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John Simpson, III
Born: Tifton, Georgia Married: Carolyn Byrd Simpson
February 9, 1949 Children: Corey Byrd Simpson
Mary Kendall Simpson
Employment History:
Splawn Simpson Pitts – July 1, 2004 to present
Splawn and Simpson Law Offices, Inc. – November 1, 1979 to July 1, 2004
Splawn Law Offices, Inc. – May 11, 1973 to November 1, 1979
Adjunct Professor of Law, Texas Tech University School of Law, Spring 1985
Education:
Texas Tech University School of Law, JD, 1974
Texas Tech University, BBA, 1971
Bellaire High School, Houston, Texas, 1967
Professional:
Admitted to Practice, State Bar of Texas, 1974; United States District Court for the Northern and
Western Districts of Texas; United States Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; United States Court of Claims, District of Columbia
Board of Legal Specialization, State Bar of Texas
Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, 1981
Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, 1981
Board of Law Examiners, Supreme Court of Texas; 2003-present, Chairman 2008
Texas Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
American College of Trial Lawyers
Litigation Section Council, State Bar of Texas (Chair 2002-2003)
American Board of Trial Advocates (Panhandle/South Plains Chapter President, 1995)
Lubbock County Bar Association, President 1982‑83
Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association, President, 1980‑81
Community Service:
Marian Moss Enterprises, Board of Directors 1994-96, President 1996
First United Methodist Church, Lubbock, Chairman, Administrative Board 1995-96
Citizens Juvenile Advisory Committee, Board of Directors, Chairman 1991-92; 1996
The Lubbock Club, Board of Directors 1994-96
Rotary Cerebral Palsy Center, TTUHSC, Chairman, Advisory Council 1994
Rotary Club of Lubbock, Board of Directors 1989-91, President 1991-92
South Plains Children's Shelter, Board of Directors
Hillcrest Country Club, Board of Directors, President 1987-88
Honors and Awards:
Omicron Delta Kappa, Texas Tech University
Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1970
Outstanding Young Lawyer, Lubbock County Bar Association, 1980
Kappa Alpha Order, Texas Tech University
Kappa Alpha Order Educational Foundation, Board of Trustees 1995-98
Phi Alpha Delta, Texas Tech University School of Law
Publications:
“Mediating the Medical Negligence Case” Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, State Bar of Texas, Santa Fe (March 2003)
“Discovery Update” Litigation Update Institute, State Bar of Texas, San Antonio (2002)
“Automobile Litigation Update” 17th Annual Litigation Update Institute, State Bar of Texas, San Antonio (2001)
“It’s the Year 2000 and Mediation is Here to Stay,” 19 The Advocate, No. 1, p.3 (Spring 2000)
“Automobile Litigation Update” 15th Annual Litigation Update Institute, State Bar of Texas, San Antonio (1999)
“Automobile Litigation Update” 14th Annual Litigation Update Institute, State Bar of Texas, Austin (1998)
“Automobile Litigation” 13th Annual Litigation Update Institute, State Bar of Texas, Austin (1997)
“Automobile Litigation Update 1995-96" 12th Annual Litigation Update Institute, State Bar of Texas, Austin (1996)
“Negotiation: Timing and Tactics” Preparing, Trying, and Settling Auto Collision Cases Institute, State Bar of Texas, Dallas and Houston (1996)
"Automobile Litigation Update 1994-95" 11th Annual Litigation Update Institute, State Bar of Texas, San Antonio (1995)
"Personal Injury - Supreme Court Review 1993-94," 1994 Spring Seminar for Legal Assistants, West Texas Association of Legal Assistants (1994)
"Extra-Contractual Claims/Bad Faith," South Plains Claims Association (1993)
"Common Litigation Pitfalls, The Plaintiff's Perspective," Texas Association of Defense Counsel (1993)
"Professionalism In Personal Injury Practice," All In a Day's Work - IV Seminar, Lubbock County Bar Association (1993)
“Jury Selection, Plaintiff Perspective,” All You Wanted to Know Seminar, Lubbock County Bar Association (1992)
"So Your Client Wants to Settle," All In a Day's Work - II Seminar, Lubbock County Bar Association (1991)
"Impairment Income Benefits," State Bar of Texas (1991)
"Impairment Income Benefits Under the New Workers' Compensation Act," 23 Trial Lawyers Forum, No. 4, p. 27 (1990)
"Pattern Jury Charges, Volume 2," State Bar of Texas (1989)
"Multiple Specific Injury Recovery," 7 Texas Personal Injury Law Reporter, No. 1, p. 1 (1989)
"Trial De Novo," 22 Trial Lawyers Forum, No. 2, p. 39, (1988)
"The Lump Sum Rule," 22 Trial Lawyers Forum, No. 3, p. 27 (1988)
"Proof of Compensable Injuries," 22 Trial Lawyers Forum, No. 4, p. 49 (1988)
"Specific Injuries Revisited," 22 Trial Lawyers Forum, No. 1, p. 27 (1987)
"Mary Carter and Other Tools of Settlement," State Bar of Texas, Evaluating and Settling Insurance Claims Institute (1987)
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