John Michael Frick

John Michael Frick

Experienced North Texas Civil Trial and Appellate Attorney
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John has been representing businesses and business people in the North Texas area for more than thirty years. He has tried numerous cases at various levels of the judicial system, including federal district court and state district court. He has presented appeals to the Supreme Court of Texas, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and ten of the fourteen intermediate courts of appeal in Texas. He has arbitrated cases before the American Arbitration Association and JAMS, Inc. In addition to his trial practice, John is a trained mediator and summary jury trial judge. As a result of displaying a high degree of skill, competence, and professionalism, he has earned an AV-Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

John received his law degree from SMU School of Law in 1988, where he served as an Associate Editor for the Southwestern Law Journal. While still in law school, he successfully presented an appeal to the Supreme Court of Texas through the school’s civil clinic program, resulting in a published opinion reversing the lower court. He also completed his first jury trial through the school’s clinic program.

After graduating from law school, John served a judicial clerkship as briefing attorney for the Honorable Gordon H. Rowe, Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas at Dallas. There, John had the pleasure of working with future Supreme Court of Texas Justices Nathan Hecht, Craig Enoch, and James Baker.

As a seasoned trial lawyer, John continues to maintain a high level of practice. He has represented clients in cases reported in the Wall Street Journal and Dallas Morning News, as well as ones featured on local news broadcasts and the national news program, Nightline. His civil trial practice includes representation in both state and federal court and encompasses a wide range of areas.

Education
SMU Dedman School of Law
Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
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Southern Methodist University
B.S. (1985) | Political Science
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Honors: Summa Cum Laude
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Southern Methodist University
B.A. (1985) | Psychology
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Honors: Summa Cum Laude
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Professional Experience
Partner
Reid, Dennis & Frick, PC
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Member
Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC
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Partner
Bennett, Weston LaJone & Turner, P.C.
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Senior Attorney
Reid & Dennis, PC
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Solo Practitioner
Law Offices of John M. Frick
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Partner
Mills, Presby & Associates, L.L.P.
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Associate
Godwin & Carlton, P.C.
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Briefing Attorney
Court of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
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Certifications
Board-Certified, Civil Trial Law
Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Awards
AV-Preeminent
Martindale-Hubbell
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Professional Associations
Texas State Bar  # 07455200
Member
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Texas
State Bar of Texas
ID Number: 07455200
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5th Circuit
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Fees
  • Credit Cards Accepted
    Visa & Mastercard Only
  • Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
    Provides 90-minute initial consultation for a flat fee of $500. Does not typically work on a contingency fee. Usually requires a retainer.
Practice Areas
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Appeals & Appellate
Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
Construction Law
Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
Arbitration & Mediation
Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation
Personal Injury
Construction Accidents, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death
Divorce
Contested Divorce, Property Division
Insurance Claims
Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Property Insurance
Additional Practice Areas
  • Civil Litigation
  • Contract Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Professional Liability
  • Trade Secrets & Misuse of Confidential & Proprietary Information Litigation
  • Non-Compete, Non-Solicitation, & Non-Disclosure Litigation
  • PEOs & Staff Leasing
Languages
  • English
Legal Answers
Q. What can I do about employment retaliation as an RN in a residency program?
A: The facts stated in your question do not sound like illegal employment retaliation. There are really three forms of illegal retaliation in the employment context. First, an employer cannot retaliate against you for filing a workers' compensation claim for an on-the-job injury you sustained or for filing an employment discrimination claim with the TWC or EEOC. Second, an employer cannot retaliate against you for cooperating or assisting another employee in an official investigation of an on-the-job injury or discrimination claim. Third, an employer cannot retaliate against you for refusing to perform certain illegal acts including committing illegal employment discrimination (e.g. firing or demoting a subordinate employee because that other employee is black, or Hispanic, or Muslim, or pregnant, or disables, or old, etc.).

None of the facts stated in your question fall within any of these areas of illegal employment retaliation. Your employer can fire you or treat you "poorly" because they don't like you, think you're annoying, disagree with your views on various secular topics, think you slighted them in some way, are naturally grumpy, etc. This is not illegal employment retaliation.
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Q. How can a sole proprietor in Texas protect assets from a personal injury civil suit without worker's comp insurance?
A: It is likely too late now to try to protect your assets from this suit. Any transfer of your assets into a family trust, family limited partnership, family LLC, or to another person can very likely be set aside by your injured employee as a fraudulent transfer now. While a new workers' compensation policy will often cover previous injuries, because you were a non-subscriber at the time of your employee's injury, he/she can still file a non-subscriber personal injury lawsuit against you. Filing bankruptcy is likely your only option at this point. You can form a new company post-petition (with worker's compensation insurance) and pay just compensation for your old necessary business assets, sell-off all your non-exempt assets, pool all of that money to pay all of your creditors including the injured employee. Then reorganize entirely to emerge from your bankruptcy with only your non-exempt assets and a completely new (insured) business entity. ... Read More
Q. My son faces legal actions for increased child support and visitation rights termination. He earns $11/hr part-time and struggles financially. His ex-wife cites the child's autism. What are his legal options and how can he get representation?
A: Under the facts described, it seems likely that he will need financial assistance from family and/or friends to retain a lawyer with sufficient experience and skill who practices in the area of family law in or near the county of suit. While he may well qualify financially for legal assistance from a local pro bono legal clinic, I would not recommend that course of action in such a complicated fact situation where his ex-wife has previously hired top-tier attorneys to represent her. Given that your son has a mental health diagnosis and supervised visitation and that the child is alleged to have autism and require support beyond his 18th birthday, he should try to gather together $50-100,000 from his friends and family for this fight to realistically challenge his ex-wife's allegations. ... Read More
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Reid, Dennis & Frick, PC
2600 Dallas Parkway, Suite 380
Frisco, TX 75034
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Telephone: (214) 618-1400
Monday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM (Today)
Thursday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Notice: Located in Collin County, just north of the intersection of the Sam Rayburn Tollway and the Dallas North Tollway, near Dr Pepper Ballpark
Reid, Dennis & Frick, PC
2626 Cole Avenue, Suite 300
Dallas, TX 75204
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Telephone: (972) 991-2626