Education
- Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, Baylor University, 1989
- Doctor of Jurisprudence, Baylor University, 1992
Court Admissions
- Texas
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
Honors
John Engvall, Jr.
After graduating from Baylor University (B.B.A. 1989, J.D. 1992), John worked for a medium sized firm in Houston for 6 years, 4 as an associate and 2 as a partner, then started his own firm in 1998.
At Baylor, he was named to the GTE Southwest Conference All Academic Athletic team while lettering in track in 10,000 meters. John also received the Legal Professionalism Award from Baylor Law School in 1991. He ran a 2:46 marathon a year after graduating from law school, then progressively ran slower times he will not divulge.
He has been named to Texas Super Lawyers for 13 years in a row (2010 through 2022), and was nominated and inducted into the Texas Bar Foundation in 2006.
John has tried six cases alleging brain injury to verdict and handled dozens of other TBI cases in Texas and a few in other states. He has also tried commercial and property cases to jury verdicts seeking 7 and 8 figure damages, which were not awarded. In recent years he has tried fiduciary cases to juries for defendants and a plaintiff, to defense verdicts when defending and to a 7 figure settlement on the plaintiff side.
He divides his time between severe injury cases, trucking and transportation cases, fiduciary litigation, real estate and construction disputes, insurance coverage claims and contractual indemnity claims.
John has enjoyed picking juries from panels as large as 100 members for two days, in counties all over Texas. He has also handled complex injury and coverage cases outside the state of Texas.
After turning off both of his iPhones, John enjoys spending time with his two sons, running, quail hunting and backpacking, especially in Big Bend National Park.
Representative Cases
- U.S. Rentals, Inc. v. Mundy Service, Corp., 901
S.W.2d 789 (Tex.App.–Houston [14th Dist.] 1995, no writ); - Celanese Ltd. v. Chemical Waste Management, Inc., 75
S.W.3d 593 (Tex.App.-Texarkana 2002, pet. denied); - Mid-Continent Casualty Co. v. Daneshjou Company, Inc.,
210 Fed.Appx. 374 (5th Cir. 2006) - Lamar Homes, Inc. v. Mid-Continent Casualty Co.,
S.W.3d -, 2007 W.L. 2459193 (Tex. 2007).
News/Press for John Engvall, Jr.
John Engvall, Jr., named to the prestigious list of Texas Super Lawyers for 2010-2021 and again in 2022.
John Engvall, Jr. will be a featured presenter at The DRI Trucking Law Committee’s event “Defending Trucking Litigation: A Primer for Young Lawyers” June 6–7, 2013 in Chicago.
John Engvall named Litigator of the Week by Texas Lawyer Magazine. Read the Article »
John Engvall, Jr. named to H Magazine’s Top Lawyers list.
John Engvall, Jr. joins the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. More Information »