John Black

Houston, Texas

Managing Partner

Phone

(713) 650-1200
(866) 517-9520
(505) 986-0600
(888) 888-6428

Fax

(713) 650-1400

John M. Black focuses his practice on toxic tort litigation, complex commercial litigation and appellate proceedings in state and federal courts. He also serves as Managing Partner of the Firm.

John is admitted to practice in Texas, including the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He is also a member of the American Association for Justice, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, and the Houston Trial Lawyers Association.

He is an honors graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and earned his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law. John is a member of the Dean's Roundtable of the University of Texas School of Law and the Chancellor's Council of the University of Texas System.

John was recognized by H Texas Magazine as one of the Top Lawyers for the People in 2005. He was also named a Texas Rising Star in 2005, 2006 and 2008. A native of Port Arthur, Texas, John is part of the third generation of lawyers in his family, is married to a trial lawyer, and practices law with his brother, Robert Black.

Areas of Practice:

• Toxic Tort Litigation
• Complex Commercial Litigation
• Appeals

Litigation Percentage:

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1998
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2008

Education:

• The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1998
  J.D.
• University of Texas at Austin, 1994
• B.A., With Honors in Latin American Studies

Representative Cases:

• In re GlobalSantaFe Corporation 275 S.W.3d 477 (Supreme Court of Texas 2008)
• In re 3M Company, 2007 WL 926605 (Tex.App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 2007)
• In re GlobalSantaFe Corporation, 2006 WL 3716495 (Tex.App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 2006)
• In re Silica Products Liability Litigation, 216 S.W.3d 87 (Tex. J.P.M.L. 2006)

Classes/Seminars Taught:

• Preparing a Winning Silica Case "Jurisdictional Update: Texas, West Virginia, South Carolina", New Orleans, LA, March 25, 2004 - March 26, 2004
• Current & Emerging Issues in Silica Litigation "Jurisdictional Updates - What is Happening in Hot-Button Jurisdictions?", Las Vegas, NV, October 4, 2004 - October 5, 2004
• The New Era of Texas Asbestos & Silica Litigation "Plaintiff's Analysis of SB 15", Houston, TX, June 28, 2005
• Mississippi Silica Litigation "A New Spin on MDL Order #29", Choctaw, MS, January 13, 2006
• Texas Asbestos & Silica Litigation "Asbestos & Silica Case Management Orders", Houston, TX, January 25, 2006

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• American Association for Justice
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• Dean's Roundtable of the University of Texas School of Law
• Chancellor's Council of the University of Texas Systems