Mozola, John

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

In his 30 plus years of practice in Amarillo in complex litigation, Mr. Mozola has successfully tried intellectual property, oil & gas, breach of contract, securities fraud, and various commercial disputes, assisting his clients in recovering over 250 million dollars.

Mr. Mozola since 1983 has been certified in civil trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He was recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 by the Texas Monthly Magazine. In 2005 he was among the top 50 central and west Texas region super lawyers who received the highest point totals in the Super Lawyer balloting, research and blue ribbon review process. He is a life member of the Texas Bar Foundation and American Bar Foundation.

Mr. Mozola attended the University of Texas on a tennis scholarship earning the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration with Honors. He graduated from the University of Texas Law School with Honors and was named to the Order of the Coif.

Areas of Practice

• Business litigation
• Protection of intellectual property rights, including patent infringement, trade secrets, and covenants not to compete
• Oil and gas
• Breach of contract

Representative Clients

• Micro Beef Technologies
• Wales Madden, Jr.
• Herring Bank
• Enterprise GP Holdings LP
• Mayo Foundation for Medical Research and Education Research

Representative Cases

• Micro Chemical, Inc. v. Lextron, Inc., 318 F.3d 1119 (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Colorado 2003)
• City of Canyon v. Fehr, 12 S.W. 3rd 899 (Tex. App. 2003)
• City of Canyon v. McBroom, 12 S.W. 3rd 410 (Tex. App. 2003)
• Micro Chemical, Inc. v. Turnkey Computer Systems, Inc., 317 F.3d 1387 (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Texas 2003)
• Micro Chemical, Inc. v. Great Plains Chemical Co., Inc., 194 F.3d 1250 (C.A. Fed 1999)
• Russell v. Panhandle Producing Co., 975 S.W.2d 702 (Tex. App. 1998)
• Micro Chemical, Inc. v. Great Plains Chemical Co., Inc., 103 F.3d 1538 (C.A. Fed 1997)
• Dawkins v. Meyer, 825 S.W.2d 444 (Tex. 1992)
• Transwestern Pipeline Co. v. Blackburn, 931 S.W.2d 72 (Tex. App. 1992)
• Federal Deposit Ins. Corp v. Irwin, 916 F.2d 1051 (C.A.5 1990)
• Mewbourne Oil Co. v. Blackburn, 793 S.W.2d 735 (Tex. App. 1990)
• Brown v. Lair, 742 S.W.2d 432 (Tex. App. 1987)
• Johnson v. J.M. Huber Corp., 689 S.W.2d 879 (Tex. App. 1985)
• Pate v. Texline Feed Mills, Inc., 689 S.W.2d 238 (Tex. App 1985)

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial, Contracts, Estate Planning, Family Law, Litigation & Appeals, Patents, Real Estate, Trademarks

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1973
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1974
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1981
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit

Certification/Specialties

• Civil Litigation, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Amarillo Area Foundation, 1996 - 2001 (Board Member)
• West Texas A&M University Foundation, 1996 - 2005 (President 2003 -2004)
• Amarillo Botanical Gardens, 1997 - Present (Board Member, President, 2008 - 2010)
• Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1999 - 2001 (Three terms as Session Member)
• American Bar Association
• Texas Bar Foundation

Honors and Awards

• Texas Monthly Magazine, Super Lawyer for 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009
• Texas Tennis Association, Volunteer of the Year, 1990
• Captain and Most Valuable Player, University of Texas Tennis Team in both, 1968 & 1970
• University of Texas Scholarship Athlete with Highest Grade Point Average, 1970

Past Employment Positions

• Underwood, Wilson, Berry, Stein & Johnson, Amarillo, TX, Partner, 1973 - 1990
• Sprouse, Mozola, Smith & Rowley, P.C., Shareholder and Founder, 1990 - 1998

Education

• The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1973
  J.D.
  Honors: Order of the Coif
  Honors: With Honors
• University of Texas, Austin, TX, 1970
  B.A.
  Honors: With Honors
  Major: Honors Program, Business Administration

Address

Amarillo National Plaza Two
Suite 800
500 South Taylor, Lobby Box #213
Amarillo, TX 79101-2445

Phones

(806) 372-5050

Faxes

(806) 372-5086

Emails

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Websites

http://www.mullinhoard.com