Jeffrey Leavell, S.C. - Racine, WI

Premier Civil Litigation and Commercial Trial Advocacy in Racine

Complex commercial conflicts, substantial insurance coverage disputes, and high-liability tort claims demand rigorous legal analysis and seasoned courtroom acumen. Located on Main Street in Racine, Wisconsin, Jeffrey Leavell, S.C. has delivered sophisticated legal representation across Southeastern Wisconsin and statewide courts since 1983. Founded by attorney Jeffrey L. Leavell, a cum laude graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School and past president of the Racine County Bar Association, the firm represents corporations, small business owners, insurers, and individuals in challenging civil litigation. Working alongside partner Austin B. Borton, attorney Leavell combines deep statutory knowledge with assertive courtroom strategies to safeguard clients commercial and financial interests.

Comprehensive Legal Practice Areas

The firm concentrates its practice on complex trial advocacy, insurance law, and corporate representation:

• Business and Commercial Litigation: Resolving intricate corporate conflicts including breach of contract, shareholder disagreements, partnership breakups, unfair trade practices, non-compete agreements, and corporate governance disputes.
• Business Torts and Defamation: Litigating tortious interference with contractual relationships, commercial fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, trade secret misappropriation, and commercial defamation matters.
• Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith: Counseling corporate policyholders and insurance entities on primary and excess policy interpretation, reservation of rights, duty to defend disputes, and extra-contractual bad faith litigation.
• Personal Injury Defense and Tort Litigation: Providing comprehensive defense representation in catastrophic injury claims, motor vehicle collisions, premises liability, construction site accidents, and wrongful death lawsuits.
• Employment Disputes: Defending and advising employers and key personnel in wrongful termination claims, workplace discrimination, harassment allegations, and executive severance negotiations.
• Intellectual Property and Proprietary Rights: Enforcing and defending trademarks, copyrights, trade dress, and patent rights against unauthorized infringement and commercial dilution.
• Environmental Law and Remediation Claims: Assisting property owners and corporate defendants in navigating CERCLA liability, RCRA compliance, toxic exposure claims, and environmental cleanup cost recovery actions.

The Leavell and Borton Trial Advantage

Unlike firms that merely posture without courtroom follow-through, Jeffrey Leavell, S.C. is built on an enduring foundation of actual trial results. Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as both a civil trial specialist and a civil pretrial practitioner, Jeffrey Leavell understands how to dissect complex technical evidence, depose expert witnesses, and present compelling arguments to judges and juries. Commercial entities that need a lawyer urgently during impending preliminary injunction hearings or major liability filings rely on the firm prompt, strategic response. Business leaders looking to hire an attorney or find a lawyer with four decades of elite trial practice benefit from collaborative legal planning, cost-conscious matter management, and direct partner access.

Request a Confidential Legal Consultation

Whether your business faces an existential contractual dispute, an environmental liability concern, or an intricate insurance coverage battle, decisive legal intervention is crucial. Contact Jeffrey Leavell, S.C. in Racine today to schedule an initial consultation. The legal team will review your documentation, analyze your exposure, and engineer an aggressive legal strategy designed to protect your enterprise and achieve an optimal outcome.