Jack O'Neill
Work in Pierce & O'Neill, LLP
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 51 years of experience
Energy, Oil & Gas Law, Appellate, Environment
4203 Montrose Boulevard, Houston, TX 77006
About Jack O'Neill
Practice Areas
- Energy, Oil & Gas Law
- Appellate
- Environment
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1972J.D.
- University of Pennsylvania, 1969B.A.
- Honors: cum laude
Representative Cases
- Union Pacific Resources Group, Inc. and Resources Newco, Inc. v. Pennzoil Co. ,(United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division. )
- Horizon Radiology, P.A. v. McKesson Corporation and McKesson Information Solutions, LLC. ,(United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. )
- Carol R. Bailey v. Mitchell Energy Corporation. ,(271st District Court, Wise County, Texas. )
- Carol Bailey v. Mitchell Energy Corporation. ,(Court of Appeals for the Second District of Texas at Fort Worth. )
- Mitchell Energy Corporation v. Ashworth. ,(Supreme Court of Texas. )
- Susan Parrish Forney v. William H. Forney, Sr., et al. ,(312th District Court, Harris County, Texas. Jury )
- Susan Parrish Forney v. William H. Forney, Sr., et al. ,(Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas at Houston. )
- Arkla Exploration Co., et al. v. Apache Corporation, et al. v. Babcock & Wilcox Co., et al. ,(31st District Court, Wheeler County, Texas. )
- Tom L. Scott, Inc. v. Hon. Granger W. Mcllhany. ,(Supreme Court of Texas. )
- John Wood Group USA, Inc., et al. v. ICO, Inc. ,(Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas at Houston. )
- In Re Air Disaster at Ramstein Air Base, Germany; Olga Perez, et al. v. Lockheed Corporation and General Electric Company; Judy Gordon v. Lockheed Corporation and General Electric Company.
- In Re Air Disaster at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. ,(United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. )
- Chevron USA, Inc. v. Santa Fe Snyder Corp., et al. ,(United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. )
- The Game Peddler, Inc. v. US Game & Toy Co., d/b/a The Game Player. ,(269th District Court, Harris County, Texas. )
- National Air Vibrator Co. v. American Precision Vibrator Co. ,(129th District Court, Harris County, Texas. )
- American Precision Vibrator Co. v. National Air Vibrator Co. ,(Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas at Houston. )
- Tim Beverick v. Koch Power, Inc., et al. ,(133rd District Court, Harris County, Texas. )
- Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas Holdings Corp., et al. v. Anatoly Sverdlin. ,(Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas at Houston. )
- Trans Chemical Ltd., et al. v. China National Machinery Import & Export Corp. ,(United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. )
- Lawrence M. Bareford, et al. v. General Dynamics Corp., et al. ,(United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division. )
- Lawrence M. Bareford, et al. v. General Dynamics Corp., et al. ,(United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. )
- Mike D. Lee d/b/a Mid-South Investment v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ,(United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division. )
- Mike D. Lee d/b/a Mid-South Investment v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ,(United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division. )
- French Wallop v. El Paso Corporation, et al. ,(11th District Court, Harris County, Texas. )
- Michael E. Spiess, et al. v. C. Itoh & Co. (America), Inc. ,(United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. )
- Peter Pritchard v. First National Bank of Dona Ana County, Las Cruces, New Mexico. ,(United States District Court, District of New Mexico. )
- Harvard Interiors Mfg. Co v. Dickey Electric Co. ,(United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. )
- McCormick Oil & Gas Co. v. American Exploration Drilling Program. ,(190th District Court, Harris County, Texas. )
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1996
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- Texas, 1972
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Texas
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of Texas Section of Litigation, 1998 - 2000 (Director)
- Houston Young Lawyers Association, 1978 - 1979 (Director)
- American Board of Trial Advocates (Member)
- International Association of Defense Counsel (Member)
- State Bar of Texas
- Texas Bar Foundation
Articles
Published Works
- Author, Legal Consequences and Ethical Implications of Physical Evidence Spoliation, Institute for Energy Law of the Center for American and International Law, 9th Annual Energy Litigation Conference, October 12, 2010
- Co-Author, Valuation of Oil Royalties: From the Perspective of the Payor, 47 Institute on Oil & Gas Law, 7 TAX'N 6-1 (Matthew Bender, 1996)
- Co-Author, Damages , 14 The Advocate 362 , 1995
- Co-Author, Injunctive and Monetary Relief in Class Actions in the Fifth Circuit, State Bar of Texas Antitrust Business Litigation Section Report , April, 2002
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