Shawn Jaffer is a Texas attorney with offices in Dallas and Houston. Over the course of his career he has managed more than a thousand consumer finance lawsuits against insurers, banks, lenders, debt collectors and credit reporting companies, including a federal jury trial verdict in 2026.
Finance first, then law
Before law school, Shawn built a career in finance. He holds a Master of Science in Finance from Northeastern University in Boston and a bachelor's degree in economics from Georgia State University, and earned his Juris Doctor from Emory University School of Law in Atlanta.
Diminished value disputes are valuation disputes. The insurer's position rests on a formula; ours rests on market data. Shawn reads an appraisal, a comparable-sales set and an insurer's 17c worksheet the way the other side's analysts do, which is why adjusters tend to take a second look at the number when the demand comes from this office.
Why diminished value, and why luxury vehicles
Most Texas drivers never learn that the at-fault insurer owes them for the value their car lost on the history report. Those who do are usually offered a formula number a fraction of the real loss. On a mainstream sedan, the gap may not justify a lawyer. On a Porsche, a G-Class, a Range Rover or an Escalade, it often does, and the insurer is counting on the owner not knowing the law. We focus on those claims because they are the ones where legal representation changes the outcome.
How the practice works
- Third-party diminished value and loss-of-use claims for owners of luxury, exotic and performance vehicles across Texas.
- Contingency fee: one-third if the claim resolves without suit, 40% if we file. No fee unless we recover. Fee details.
- Independent, licensed appraisers on every claim. No insurer formulas.
- Offices in Dallas and Houston; claims handled statewide.
Education and admissions
- J.D., Emory University School of Law
- M.S. in Finance, Northeastern University
- B.A. in Economics, Georgia State University
- Licensed to practice law in Texas
Offices
- Dallas Office: 7700 Preston Rd, Ste. 703, Dallas, TX 75034
- Houston Office: 9896 Bissonnet St, Ste. 315, Houston, TX 77036