Attorney

Joe Lovell Partner

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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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Board Certifications

• 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

Education & Academic Honors

• 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

Licensed to Practice

• 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

Professional Memberships

• 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

Miscellaneous Honors

• 'AV' Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
• 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 Texas Super Lawyer, General Litigation, Texas Monthly & Law and Politics Magazine
• 2006 and 2007 Texas Super Lawyer, Plaintiff's Personal Injury, Texas Monthly & Law and Politics Magazine
• 2005 and 2006 Texas Watch, Champion of Justice

Publications and Presentations

• 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).

Published & Unpublished Opinions

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. proceeding).


Medical Negligence
• In re Covenant Health System, 223 S.W.3d 423 (Tex. App. --  Amarillo 2006, orig. proceeding).
• In re Covenant Med. Center, 167 S.W.3d 919 (Tex. App. --  Amarillo 2005, orig. proceeding).
• 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. proceeding).
• 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).