John E. Spalding is a principal in the Houston office at Germer. He has been practicing law for almost forty years. He has defended thousands of cases and tried over fifty defense cases to successful jury verdicts.
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western
Districts of Texas
Texas state courts
Professional Certifications
American Board of Trial Advocates
Education
Baylor University School of Law
Juris Doctor 1986
Phi Delta Phi legal honor society
Undergrad, e.g., Baylor University
Bachelor of Arts/Business 1983
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
State Bar of Texas Member of a Grievance Committee from 1994-99
Representative Experience
In Bado Equipment Company, Inc. v. Bethlehem Steel Corp. 814 S.W.2d 464 Tex. App. (Hou. 14th), John obtained a summary judgment on a secured transaction issue for Bethlehem Steel and had it affirmed on appeal.
In Petroleo Brasileiro, S.A. v. Atwood Turnkey Drilling, Inc. et al, 875 F. 2d 1174 (5th Cir. 1989), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 1075, 110 S. Ct. 1124 (1990) we obtained jurisdiction over a Brazilian entity that was affirmed by the United States District Court Fifth Circuit and writ denied by The Supreme Court of the United States.
John represented a psychiatrist who treated Andrea Yates, worked with the Bush family around the 2004 election and defended a liposuction death case where his trial consultant was Dr. Phil McGraw.
John also won a two-week trial for a medical center in West Texas that had settled every case filed against it for over forty years before our trial.
Civic Involvement
John has been involved in many charitable organizations in Houston and served on the Associate Vestry and Stewardship Committee of St. John the Divine.
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