John C. Ramsey is the founder of Ramsey Law Group and serves as the firm’s lead trial counsel
He is driven by his commitment to serving his clients and his community. During the course of his career, he has achieved award-winning successes for his clients against many Fortune 500 corporations, including Ford, Chevrolet, Wal-Mart, Firestone, U-Haul, Conagra Foods, and TXU Energy, including being recognized for one of the Top 50 Verdicts in the United States for 2017.
Your advocate
for personal injury claims in Houston and nationwide
John Ramsey earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Dallas in 1996 where he graduated cum laude. He graduated from law school at the University of Houston Law Center in 2000, where he was a member of the Order of the Barristers, a mock trial champion, and a brief writer and oral advocate on the National
Moot Court Team.
Mr. Ramsey is the founder of Ramsey Law Group and serves as the firm’s lead trial counsel. During the course of his career, he has achieved award-winning success on behalf of his clients against many Fortune 500 corporations and individuals. He has received three Top Ten Texas Verdicts in 2009, 2010, and 2017. His 2017 verdict was likewise a Top 50 US Verdict and has been included in the Southwest Verdicts Hall of Fame.
Mr. Ramsey is licensed to practice in the State of Texas, the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas, the Fifth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. He routinely handles cases in other states and has been admitted pro hac vice to pursue cases in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Tennessee, and Utah.
Mr. Ramsey has been nominated by his peers as a Texas Super Lawyer every year since 2013. He has also been named a Top 40 Under 40 Lawyer and a Top 100 National Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Association.
Mr. Ramsey has represented clients in product liability, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death litigation since being licensed in 2000. His nationwide law practice has achieved results that led to recalls of defective and dangerous products and automobile component parts. He has even taken clients to Washington, D.C. to lobby for safer automobile safety standards.
Mr. Ramsey frequently teaches at the University of Houston and at continuing legal education seminars throughout the United States. He has presented and lectured to thousands of lawyers, judges, and legal professionals at various professional events around the country on a wide range of personal-injury-related topics.
Mr. Ramsey and his wife, Kristen, have four children and live in Houston, Texas. He can be reached at [email protected].
Legal expertise and background
- University of Houston, J.D., 2000
- Order of the Barristers
- Champion, Hippard Mock Trial Competition
- Semi-Finalist, John Black Moot Court Competition
- Finalist, Newhouse ADR Competition
- Regional Champion and National Quarterfinalist, Interscholastic Moot Court Team
- University of Texas at Dallas, Bachelor of Arts, 1996
- Cum Laude
- State of Texas, 2000
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2007-2013
- Top Ten Texas Verdicts, Verdict Search, 2009, 2010, 2017
- Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyers, 2012
- Houstonia Magazine Top Lawyers, 2013
- H Texas Magazine Top Lawyers, 2013
- Texas Super Lawyers, 2013-2019
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers, 2013-present
- Top 10 Attorney, National Association of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2015
- Nation’s Top 1%, National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2015-present
- Top 50 Verdicts in the United States, 2017
- Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, America’s Top 100 LLC, 2017
- State Bar of Texas
- Texas Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
- Houston Bar Association
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Lifetime Member
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Lifetime Member
- Houston Trial Lawyers Association, Former Director
- American Association for Justice
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- College of the State Bar of Texas
- The Role of a Paralegal in Complex Matters, The University of Houston, School of Continuing Education, Houston, Texas, 2007 – present
- Bulletproofing Your Expert — How to Avoid Daubert Pitfalls, Seattle, Washington, 2007
- Recent Trends With Daubert and Expert Witnesses, Spring Auto Focus Seminar, 2008
- The Traps Associated With Secretive Protective Orders, Austin, TX, 2009
- The Effects of Inner Liner Defects on Steel Belted Radial Tires, Summer Tire Symposium, 2010
- Using the Manufacturer’s Documents to Prove Your Case in Auto Products Liability Litigation, Summer Tire Symposium, 2011
- How to Prove Your Product Liability Case Through the Use of Manufacturing Specifications, Memphis, TN, 2011
- Teaching Paralegals How to Work on Personal Injury Cases, Paralegal Certification Program, 2011
- The Nuts and Bolts of Manufacturing Defects in Steel Belted Radial Tires, Western Trial Lawyers Association, Maui, Hawaii, 2012
- Identifying, Investigating, and Preserving a Product Liability Case, 2013
- Complex Product Liability, Texas Trial Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, 2013
- Recognizing, Preserving and Presenting Product Cases, Houston Trial Lawyers Association, 2013
- The Role of a Paralegal in Automotive Defect Cases, Austin, TX, 2013
- Tire Litigation for a New Era, Texas Tech University CLE, 2014
- A Paralegal’s Role in Complex Litigation, San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association, 2014
- Step-By-Step Guide for Complex Personal Injury Litigation, Halfmoon CLE, 2015
- Safety is Not an Option, The Effects of ESC, Rollover Curtains, and Side Airbags on Injury Mitigation, Advanced Personal Injury CLE, 2018
- Lawyers Gone Wild – Sanctionable Conduct by Opposing Counsel, Spring Seminar, Charleston, South Carolina, 2019
- Staying Centered in the Peaks and Valleys - Achieving Long Term Success in the Legal Profession, University of Texas at Dallas, Pre-Law Department, Oct 9, 2020
- A – Z The Trial: Direct Examination, Houston Trial Lawyers Association, April, 2021
- Prosecuting and Defending Personal Injury Cases Involving Rideshare Companies, Houston Bar Association, December, 2021
- Change. Feared by Most. Embraced by Few. How COVID 19 Changed the Legal Profession Forever, University of Texas at Dallas, Apr 8, 2022
- The Recipe for Record Verdicts in Premises Liability Cases, N.A.L.S. Annual Seminar, August 22, 2023
- Be Bold, and the Mighty Forces Will Come to Your Aid (Being Fearless in a Fearful World), University of Texas at Dallas, May 3, 2024