Background
Mercy, John R. was born on January 17, 1957 in Sacramento, California, United States.
Mercy, John R. was born on January 17, 1957 in Sacramento, California, United States.
Austin College (Bachelor of Arts, 1979). Baylor University (Juris Doctor, 1982). Pi Gamma Mu; Psi Chirurgical
Delta Theta Phi.
Briefing Attorney, Sixth District Court of Appeals, 1982-1983.
Worked at Atchley, Russell, Waldrop & Hlavinka, Limited liability partnership (Texarkana, Texas) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice. Insurance, Products Liability, Workers Compensation, Probate, Banking, Real Estate, Corporate and Federal Taxation, Health and Environmental Law. Admitted to the bar, 1982, Texas, United States.
District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas and United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. 1983, Arkansas, United States.
District Court, Western District of Arkansas and United States. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
1985, United States. Supreme Court.
Pi Gamma Museum Psi Chirurgical Delta Theta Phi. Briefing Attorney, Sixth District Court of Appeals, 1982-1983.
Member: Texarkana, Northeast Texas, Arkansas and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas. Texas Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1985-1989. Chairman, Professional Ethics Committee, 1985-1989).
American Board of Trial Advocates.
Texas Association of Defense Counsel. National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Texas Association of Railroad Trial Counsel.
(Board Certified Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).
Atchley, Russell, Waldrop & Hlavinka, one of the oldest and largest firms in the Texarkana area, provides a wide range of legal services, ranging from defense litigation to complex financial transactions, from insurance to real estate. Although the majority of our attorneys are primarily litigators, we have strong presence in corporate, commercial, financial and tax matters.
The major portion of our practice is in the following areas: defense of health care and other professional malpractice litigation. FELA and railroad crossing litigation.
Environmental and asbestos litigation.
Defense of products liability claims. Defense of workers compensation and non-subscriber suits. Defense of civil rights actions.
Banking.
Corporate matters. Business administration. Taxation and tax planning.
Probate and estate matters. Employment discrimination.
Insurance disputes; and bad faith litigation.
Member: Texarkana, Northeast Texas, Arkansas and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1985-1989. Chairman, Professional Ethics Committee, 1985-1989).
American Board of Trial Advocates.
Texas Association of Defense Counsel. National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel.
Texas Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. (Board Certified Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).