John was an undergraduate collegiate athlete at the University of Texas in Austin and also graduated law school from Texas. He was licensed to practice in the State of Texas in 1971. His lengthy career started at Proctor & Jones in Austin, Texas. John returned to his hometown of Bellville, Texas in 1975 to start the firm he manages to this day. Since his first day in court, John has practiced in courts across Texas and Federal courts around the country. He has numerous achievements and was honored by the National Law Journal as one of the top U.S. verdicts of 2002 and one of the top verdicts of Texas in 2011. He practices personal injury law, family law, criminal defense, business law, contracts, probate, real estate and title, oil and gas, products liability, and toxic torts.