Amarillo Office

Lovell, Lovell, Newsom & Isern
112 West 8th Ave, Suite 1000
Amarillo, TX  79101-2314

Phone: (806) 373-1515
Fax: (806) 379-7176
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Granbury Office

Lovell, Lovell, Newsom & Isern
211 East Bridge Street
Granbury, TX 76048

Phone: (817) 573-3140
Fax: (817) 573-3180
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Telephone: 806.373.1515

joe@lovell-law.net

  • Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
  • Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
  • Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy
  • Doctor of Jurisprudence, with honors -- Texas Tech University School of Law, 1987
  • Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Economics, with high honors -- Texas Tech University, 1980
  • National Mock Trial Team, regional champion, national quarter finalist -- Texas Tech University School of Law, 1987
  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America Mock Trial Team -- Texas Tech University School of Law, 1986
  • Three-time Champion, Intra-School Advanced Mock Trial Competitions -- Texas Tech University School of Law, 1985-1987
  • Texas Tech Law Review, 1985-1987
  • The Order of Barristers, for excellence in the art of courtroom advocacy, 1987
  • The Order of the Coif, for academic excellence in the study of law, 1987
  • Numerous other honors and awards for advocacy, legal writing, and academic achievement -- Texas Tech University School of Law, 1985-1987
  • All courts in the State of Texas
  • U. S. District Courts for Northern, Southern, Eastern & Western Districts of Texas
  • U. S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • American Board of Trial Advocates, Associate Member
  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Director
  • Panhandle Trial Lawyers Association, Past President
  • American Association of Justice
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Amarillo Area Bar Association
  • “AV” Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2009 Texas Super Lawyer, General Litigation, Texas Monthly & Law and Politics Magazine
  • 2008 Texas Super Lawyer, General Litigation, Texas Monthly & Law and Politics Magazine
  • 2007 Texas Super Lawyer, Plaintiff’s Personal Injury, Texas Monthly & Law and Politics Magazine
  • 2006 Texas Super Lawyer, Plaintiff’s Personal Injury, Texas Monthly & Law and Politics Magazine
  • 2006 Texas Watch, Champion of Justice
  • 2005 Texas Watch, Champion of Justice
  • SPEAKER: Paid or Incurred – Medical Expense Recoveries – State Bar of Texas 23rd Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, Dallas, 2007.
  • AUTHOR & SPEAKER: Proving Gross Negligence/Malice – Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Annual Meeting, 2005.
  • AUTHOR & SPEAKER: Litigating Cessations of Production and Lease Termination – Back to the Basics – State Bar of Texas, 18th Annual Advanced Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Course, 2000.
  • CO-AUTHOR: Banks and the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, 18 Texas Tech L. Rev. 1 (1986).
  • AUTHOR: Casenote, 17 Texas Tech L. Rev. 317 (1986).
    Oil & Gas Disputes
  • Petro Pro, Ltd. v. Upland Resources, Inc., 279 S.W.3d 743 (Tex. App. -- Amarillo 2007, pet. denied).
  • Natural Gas Pipeline Co. v. Pool, 124 S.W.3d 188 (Tex. 2003).
  • Anadarko Petroleum Corp. v. Thompson, 94 S.W.3d 550 (Tex. 2003).
  • Natural Gas Pipeline Co. v. Law, 65 S.W.3d 121 (Tex.App. – Amarillo 2001, pet. denied).
  • Anadarko Petroleum Corp. v. Thompson, 60 S.W.3d 134 (Tex. App. – Amarillo 2000), rev’d, 94 S.W.3d 550 (Tex. 2003).
  • Krabbe v. Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 46 S.W.3d 308 (Tex. App. – Amarillo 2001, pet. denied).
  • Natural Gas Pipeline Co. v. Pool, 30 S.W.3d 639 (Tex. App. – Amarillo 2000), rev’d, 124 S.W.3d 188 (Tex. 2003).
  • Natural Gas Pipeline Co. v. Pool, 30 S.W.3d 618 (Tex. App. – Amarillo 2000), rev’d, 124 S.W.3d 188 (Tex. 2003).
  • Axelson v. McIlhaney, 798 S.W.2d 550 (Tex. 1990).
  • Axelson v. McIlhaney, 755 S.W.2d 170 (Tex. App. – Amarillo 1988, orig. proc.).


  • Medical Negligence
  • In re Covenant Health System, 223 S.W.3d 423 (Tex. App. – Amarillo 2006, orig. proc.).
  • In re Covenant Med. Center, 167 S.W.3d 919 (Tex. App. – Amarillo 2005, orig. proc.).
  • In re Woman’s Hosp. of Texas, Inc., 141 S.W.3d 144 (Tex. 2004).
  • In re Barker, 110 S.W.3d 486 (Tex. App. – Amarillo 2003, orig. proc.).
  • Kimber v. Sideris, 8 S.W.3d 672 (Tex. App. – Amarillo 1999, no writ).


  • Personal Injury
  • Gore v. Faye, 253 S.W.3d 785 (Tex. App. - Amarillo 2008, no pet.).
  • Diamond Shamrock Refining Co. v. Hall, 168 S.W.3d 164 (Tex. 2005).
  • Hall v. Diamond Shamrock Refining Co., 82 S.W.3d 5 (Tex. App. – San Antonio 2001), rev’d, 168 S.W.3d 164 (Tex. 2005).
  • Lee Lewis Const., Inc. v. Harrison, 64 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. App. – Amarillo 1999), aff’d, 70 S.W.3d 778 (Tex. 2001).


  • Real Property Disputes
  • Abraham Inv. Co. v. Payne Ranch, Inc., 968 S.W.2d 518 (Tex. App. – Amarillo 1998, writ denied).


  • Other
  • Guest v. Phillips Petroleum Co., 981 F.2d 218 (5th Cir. 1993).
  • In re SAV and KEV, 837 S.W.2d 80 (Tex 1992).
  • In re SAV, 798 S.W.2d 293 (Tex. App. – Amarillo 1990), aff’d in part, rev’d in part, 837 S.W.2d 80 (Tex. 1992).