John J. Deis - Lawyer in Houston, TX

John Deis, a partner at Houston-based Hicks Thomas LLP, is ahighly skilled litigator who focuses his practice on complex construction, oiland gas and commercial litigation. His understanding of very complex issues hasbenefitted his clients in cases ranging from catastrophic oil and gas accidentsto industrial construction projects, contract disputes and trade and secretmatters.

Mr. Deis has the ability to understand complex issues and isknown to go above and beyond for his clients. He once spent four days livingaboard a floating oil rig offshore Libya in order to understand how variousequipment worked and to disprove his opponents argument that the rigsequipment and crew were unfit.

Known for his ability to clearly distill complex factual and legal issues into winningarguments before judges and juries, Mr.Deis attributes his skills in the courtroom to the lessons he learned whileserving as a Marine Corps officer: assess the situation quickly, develop a planof action and out execute your opponent. It is this ability that allows him toremain calm and focused, against the toughest opponents and in the mosthigh-pressure situations.

Mr. Deis was a top graduate of the University of Houston LawCenter and managing editor of the Houston Law Review. Mr. Deis is also activein the community as volunteer and fundraiser, and is a member of the State Barof Texas and Houston Bar Foundations.