Kinzie R. Johnson

Kinzie Johnson is a trial lawyer who represents clients in a wide range of civil litigation matters in state and federal courts of Texas and New Mexico. Kinzie has experience representing clients in all phases of litigation and has tried multiple bench and jury trials as first and second chair counsel. Kinzie also has experience serving as litigation counsel in state and federal Multi-District Litigation (MDL).

Kinzie serves as counsel for clients ranging from national corporations, local municipalities, small businesses, farmers, professionals, and individuals in a variety of business, commercial, and personal injury disputes. Although Kinzie’s practice has an emphasis on litigation, he strives to accommodate the needs and goals of his clients to achieve resolution of disputes prior to trial or formal litigation. Mr. Johnson has experience representing Plaintiffs and Defendants in a variety of civil litigation cases (including complex commercial and business disputes, contracts, partnership disputes, construction and RCLA disputes, wrongful death, personal injury, negligence and premises liability, product liability, trade secrets, insurance coverage, estate and fiduciary disputes, DTPA, real estate disputes, and oil & gas related matters) and has also represented financial institutions in Texas and New Mexico in various financial services and lending disputes. Additionally, Kinzie has represented Texas farmers in USDA proceedings concerning disputes of FSA program decisions.

Practice Areas

• General Civil Litigation
• Complex Commercial and Business Litigation
• Agriculture Litigation
• Contractual Disputes
• Construction Litigation
• Consumer Law Litigation
• Eminent Domain, Takings, and Inverse Condemnation Litigation
• Financial Services and Lending Disputes
• Firearms Law
• Insurance Defense and Insurance Coverage
• Oilfield Accidents/Industrial Claims
• Personal Injury Litigation
• Premises Liability
• Product Liability
• Real Estate and Oil & Gas Litigation
• USDA FSA Program Decision Disputes
• Will Contests and Fiduciary Litigation
• Wrongful Death Litigation

Education

• Texas Tech University (B.B.A., Marketing, 2010, Cum Laude)
• St. Mary’s University School of Law (J.D., 2013)

Admitted

• State Bar of Texas, 2013
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
• State Bar of New Mexico 2018
• U.S. District Court of New Mexico

Memberships & Awards

• St. Mary’s Law Journal (Staff Writer, Vol. 43; Associate Editor, Vol. 44)
• St. Mary’s Law Journal, Vol. 43 Staff Writer Excellence Award
• St. Mary’s Law Journal, Vol. 44 Associate Editor Excellence Award
• Lubbock Area Bar Association (Member)
• Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association (Member)
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Member)
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel Young Lawyers Committee 2019-2023
• Texas Bar Foundation (Fellow)
• Texas Tech University School of Law American Inn of Court (Associate 2018–2019; Barrister 2019–2020)
• Kappa Alpha Order Fraternity

Publications & Presentations

Trucking Litigation in Texas: Overview & Update, TADC & NMDLA West Texas Seminar, Ruidoso, NM (2019