John A. Buckley, Jr.

Practice Areas

• Civil Litigation
  • Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
• Admitted to Practice in:
  • State Courts of Texas and Arkansas
  • United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
  • United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas

Educational Background

• BA and BS University of Houston, magna cum laude (1973)
• J.D. The University of Texas School of Law (1976)

Professional Activities & Memberships

• Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center (since 2004)
• National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) Faculty Member (since 2003)
• State Bar of Texas
• District 5B Grievance Committee (1998-2000), Chair (1999-2000)
• Galveston County Bar Association
• President (1999-2000)
• Board of Directors (1997-1999)
• Houston Bar Association
• Bay Area Bar Association
• Arkansas Bar Associations
• The American Association of Justice
• State Courts of Texas and Arkansas
• Defense Research Institute
• Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation

Representative Cases 

• Robertson v. Odom, 2009 WL 2370980
• Osborne v. Coldwell Bankers United Realtors, note reported in SW3d, 202 WL 1480894 (Tex.App.-Hous {1 Dist] 2002)
• Northwinds Abatement, Inc. vs. Employers Insurance of Wausau, 70 F. Supp. 2d 699 (SD Tex 1999)
• Commodity Futures Trading Com'n v. Schafer, not reported in F. Supp. 2d 1999 WL 33650356 (SD Tex 1999)
• Einhorn v. LaChance, 823 SW2d 405 (Tex.App.-Hous. [1st Dist] 1992), writ of cert. den. 517 U.S. 1135 (1996)
• University of Texas Medical Branch v. York, 808 SW2d 106 (Tex.App.-Hous [1st Dist.] 1991, reversed 871 SW2d 175 (Tex. 1994), 89 Ed. Law Rep. 1025.
• Winkins v. Frank Winther Investments, 881 SW2d 557 (Tex.App-Hou-1st Dist, 1994)
• Southwestern Bell v. Delanney, 762 SW2d 772 (Tex.App.-Texarkana, 1988), reversed 809 SW2d 493 (Tex. 1991)
• Smith v. Christley, 755 SW2d 525 (Tex. App.-Hous. [14 Dist.] 1988)
• Downing v. Williams, 642 F2d 612 (CA 5 1981), vacated on rehearing, 645 F2d 1226 (5th Cir. 1981)