Justin W. Safady
Partner
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           JUSTIN W. SAFADY is a Partner with LUCAS AND CAVALIER, LLC, where he focuses on construction, property, and general liability defense.  Using his years of significant experience in state and federal trials, mediations, negotiations, and domestic and international arbitrations, Justin works to provide practical, solution-based results to clients across a broad range of industries.  He routinely handles matters from inception through resolution, aiming to provide clients with rational clarity throughout the legal process.  Justin is a proactive and strategic attorney, using his years of jury trial experience on both the plaintiff and defense sides to guide matters for clients, with the goal of providing measured and practical counsel in high-stakes defense matters. He earned his J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law in Austin, Texas in 2015 and has a B.S. in Accounting and Business Administration from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado.

           Prior to joining the firm, Justin gained valuable jury and bench trial, arbitration, and mediation experience as an associate attorney at well-respected trial boutique firms, representing companies and high net-worth individuals in bankruptcy, business, commercial, construction, and product liability disputes. During that time, Thompson Reuters’ Super Lawyers named him a Rising Star from 2021-2025, and he served as an organizing member of the Construction Law Section of the Texas State Bar. He has presented at conferences on behalf of the DRI Product Liability group and written articles for the Texas Construction Law Journal and For The Defense magazine.  Justin’s practice includes several successful jury and bench verdicts and arbitration awards:

• Successfully defended an international engine manufacturer in a $12M hydraulic fracturing product liability subrogation lawsuit, securing a full defense jury verdict
• Successfully litigated a $3M+ contract dispute between an international supply chain and chemicals company and a global paint company, securing a full jury award for the client
• Successfully defended the general contractor in a $30M construction defect and contract dispute in arbitration, securing a full defense award from the American Arbitration Association
• Secured a summary judgment dismissal of all claims in a $25M construction defect lawsuit, dismissal affirmed on appeal
• Successfully settled a multi-million-dollar dispute over a $3B methanol plant contract in arbitration before the International Chamber of Commerce, securing a significant settlement for the client