Texas Truck Accident Attorney Profiles
Meet the <strong>Texas truck accident attorneys</strong> of Mercy Carter Tidwell, L.L.P. Together, we have more than 60 years of experience representing clients in personal injury cases.
John Mercy, Texas truck accident attorney
An AV® Peer Review RatedSM attorney by Martindale-Hubbell®, John Mercy started his legal career as a law clerk for Justice Charles Bleil, Associate Justice 6th Court of Appeals.
Since entering private practice, John has represented plaintiffs and defendants, and has successfully tried numerous personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, nursing home abuse and neglect, and commercial law cases. He is experienced in automobile litigation, professional liability litigation, and class action suits, and has served as mediator or arbitrator in more than 1,500 cases.
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Board certifications
John is board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in the following legal areas—
- Civil appellate law
- Civil trial law
- Personal injury trial law
Education
- J.D., Baylor University School of Law, 1982
- B.A. in Political Science, Psychology, and History, Austin College, 1979
Bar admissions
- United States Supreme Court
- Supreme Court of Texas and Inferior Courts
- Arkansas Supreme Court and Inferior Courts
- United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
Professional affiliations
- American Board of Trial Advocates, East Texas Chapter
- President, 1999
- American Association for Justice
- Arkansas Bar Association
- Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association
- State Bar of Texas
- Director, 1995–1998
- Texas Bar Foundation
- Life Fellow
- Texas Young Lawyers Association
- Director, 1986–1989
- Texas Association of School Board Attorneys
- Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit
- Bar Association of the Eastern District of Texas
- President, 2006–2007
- Texarkana Bar Association
- President, 1999–2000
- Northeast Texas Bar Association
- President, 2005–2006
- Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Board Member, 2004–Present
- Texas Super Lawyer, 2003–2009
W. David Carter, Trucking accident attorney in Texas
David Carter is an AV® Peer Review RatedSM attorney by Martindale-Hubbell®. Prior to entering private practice, David served as law clerk for Circuit Judge Perry V. Whitmore. He has extensive experience with cases involving catastrophic personal injury, product liability, and unfair insurance practices.
Currently, David's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, primarily in federal court. He has served as lead attorney and local counsel for plaintiffs and defendants, including a number of Fortune 100 companies. He has successfully litigated anti-trust cases, intellectual property disputes, class actions, tobacco litigation and False Claims Act cases. Courts in Texas and Arkansas have appointed David to try death penalty murder cases.
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Board certifications
David is board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in the following legal areas—
- Civil trial law
- Personal injury trial law
- Consumer and commercial law
Education
- J.D., University of Arkansas School of Law at Little Rock, 1985
- B.A, University of Central Arkansas, 1982
Bar admissions
- Supreme Court of Texas and Inferior Courts
- Arkansas Supreme Court and Inferior Courts
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
- United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- United States District Court for Southern District of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
- United States Court of Claims
Professional memberships
- American Board of Trial Advocates, East Texas Chapter
- American Association for Justice
- Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Texarkana Bar Association
- President, 1998–1999
- Southwest Arkansas Bar Association
- President, 1990
- Northeast Texas Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Bar of the Eastern District of Texas, United States District Court
- Arkansas Bar Association
- House of Delegates, 1996–1999
- State Bar of Texas
John L. Tidwell, Texas trucking accident attorney
A native of Texarkana, Texas, John Tidwell is a BV® Peer Review RatedSM attorney by Martindale-Hubbell®. He is a skilled litigator who has successfully argued a variety of cases including personal injury, toxic tort, and products liability claims.
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Education
- J.D., South Texas College of Law, 1988
- B.S., Texas A&M University, 1982
Bar admissions
- Arkansas State Courts
- Texas State Courts
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
- United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
Professional memberships
- Arkansas Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Northeast Texas Bar Association
- Southwest Arkansas Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel
- Texarkana Bar Association
Contact our Texas trucking accident attorneys today
If you or a loved one has been involved in a truck accident that resulted in serious injury or death, you need experienced Texas truck accident law firm of Mercy Carter Tidwell, L.L.P personal injury attorneys on your side immediately. Contact us for aggressive, innovative legal counsel today.
