Jeff Work

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Recent News:

Ex-Texas State Judge Joins Cozen O'Connor Insurance Team

Jeff Work, a new member in the Global Insurance Department, was quoted in the recent article “Ex-Texas State Judge Joins Cozen O'Connor Insurance Team” by Law360.

Jeff is an experienced attorney who practices civil litigation and insurance coverage matters. His extensive courtroom experience includes trying dozens of cases to verdict, settling and disputing hundreds of cases, conducting discovery, and attending mediations for cases involving the defense of civil defendants in products liability, oil and gas, commercial, and premises liability matters. Jeff has also served as a mediator and arbitrator in over a hundred matters. 

Jeff also served five years as a judge for the 189th Civil District Court in Harris County, Texas. He conducted civil trials and has heard various matters including mass tort dockets, employment matters, insurance coverage issues, products liability, construction, oil & gas, and commercial litigation cases.

Jeff is currently a director of the board of the State Bar of Texas and has been ranked as a Texas Super Lawyer for multiple years.

Jeff earned his J.D. in 1988 from Baylor University School of Law, where he was senior class president and a clerk for the U.S. Attorney's Office. He received his B.A., cum laude, from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1984.

News

Ex-Texas State Judge Joins Cozen O'Connor Insurance Team

April 09, 2025

Jeff Work, a new member in the Global Insurance Department, was quoted in the recent article “Ex-Texas State Judge Joins Cozen O'Connor Insurance Team” by Law360.

Cozen O’Connor Adds Veteran Litigator and Former Judge Jeff K. Work to its Global Insurance Department

April 07, 2025

Work comes to the firm from Germer P.L.L.C. and has spent nearly four decades defending major enterprises throughout Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. A long-time Houston resident, he represents clients in state and federal courtrooms throughout Texas, and surrounding states.

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Education

  • Baylor University School of Law, J.D., 1988
  • Oklahoma Baptist University, B.A., cum laude, 1984
  • Texas
  • U.S. District Court -- Western District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court -- Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court -- Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court -- Eastern District of Texas

United States Attorney’s Office

 Houston Bar Association, including six years on the Editorial Board of The Houston Lawyer magazine

State Bar of Texas, including Director on the Board of the State Bar of Texas

Federal Bar Association

Houston Bar Foundation