John P. Mabry, Jr. is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization – a distinction held by less than 2% of all Texas attorneys. John graduated from Baylor Law School in 1995 and earned his board certification in 2001. John has been Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has an “AV Preeminent” rating which is given to attorneys who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers. John is also a certified mediator and has satisfied all training requirements to serve as a court appointed mediator in accordance with Section 154.052 of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code, the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association, and the Texas Mediation Trainers Roundtable. John has handled cases all over Texas, tried dozens of cases to verdict, and participated in hundreds of mediations.
John also served his community as a State Representative from McLennan County in the Texas House of Representatives. In an open ballot election, the 150 member Texas House selected Rep. Mabry as one of two “Co-Freshman Member of the Year” of the 78th Legislature from the 37-member freshman class. He was also recognized as one of the “Top 5 Freshmen” by Capitol Inside online political magazine. While in the Legislature, Rep. Mabry was a member of the House Committee on Corrections and the House Committee on Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations.
Before John formed the Mabry Lewis Law Firm, L.L.P. in 2011, he was a partner at Dunnam & Dunnam, L.L.P, one of Waco’s oldest and most respected law firms. John joined the Dunnam firm in 1998 and became a partner in 2006. He began his law career in 1995 with Touchstone, Bernays, Johnston, Beall & Smith, L.L.P. in Dallas, Texas as an insurance defense lawyer. John was twice named a “Rising Star” by TexasMonthly in its Texas Super Lawyers edition, and has been recognized as a “Champion of Justice” by Texas Watch. John is admitted to practice in all Texas state courts and the United States District Court, Western District of Texas. He is a member of the Waco-McLennan County Bar Association and is a past director of the Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyers Association.
John’s wife, Stephanie Mabry, is the Senior Director of Development for the Baylor Law School and they have two children.
