Mr. Thomisee has been licensed to practice in Texas since 1989, and he is also licensed to practice before the U. S. District Courts for the Southern, Northern, and Eastern Districts of Texas and the U. S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Houston Bar Association, the Texas Association of Defense Counsel, and the Defense Research Institute.
Mr. Thomisee co-authored Cornell’s Texas Insurance Law Digest, 2000 edition, and he has published articles on insurance coverage issues. Mr. Thomisee has also authored and presented seminars over the past 26 years to the insurance industry on numerous topics. He was formerly an Adjunct Professor of Law at South Texas College of Law where he developed and taught a course on Insurance Law.
Mr. Thomisee’s experience includes the litigation of personal injury, commercial, employment, insurance coverage and insurance bad faith cases. Mr. Thomisee also has experience handling Texas Tort Claims Act cases, and he has represented municipalities and governmental entities over the years. He has argued appeals before various Texas Courts of Appeals and before the U. S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Mr. Thomisee is a certified mediator, and he is available to mediate all types of civil disputes.
Martindale-Hubbell has given Mr. Thomisee an AV rating which is the highest rating which can be achieved concerning legal ability and ethical standards. He was also named one of Texas’ top attorneys by Texas’ Top Rated Lawyers, 2012 Edition.
John H. Thomisee, Jr. attended South Texas College of Law where he graduated summa cum laude and was ranked 2nd in his class.
EDUCATION
- University of Houston, B.A. 1985
- South Texas College of Law, J.D. summa cum laude (Ranked 2nd in Class) 1989
- Mediation Training, Fort Bend County Dispute Resolution Center, 2007
LICENSED
- Texas, 1989
- U. S. Dist. Court, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas, 1991
- U. S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1999
MEMBERSHIPS
- Texas Assoc. of Defense Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
- Fort Bend County Bar Assoc.
- Houston Bar Assoc.
- Insurance Law Section, State Bar of Texas
MY PRACTICE AREAS
Insurance Coverage
John H. Thomisee, Jr. has vast insurance coverage experience and has provided thousands of coverage opinions to both insurers and insureds over the past two decades. When disputes arise, he is well qualified to handle declaratory judgment actions and bad faith litigation.
Civil Litigation
Including insurance defense, personal injury, auto accidents, trucking accidents, commercial litigation, products liability, construction accidents, construction defect litigation, employment disputes, and more.
Wills And Estates
The firm has helped hundreds of clients effectively probate wills and navigate through the paperwork. Services include the drafting of wills, living wills, and medical directives as well as small estate planning.
Construction
Extensive experience in representing construction companies whether they be general contractors or subcontractors.
Over two decades of experience in handling construction defect/design litigation.
Mediation
John H. Thomisee, Jr. is a certified mediator. He is available to mediate all types of civil disputes. His 26 years of litigation experience makes him uniquely qualified to help resolve complex issues of the parties which saves all parties the time and expense of trial.
