Jeb Golinkin is a first-chair trial lawyer who wins high-stakes commercial cases. He has won multimillion-dollar jury verdicts, complete defense verdicts, and decisive pretrial victories in state and federal courts nationwide. His practice focuses on complex commercial disputes—including breach of contract, fraud, theft or infringement of intellectual property rights (trademark, trade secret, and patent), shareholder disputes, alleged antitrust violations, and consumer class actions.

Clients turn to Jeb for one reason: results. Alta Power CFO Matt Laterza calls him “one of the most talented lawyers I’ve ever worked with,” praising him as an “elite storyteller and advocate,” a “force multiplier,” and a “true weapon” in bet-the-company cases. Likewise, Harrods Eastbelt CEO Eva Ku says: “Jeb won our jury. He took a complicated dispute, made it simple and compelling, and the verdict followed. He’s a case winner.” And in a separate matter, an in-house lawyer for one of the world’s largest energy companies called Jeb’s closing argument “phenomenal” and “spectacular.” This is why clients trust Jeb to lead the cases they cannot afford to lose.

Before joining Jordan Lynch & Cancienne, Jeb clerked for U.S. District Judge James R. Nowlin in Austin and practiced at an elite international law firm. He earned his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law and his B.A. from Colgate University.

Representative Results

    • RICO & Trade Secrets: Won a unanimous multimillion-dollar jury verdict for a publicly traded tech company—ranked among the Top 50 Texas Verdicts of 2021.
    • Trademark Dispute: Secured a unanimous jury verdict for a major manufacturer and military contractor in a Lanham Act trial.
    • Consumer Protection: Won unanimous jury verdict for plaintiff in Harris County (Houston) District Court.
    • Defense Wins: Obtained a unanimous defense verdict in under 10 minutes in state district court.
    • Pretrial Victories:
      • Summary judgment for defendant in antitrust action;
      • Summary judgment for YETI Coolers in a putative class action;
      • Summary judgment for a leading Texas homebuilder in a precedent-setting architectural copyright case;
      • Dismissal for multiple defendants in federal fraud lawsuit;
      • Dismissal with prejudice for an international electronics company on the eve of trial.
EDUCATION

University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2013

  • Associate Editor, The Review of Litigation
  • Dean’s Award for highest grade in Constitutional Law
  • Interscholastic Mock Trial Team

Colgate University, cum laude, 2010

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

Commercial Dispute

  • Representation of publicly traded company in lawsuit against its largest competitor and its former founder and Chief Executive Officer.
  • Representation of YETI Coolers in putative class action in which YETI was accused of engaging in false and fraudulent trade practices.

Breach of Contract

  • Representation of an oilfield services company in an action for breach of contract brought by Unifirst Corporation concerning the alleged breach of a multi-year uniform rental contract.
  • Representation of a Texas based healthcare company in breach of contract/fraudulent inducement lawsuit against California based technology company and its founder/Chief Executive Officer.

Trade Secrets

  • Representation of a large valve manufacturer in lawsuit brought by Dresser-Rand alleging tortious interference and theft of trade secrets.

Construction Dispute

  • Representation of Texas Construction Company in lawsuit brought by former President and CFO of subsidiary.

Intellectual Property

  • Representation of a large cable television network in defending a trademark infringement suit brought by a Fortune 10 company regarding logo design infringement.
  • Representation of a large homebuilder in defending against claims of copyright infringement of architectural designs for duplex townhomes involving complex issues relating to substantial similarity and the extent of copyright protection afforded to derivative works.

Financial Fraud

  • Representation of managed care companies in litigation to recover overpayments made to hospitals based upon fraud, improper billing practices, and illegal kickbacks to referring physicians.
PAST EXPERIENCE
  • Andrews Kurth, LLP (2015-2018)
  • Law Clerk to United States District Judge James R. Nowlin; Austin, Texas (2013-2015)
COURT ADMISSIONS
  • State Bar of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
PUBLICATIONS & SPEECHES
  • Fishing with Landmines: Healthcare Fraud and the Civil False Claims Act—Where We Are, How We Got Here, and the Case for More Trials, 40 Am. J. Crim. L. 301 (2013)
  • TheWeek.com, Columnist, (November 2012-September 2013)
  • FrumForum.com, Senior Editor and Reporter (June 2009-January 2012)
HONORS & AWARDS
  • Named a Texas Super Lawyer by Thomas Reuters, 2024-2025
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2021-2025
  • Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation, 2024-2025

PRO BONO/COMMUNITY
  • Houston Young Lawyers Association, Board of Directors (2016-2018)
  • Houston Lawyer Referral Service, Board of Directors (2016-2018)
  • Houston Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association