John H. Akin, Esq., is an attorney with over 40 years of professional experience serving the Austin and Central Texas community.
Professional Highlights
- Admitted to practice in Texas May 26, 1969
- Private practice of law in Austin, Texas, 1969 – present
(Practice concentrated in property and trial law: property and business transactions – office and trial practice) - Board Certified in Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization 1982 – present
- Martindale Hubell AV rating 1982 – present
Firm Affiliations
- Maloney, Black & Hearne (Associate) 1969-1970
- Pearce & Smith (Associate) 1970-1973
- Pearce, Smith & Akin, L.L.P. (Partner) 1973-1996
- Akin & Akin, L.L.P. (Partner) 1996 – present
Memberships, etc.
- State Bar of Texas (and the following sections: Anti-trust and Business Litigation, Business Law; Consumer and Commercial Law; Corporate Counsel, General Practice; Litigation; Real Estate, Probate and Trust
- Austin Bar Association (and the following sections: Real Estate, Civil Litigation, Probate)
- College of the State Bar of Texas
- Texas Bar Foundation (Sustaining Life Member)
- Austin Bar Foundation (Charter Member)
Representative Appellate Cases
- Mathis v. DCR Mortgage, III Sub I, LLC, 389 S.W.3d 494 (Tex. App. – El Paso 2012, no pet.)
- Nalle v. Taco Bell Corporation, 914 S.W.2d 865 (Tex. App. – Austin 1996, no writ)
- Nalle v. Dozier, 03-96-00700-CV, 1997 WL 634344 (Tex. App. – Austin 1997, no writ)
- In Re: Matter of Claflin, 761 F2d 1088 (US 5th Cir. 1985)
- Claflin v. Hillock Homes, Inc., 645 S.W.2d 629 (Tex. App. – Austin 1983, writ ref’d, n.r.e.)
- Burrows v. Bowden, 564 S.W.2d 474 (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi 1978, no writ)
- Phillips Pipe Line Co. v. Clear Creek Properties Inc., 553 SW2d 389 (Tex. App.— Austin 1977; writ ref’d n.r.e. Phillips Pipe Line Co. v. Clear Creek Properties Inc., 561 SW2d 474 (Tex. 1978))
Education
- Law School – University of Texas at Austin, J.D.
- Undergraduate – University of Texas at Austin, BA History