John T. Burkhead
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Dallas, Texas
Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, PC
Practice areas: Personal Injury, Business Litigation, Products Liability
Licensed in Texas since: 2010
Education: Baylor University School of Law
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, PC
4514 Cole AveSuite 1800
Dallas, TX 75205 Phone: 214-522-0200 Email: John T. Burkhead Visit website
John Burkhead provides clients with a strong work ethic and single-minded focus to championing their case. He represents individuals who have suffered injuries in truck crashes, transportation accidents, and other acts of recklessness and negligence. He also represents clients, including prominent professionals, in critical business disputes. He has been part of trial teams that successfully secured jury verdicts representing such clients. He was a judicial intern for Federal District Judge Ed Kinkeade of the Northern District of Texas. He was hired out of law school by the Law Offices of Frank L. Branson as a law clerk and, after taking the bar exam, subsequently joined the firm as an associate. He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States and can fluently speak, read, and write in Spanish. He is passionate about his work.
First Admitted: 2010, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://flbranson.com/attorney/john-t-burkhead/
Bar / Professional Activity
- State Bar of Texas - Litigation Section, Antitrust and Business Litigation Section
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, former Co-Chair Judiciary Committee, former Co-Chair Membership Committee
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Foundation - Life Fellow
- American Association for Justice - Business Torts Section, Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway and Premises Liability Section, Products Liability Section, Professional Negligence Section
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court - Associate
- American Bar Association - Litigation Section, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
- Dallas Bar Association, former Vice-Chair Entertainment Committee, Business Litigation Section. Trial Skills Section. Tort and Insurance Practice Section
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- $430k settlement in an underinsured motorist case, 2013
- $100k presuit settlement in motorcycle wreck, 2011
- $1.39 million total settlement paid by (1) a non-subscriber employer and (2) a repair shop in a case where our client’s truck broke-down due to a mechanical defect that was not properly repaired and employer did not rescue employee who was struck while outside truck by an uninsured drunk driver. RIVELINO FLORES vs. LISANTI FOOD SERVICE OF TEXAS INC., DC-11-09391, 68th District Court, Dallas County, Texas., 2012
- $250k settlement entered after jury seated in a tow truck vs. pedestrian case., 2016
- $300k settlement in a Deceptive Trade Practices Act case, 2012
- $125k Settlement in a car wreck case., 2013
- Erwin Cruz, et al. v. Mehrdad Ghani, et al., $10.66 Million Jury Verdict Recognized as a Verdict Search Top Verdict for Texas in 2012 (No.1 business law verdict), Cause No. 10-16274 in the District Court of Dallas County, Texas - 101st Judicial District., 2012
- Erwin Cruz, et al. v. Mehrdad Ghani, et al., on retrial $5 Million Jury Verdict, Cause No. 10-16274 in the District Court of Dallas County, Texas - 101st Judicial District., 2016, 2016
- $325k settlement in a motorcycle wreck case against a valet parking business., 2014
- $300k settlement in a car wreck case., 2013
- $100k Settlement in a car wreck case., 2012
- $525k settlement in a truck wreck case., 2015
- Christopher D. Knight v. Getral Dwayne Gray and TXI Operations, L.P., $504,000 Jury Verdict. Recognized as a Verdict Search Top Verdict for Texas in 2011 (No. 17 motor vehicle). Cause No. CC-10-04671-A, County Court of Law No. 1, Dallas County, Texas. , 2011
- $550k Jury Verdict in Frederick Javier v. Edwardo Carrasco, et al. in the 160th Judicial District Court of Dallas County, Texas., 2016
- $1.25 million settlement in a truck wreck, 2017
Educational Background
- Baylor Law School, J.D.
- University of Richmond, B.A.
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Article examines how to prove mental angish damages, in light of history and recent precedent. Published by the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, The Dicta, October 2011, Service Corp. International v. Guerra - Proving Mental Anguish Damages Requires Evidence of the Nature, Duration, and Severity of the Mental Anguish
- Article discusses how to prepare and put on evidence of damages in cases where an evidentiary presumtion exists for certain damage elements, such as cases that involve severe injuries. First Published by the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers in The Dicta, December 2013 Reprinted as an Article of Interest by the Texas Young Lawyers Association, e-News, February 2014 , Beware of Presumed Damages: Prepare in case you lose the presumption
Honors
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2022-2025, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Best Lawyers in America
- Texas Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters 2016-2024, Super Lawyers
- Best Lawyers Under 40, D Magazine, 2018
- Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers 2014 and 2021: Top 40 under 40 is a professional organization composed of the top trial lawyers from each state or regions of certain highly-populated states who are younger than the age of 40. Membership into The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40 is by invitation only and is extended exclusively to those trial lawyers practicing civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense law. Invitees must exemplify superior qualifications, trial results, and leadership as a young lawyer under the age of 40. Selection is based on a thorough multi-phase process which includes peer nominations combined with third-party research., The National Trial Lawyers
- Recognizes lawyers licensed less than 10 years or under 35 who have shown their commitment to the civil justice system., New Lawyers Division Star, American Association for Justice, 2016
- One to Watch - Dallas Association of Young Lawyers , 2011
Industry Groups
- Arbitration
- Brain Injuries
- Catastrophic Injuries And Death Cases
- Fiduciary Litigation
- Health Care Business Disputes
- Professional Liability
- Trials
- Truck Wrecks And Other Transportation Injuries
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2025 - 2026
- Rising Stars: 2016 - 2024