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Franklin “Jay” Harberg Jr.: A Houston Real Estate Attorney Double Board Certified in Commercial and Residential Real Estate Law

Origin and Background

Harberg + Huvard LLP — also listed on some current directories under the expanded name Harberg Huvard Jacobs Wadler LLP — is located at 2100 West Loop South, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77027, confirmed through State Bar of Texas records and Martindale. Franklin J. “Jay” Harberg Jr. earned his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1980 and was licensed in Texas the same year, giving him roughly 45 years of practice. State Bar of Texas records show Harberg holds Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification in both Commercial Real Estate Law and Residential Real Estate Law. He is also fluent in Hebrew and Spanish, according to his Justia attorney profile.

Practice Concentration

Harberg’s practice centers on real estate acquisition, disposition, management, leasing, finance, and construction, alongside title issues, with a secondary business-law practice covering entity formation and general business advice, according to his Avvo profile. His firm colleague Mark Huvard’s listed areas add commercial litigation and personal injury to the firm’s broader real estate and business practice. See this Houston Real Estate & Property directory for how this double-certified boutique compares to other Harris County firms.

Notable Work / Track Record

As is typical for a transactional real estate practice, the firm does not publish a table of case verdicts or settlements, and Awesome Attorneys did not identify one. A named Avvo review from a client identified as Michael describes Harberg personally closing on the client’s home during a divorce proceeding despite “numerous issues,” stating that “if it was not for his personal involvement, the closing probably would never had taken place” — a client-reported account of a specific transaction rather than a case result with a stated recovery.

Client Voice

Harberg holds a 5.0 rating on Avvo across two client reviews. Beyond the Michael review described above, a reviewer identified as Alan states he “has been a client of Jay Harberg for years” and describes him as “none better.” Awesome Attorneys did not identify additional named reviews beyond these two at the time of research.

Beyond the Courtroom

Awesome Attorneys did not identify specific pro bono program detail or nonprofit board service documented for Harberg in the sources reviewed.

Recognition for This Houston Real Estate Firm

Harberg has been selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list for 2004 through 2005, 2008 through 2011, and continuously from 2017 through 2026, according to his Super Lawyers profile. His double Board Certification — Commercial Real Estate Law and Residential Real Estate Law, both through the Texas Board of Legal Specialization — is the credential Awesome Attorneys treats as decisive for “specialist”-level language in this profile.

Texas Legal Backdrop

Real estate closings during divorce proceedings, one documented matter type in Harberg’s client reviews, intersect Texas’s community property framework with standard closing and title-transfer requirements; a decree of divorce typically must specifically address how jointly owned real property will be divided or sold before a clean transfer can close. Commercial real estate finance and leasing work more broadly proceeds under general Texas contract law and, for secured transactions, the state’s version of the Uniform Commercial Code. None of this is legal advice; a specific real estate transaction, especially one connected to a divorce or other family law proceeding, should be evaluated by a licensed Texas attorney based on the actual facts involved.

Awesome Attorneys Assessment

Harberg + Huvard’s clearest differentiator is Jay Harberg’s combination of double TBLS board certification with a genuinely personal, hands-on transactional style — client reviews describe him personally intervening to save a complicated closing rather than delegating it, an unusual level of individual attorney involvement at a boutique of this size. The honest trade-off is a thin public review base: Awesome Attorneys identified only two named client reviews, both from 2015, meaning prospective clients have less recent third-party feedback to evaluate than at some other firms in this category. For a Houston client who wants a long-tenured, double-certified attorney personally involved in a real estate transaction, particularly one complicated by other legal issues, Harberg’s track record is a reasonable basis for a shortlist.

Methodology and Sourcing

This profile was researched from Franklin Harberg’s Super Lawyers profile, his Avvo attorney profile and client reviews, State Bar of Texas member directory records, Martindale’s firm and attorney listings, and Justia’s attorney directory.

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