Jeffrey A. "Jeff" Brauer
Jeffrey A. Brauer focuses his practice on litigation, construction law, and creditors’ rights matters. Jeff regularly handles complex financial, engineering, and technical disputes in state and federal trial courts and arbitrations. Jeff is experienced in addressing potential claims from development through discovery, mediation, trial, and appeal. Jeff is also often called upon to obtain emergency injunctive relief, such as enforcement of time-sensitive noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements.
Jeff has represented owners, general contractors, subcontractors, and other construction professionals on construction matters for his entire career. Jeff works with clients at every stage of construction, bringing his experience to help clients avoid litigation, minimize risk, and resolve disputes early whenever possible. When trial work is necessary, Jeff has extensive construction experience before juries and arbitration panels. Jeff also serves as an arbitrator and brings the perspective he has developed from this work to help his clients.
Jeff frequently represents lenders, non-traditional lenders, secured creditors, general creditors, equipment lessors, and debtors in various proceedings, including bankruptcy, receiverships, commercial foreclosures, and collections. Jeff’s experience and familiarity with these issues has aided his clients in not only getting judgments, but collecting on judgments.
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation, 2021-22
- Ohio Super Lawyers®, Construction Litigation, 2014-20
- Top Rated Lawyer, Cleveland’s Legal Leaders, 2012-16
- Ohio State Bar Foundation Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under, statewide winner, 2009
- AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell
- National Institute for Trial Advocacy, National Session, July 2003
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
