Atty. Cornelius Lee Banta
Cornelius F. “Lee” Banta, Jr. is a Partner in Peckar & Abramson PC ’s Houston, Texas office, where his practice focuses on Construction Law and complex commercial disputes . Lee represents owners, contractors, subcontractors, and material suppliers in construction-related matters involving delay and lost productivity claims, lien and bond disputes, construction defect litigation, and related commercial issues.
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Cornelius Lee Banta is a construction attorney based in Houston, Texas, practicing at Peckar & Abramson PC. Admitted to practice in Texas, State Bar of Texas. Educated at University of Houston Law Center (J.D.) and Amherst College (B.A.). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Construction Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Awards: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Susman Godfrey L.L.P. Award for Outstanding Paper in Area of General Litigation, University of Houston Law Center, 2015 (2026). Serands clients in Houston, TX and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Cornelius F. “Lee” Banta, Jr. is a Partner in Peckar & Abramson PC’s Houston, Texas office, where his practice focuses on Construction Law and complex commercial disputes
- Lee represents owners, contractors, subcontractors, and material suppliers in construction-related matters involving delay and lost productivity claims, lien and bond disputes, construction defect litigation, and related commercial issues
- His work includes matters handled in arbitration as well as state and federal courts, and he regularly assists clients throughout all phases of the dispute resolution process
- Lee earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law Center, where he received the Susman Godfrey L.L.P
- Award for Outstanding Paper in the Area of General Litigation in 2015
- While in law school, he served as a Senior Notes & Comments Editor for the Houston Law Review and was a member of the Order of the Barons and the Dean’s Scholarship program
- He received his Bachelor of Arts in History from Amherst College
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