Jeffrey C. Anderson

Jeffrey C. Anderson is originally from Medina, Texas, where he graduated third in his high school class in 1964. (There were eleven in his class). In 1968, he graduated from Southwest Texas State College with a degree in biology. After college, he entered the Army where he served as Commanding Officer of a medic training company at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. After completing his military service, he entered St. Mary's University School of Law, and graduated in 1974. He served two years as a briefing attorney for U.S. District Judge D.W. Suttle before becoming a member and partner of Southers & Lyons, Inc. In 1994, he opened his own law firm as a solo practitioner.

In addition to the Texas State Courts, Mr. Anderson is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Claims, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. He was Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 1981, and certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in 1987. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates since 1986, and is a sustaining member of the American Association for Justice and the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. He is also a member of the American Bar Association, the San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association, the National Lawyer Honor Society, a Senior Counsel with the College  of Master Advocates and Barristers, the American Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Trial Lawyers (2007-08), the National Association of Distinguished Counsel (2015), the Federal Bar Association,   the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer since 2006.  He is also a Sustaining Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and the San Antonio Bar Foundation.

Mr. Anderson has been a member of the San Antonio Bar Association since 1976. He has served as Chairman of the Medical/Legal Liaison Committee on several occasions, and  has been a committee member for over twenty years.

Mr. Anderson has authored numerous publications for CLE programs in Texas, and has frequently lectured on personal injury trial law. In 1996, Mr. Anderson was elected Chairman of the Alamo Public Telecommunications Counsel, the governing board of KLRN-TV9, and is currently an Emeritus Member of the Board of Directors. He was also past president of the Community Advisory Board of KLRN, and has been active with the station for over thirty years.

Mr. Anderson has represented clients in administrative claims and lawsuits all over the United States.