John Owen

John Owen Shareholder

Dallas
  • t: 214-891-5955
  • johnowen@mehaffyweber.com

Clients rely on John Owen to protect their interests in complex civil litigation before trial courts and arbitration panels throughout Texas and Oklahoma. He has over 40 years of experience focused on defending professionals and businesses in disputes covering several challenging areas, including medical malpractice, premises liability, products liability, non-subscriber workplace injury claims, workers’ compensation, architect and engineer liability, trucking and auto accidents, Dram Shop liability and wrongful death.

With his deep experience resolving a wide variety of litigation matters, John is often called on by courts and other lawyers to serve as a mediator in disputes involving all types of personal injury claims, professional liability, debt controversies and broken real estate and commercial deals. His strength is guiding litigants to a fair compromise in cases with complex fact issues, damages models and causation theories. In 2025, John started arbitrating Texas Non-Subscriber cases for the American Arbitration Association.

John volunteers as a mediator for Dallas County Dispute Resolutions.  He is an active member of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Dallas, and he enjoys visiting elderly congregation members who are unable to attend regular church services. He has also served on the board of directors for the Ascension Day School since 2012.

EDUCATION
  • Oklahoma City University, J.D.
  • University of Alberta, B.A.
  • Texas
  • Oklahoma
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
  • Dallas Bar Association, Member
  • Oklahoma Bar Association, Member
  • American Bar Association, Member
  • The Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Member
  • Defense Research Institute, Member
  • International Association of Defense Counsel, Member
  • Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, Arbitrator
  • Dallas County Civil Courts, Mediator
  • Association of Attorney-Mediators, Mediator
  • Super Lawyers
    • Selected to Texas Super Lawyers list by Thomson Reuters (2016 – 2020)
  • Represented OBGYN and group in state court litigation involving alleged medical malpractice during labor and delivery
  • Represented Internists who provide medical services to federal prisoners.
  • Represented certified nurse midwives in state court litigation involving alleged medical malpractice during labor and delivery
  • Represented restaurants in state court litigation involving alleged premises liability
  • Represented insurance carrier in state court litigation in coverage dispute with insured
  • Represented anesthesiologist in state court litigation involving alleged wrongful death and medical malpractice
  • Represented certified registered nurse anesthetic in state court litigation involving alleged wrongful death and medical malpractice
  • Represented family practitioner in state court litigation involving alleged wrongful death and medical malpractice at a long-term care facility
  • Represented pediatrician in lawsuit involving alleged medical malpractice in resuscitating a child post operatively
  • Represented national fast food restaurant in alleged on the job injury during construction of restaurant
  • Represented Dental Laboratory in state court litigation involving alleged defective dental devices.
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