Background

John was born in 1969, and raised in Waco, Texas.  After obtaining his Bachelor of Arts from Baylor University in 1991, John received his Juris Doctor in 1995 from Texas Tech School of Law, where he was on the Dean’s List and served as an Associate Editor of the Texas Tech Law Review.  After graduating from law school, John clerked for the Tenth Court of Appeals for a year, before entering private law practice.  He has practiced in the Dallas-Fort Worth area since 1996.  John lives in Dallas with his wife and daughter.

Legal Experience

John has over 27 years of experience as a lawyer.  Prior to opening his own dispute resolution practice in 2013, John was a partner at a litigation boutique in Dallas where he maintained a practice in a wide variety of areas.  John has practiced in the areas of business and commercial litigation, and has worked as a transactional lawyer performing real estate, commercial leasing, and general corporate work.  He has also served as outside general counsel for several of his business clients advising them on litigation, employment, regulatory, and transactional matters, and all aspects of risk management and dispute resolution.  John also has experience in matters involving oil & gas, class actions, intellectual property, bankruptcy, construction law, personal injury, product liability, entertainment law, funeral home and cemetery law, and professional liability.

John has over 22 years of practical experience as a mediator focusing on the resolution of complex disputes.  Since opening his full time dispute resolution practice in 2013, John has focused on mediating and arbitrating matters involving commercial and business litigation, partnership disputes, health care, employment law, intellectual property, real estate, oil and gas, construction, personal injury, professional liability, product liability, insurance coverage, and probate matters.  In especially contentious or complex matters, John is also retained to provide neutral case management services to help the parties position the dispute for possible resolution.  In addition to his mediation practice, lawyers and parties retain John as negotiation counsel to negotiate the resolution of their disputes as their advocate.