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JOHN R. TEAKELL NAMED FELLOW OF LITIGATION COUNSEL OF AMERICA
Dallas attorney John R. Teakell, of the Law Office of John R. Teakell, has been selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. Teakell rigorously defends individuals charged with federal crimes and Texas felonies. A former federal prosecutor and former state prosecutor, Teakell received his Juris Doctor degree in 1985. He has represented numerous clients in both federal and state courts and has extensive experience in high-stakes criminal defense matters. Teakell regularly represents individuals in federal criminal investigations and complex criminal defense matters.
Teakell has been voted Super Lawyers for 16 years and has received numerous professional recognitions including Leaders in Law, Global 100, Criminal Law Expert – 2025, Top 10 Leading Lawyers of 2024, DBest’s Best Attorneys in Dallas, and is rated among the Nation’s Top 1% of Attorneys. He has been named Top 100 Lawyers and recognized by the National Trial Lawyers Association as a Top Trial Attorney in Texas from 2007-2024. Teakell has been highlighted in Forbes and Fortune Magazines and named among the Top Ten Visionaries of Tomorrow.
The Litigation Counsel of America is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only. Fellows are selected based upon excellence and accomplishment in litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation. The LCA is aggressively diverse in its composition. Established as a trial and appellate lawyer honorary society reflecting the American bar in the twenty-first century, the LCA represents the best in law among its membership. The number of Fellowships has been kept at an exclusive limit by design, allowing qualifications, diversity and inclusion to align effectively, with recognition of excellence in litigation across all segments of the bar. Fellows are generally at the partner or shareholder level, or are independent practitioners with recognized experience and accomplishment. In addition, the LCA is dedicated to promoting superior advocacy, professionalism and ethical standards among its Fellows.