515 Madison Avenue, 31st Floor
New York, NY 10022
J.R. Skrabanek, Esq.
John Robert "J.R." Skrabanek is a problem-solver for successful businesses and individuals. J.R.’s practice focuses on all types of business and commercial litigation including contracts, real estate, construction, debt and collections matters, and consumer law, among many others.
J.R. has distinguished himself as an exceptional trial advocate. He has tried dozens of cases to verdict in state and federal courts. He has successfully settled or prevailed in hundreds of cases in his career, sometimes with millions of dollars at stake. He has obtained complete dismissal of complex, multi-party disputes and has obtained verdicts in excess of $1.5 million for his clients.
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A small sampling of J.R.'s representative engagements include: partnership disputes; foreclosure defense; architect and engineer defense; property owner construction defect claims; boundary disputes; real estate development claims; employment discrimination claims and defense; wage and hour claims and defense; copyright prosecution and defense; and many others.
EDUCATION
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The University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law (Juris Doctor, Cum Laude) [2009]
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The University of Kentucky (Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude) [2005]
PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
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Featured in The Huffington Post, U.S. News & World Report, Entrepreneur Magazine, Reader’s Digest, CNBC, and Forbes, amongst other publications.
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“Copyright and Trademark Basics Every Attorney Should Know,” Austin Bar Association (March 2019).
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“What is Your Construction Law Practice Area? The Ugly and Complex,” Defense Research Institute, September 2013.
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“Employees of a Certain Age,” Texas CEO Magazine, January 2013.
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“Apparent Authority in Computer Searches: Sidestepping the Fourth Amendment,” Kentucky Law Journal, 97 Ky. L.J. 721 (2009), cited favorably
in United States v. Griswold, 2011 WL 7473466 (W.D.N.Y. May 19, 2011).
LANGUAGES
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English
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Spanish
BAR ADMISSIONS
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New York
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Texas