Jeffrey J. Barnett

Our law firm was founded in 1995 by attorney Jeffrey J. Barnett. Jeff is licensed to practice in all state courts, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. He currently is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Austin Bar Association, Austin Business Executives League (ABEL), Metropolitan Breakfast Club (MBC), and Business Networking International (BNI). Jeff’s legal practice focuses primarily on business collections, business transactional law, business entity formations, mergers & acquisitions, contracts, wills, trusts, estate planning, and probate. Jeff is also a certified Mediator. He mediates legal disputes in family, business, and civil law. Jeff graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BBA in Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Management and a BA in Government. Jeff was a member of Sigma Alpha Mu, and he is a life member of the Texas Exes. He is also an annual contributor to the Longhorn Foundation. Jeff has served as District Justice for Texas for Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International. Jeff received two Dean’s Service Awards and was twice recognized in Who’s Who Among American Law Students while attending Drake University Law School in Des Moines, Iowa. He was very active in the Student Bar Association. He wrote for The Gavel, and he held several leadership positions in several student organizations, including: When he is not practicing law, Jeff is also an avid runner, marathoner, and Marathon Coach. He has completed over 35 marathons in more than 15 states, and has a goal of finishing a marathon in each of the 50 states, and beyond that, he aspires to complete a marathon on all 7 continents. He has been a Marathon Coach and Summer Training Program Director for Austin Fit (USA Fit Austin) and has also been a Marathon Coach for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training. In the late 1990’s Keith Leuty joined the firm as a paralegal prior to entering Law School. He re-joined the firm in June 2014 as an Attorney and Partner. He graduated from St. Mary’s Law School in 2002, and is licensed to practice in all state courts, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Keith is currently a member of the State Bar of Texas, and is a certified Mediator. His primary area of practice is Wills & Estate Planning.