Joe L. Lovell

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Joe L. Lovell: Attorney with Make Right Law
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Joe Lovell is an experienced trial lawyer and one of the founding partners of Make Right Law. He focuses his practice on complex civil litigation, including catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, fire damage claims, and a wide variety of civil and business claims. He is licensed to practice law in Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado. A second-generation trial lawyer, he began his legal career in Amarillo, Texas in 1987 after working in commercial banking. With over 35 years of trial experience, Joe is one of a very small number of Texas lawyers who are double Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. In addition to his trial experience, Joe has also had an extensive civil appellate practice, with many published opinions from state and federal trial and appellate courts.

Joe graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics, magna cum laude, in 1980. After working four years as a commercial banker, he returned to school, and earned his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law in 1987, cum laude. During law school, Joe earned numerous accolades, including representing his law school on two intercollegiate mock trial competition teams, one of which was regional tournament champion and national tournament quarterfinalist. Joe was also a three-time champion of intra-school advanced mock trial competitions, served as Associate Editor of the Texas Tech Law Review, selected to the invitation-only Order of Barristers and the Order of the Coif, and earned several other awards for writing, advocacy, and academic excellence.

Joe loves to try cases. About his work, his peers respect his tenacity and his ethics, saying, “Joe always provides his clients with outstanding representation,” and “he is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community.” He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers every year since 2006 and earned a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating. Texas Watch honored him as a “Champion of Justice” from 2005-2006. His professional affiliations include membership in the State Bar of Texas, American Board of Trial Advocates, Amarillo Area Bar Association, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, American Association of Justice, and the Panhandle Trial Lawyers Association.

Outside of work, Joe is a devoted family man who is married and has two sons. He is committed to the Amarillo area community and proudly supports a variety of local causes, including serving on the boards of Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch and the Armstrong County Museum and Goodnight Historical Center.

Areas of Practice (16)

  • Personal Injury Trial
  • Civil Trial
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Oil and Gas Litigation
  • Car Accidents
  • Defective and Dangerous Products
  • Motorcycle Accident
  • Slip and Fall Accident
  • Trucking Accident
  • Wrongful Death
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Lawsuits & Disputes
  • Business
  • Appellate Practice
  • Business Law
  • Nursing Home Litigation

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Texas Tech University, B.S., Magna Cum Laude, 1980
Law School Attended:
Texas Tech University, J.D., Cum Laude, 1987
Year of First Admission:
1987
Admission:
1987, Texas; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1993, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas; 2016, Colorado; 2018, New Mexico
Memberships:
American Board of Trial Advocates; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; State Bar of Texas; Amarillo Area Bar Association.
Languages:
English
Birth Information:
Dumas, Texas
Reported Cases:

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).

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).

Oil & Gas Disputes

B.P. Am. Prod. Co.v. Laddex, Ltd., 513 S.W.3d 476 (Tex. 2017).

Crawford v. XTO Energy, Inc., 509 S.W.3d 906 (Tex. 2017)

Crawford v. XTO Energy, Inc., 455 S.W.3d 245 (Tex. App. –Amarillo 2015), rev’d, 509 S.W.3d 906 (Tex. 2017)

BP Am. Prod. Co. v. Laddex, Ltd., 458 S.W.3d 683 (Tex.App.–Amarillo February 17, 2015) aff’d, 513 S.W.3d 476 (Tex. 2017).

BP Am. Prod. Co. v. Red Deer Res., LLC, 466 S.W.3d 335 (Tex. App. 2015), rev’d, BP Am. Prod. Co. v.Red Deer Res., LLC, 526 S.W.3d 389 (Tex. 2017)

Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Yarbrough, 12-0198, 2013 WL 3119574 (Tex. June 21, 2013)

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).

Real Property Disputes

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

Other

McMorde v. Sanchez, 2021 WL 5137552 (Tex.App—Amarillo 2021, pet pending)

Sullivan v. Abraham, 472 S.W.3d 677 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2014, pet. granted).

Abraham v. Greer, 07-12-00494-CV, 2014 WL 3732893 (Tex. App.—Amarillo July 25, 2014, pet. granted)

Sullivan v. Abraham, 07-17-00125-CV, 2018 WL 845615 (Tex. App.—Amarillo Feb. 13, 2018, no pet.)

Greer v. Abraham, 489 S.W.3d 440 (Tex. 2016), reh’g denied (June 3, 2016)

Sullivan v. Abraham, 488 S.W.3d 294 (Tex. 2016)

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)
Certifications:
Board Certified, Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
ISLN:
905347415

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