Cornelius Lee Banta

Cornelius Lee Banta


Peckar & Abramson PC

Recognized since 2022

Houston, Texas

Practice Areas

Construction Law

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Cornelius F. “Lee” Banta, Jr. is a Partner in Peckar & Abramson’s Houston office.

Lee has experience with delay and lost productivity claims, lien and bond claim disputes, construction defect litigation, and general commercial matters in arbitration, state, and federal court. He has represented owners, contractors, subcontractors, and materialmen at all stages of the litigation process, securing favorable judgments for his clients.

Lee earned his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center, where he received the Susman Godfrey L.L.P. Award for Outstanding Paper in the Area of General Litigation (2015) and his B.A. in History from Amherst College. He was a Senior Notes & Comments Editor for the Houston Law Review. In addition, he was a member of the Order of the Barons and on the Dean’s Scholarship program.

Location
  • 1717 West Loop South, Suite 1400
    Houston, TX 77027
Languages
  • English
Education
  • University of Houston Law Center, J.D.
  • Amherst College, B.A.
Bar Admissions
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas
Court Admissions
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Peckar & Abramson PC
Headquarters: River Edge, New Jersey

44 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

19 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 for work in:
  • Construction Law
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch,” 2022-2025

  • Susman Godfrey L.L.P. Award for Outstanding Paper in Area of General Litigation, University of Houston Law Center, 2015

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