Jessica Zavadil Barger

Jessica Zavadil Barger

Houston, TX recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018
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18 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Appellate Practice Litigation - Insurance

Biography

Ms. Barger has experience in both trial and appellate matters. In private practice, she has assisted in or handled all phases of litigation for a wide variety of clients involved in insurance defense and coverage, products liability, premises liability, personal injury, and commercial lawsuits in state and federal court. While at the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, she researched legal and factual issues, made recommendations to the judges, and assisted the judges in drafting and editing opinions regarding a wide variety of complex civil and criminal appeals, as well as original proceedings.

Since joining the firm, Ms. Barger has submitted briefs and argued cases in the Supreme Court of Texas, in several intermediate appellate courts throughout Texas, and in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She is a frequent speaker on various appellate and insurance coverage issues. For 2019 she has also been recognized by BL Rankings, LLC as among the Best Lawyers in America® for Appellate Law, as well as one of Houston’s Top Lawyers for the People by H Texas Magazine. Texas Super Lawyers® (published by Thomson Reuters) named her as a Top Rated Appellate Attorney in 2019.

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Overview

  • South Texas College of Law Houston, J.D., graduated 2001
  • Concordia College (Moorhead), B.A,, Political Science and History, with honors, graduated 1998

  • United States, State Bar of Texas
  • United States, State Bar of Minnesota

  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Houston Bar Association - Member
  • Houston Bar Association, Appellate Section - Council Member
  • Houston Young Lawyers Association - Member
  • State Bar of Texas, Appellate Section - Member

  • State Bar of Texas
  • United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States, State Bar of Texas
  • United States, State Bar of Minnesota
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Houston Bar Association - Member
  • Houston Bar Association, Appellate Section - Council Member
  • Houston Young Lawyers Association - Member
  • State Bar of Texas, Appellate Section - Member
  • South Texas College of Law Houston, J.D., graduated 2001
  • Concordia College (Moorhead), B.A,, Political Science and History, with honors, graduated 1998
  • State Bar of Texas
  • United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Appellate Practice
  • Litigation - Insurance
Awards:
  • Chambers & Partners (publ. by Chambers USA) Recognized Practitioner in Litigation: Appellate, 2025 to present

  • Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, 2025-2026

  • Best Lawyers in America, 2018-2026
  • Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2019-2025
  • Texas Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, 2012-2015

Additional Information

  • Certifications
Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization

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