for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and fraud.
• Advised a Brazilian national in a lawsuit filed against a global insurance company. The case involved complex cross-border issues.
• Successfully defended a client in a breach of contract action, obtaining a take nothing judgment after a trial on merits.
• Obtained a jury verdict in favor of a major car rental company in a lawsuit arising from a landlord/tenant dispute.

Reported Cases

• 7979 Airport Garage, L.L.C. v. Dollar Rent A Car Systems, Inc., 245 S.W.3d 488 (Tex. App. - Houston [14th Dist.] 2007, pet. denied).

Other Experience

• Associate, Haynes and Boone (2003-2005)

Memberships and Community

• State Bar of Texas
• Houston Bar Association
• Trustee, Political Action Committee, Associated Builders and Contractors of Greater Houston

Distinctions

• Houston Top Lawyer (H Texas Magazine 2010)
• Texas Rising Star (Texas Super Lawyers, 2009 - 2010)

Education

• Creighton University School of Law, J.D. summa cum laude, 2003
  Assistant Editor, Creighton Law Review
• Wayne State College, B.S., with honors, 2000

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 2003

Court Admissions

• All Texas State Courts
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

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Publications, Speeches and Presentations

• "Walk a Mile in My Boots: Benefiting the Client Through Effective Communication Among Partners and Associates," Houston Bar Association CLE Program (July 2010)
  
  
• "Starting Out Right" Young Lawyers Committee of the Bankruptcy Section of the State Bar of Texas (January 2010).
  
  
• "Regulation D, TICs, and Unlisted REITS," Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) 18th Annual Meeting (2009).
  
  
• "Commentary: Tough Love for New Associates," Texas Lawyer (August 2009)