John Scully Receives "Legend" Award from Dallas Bar Association

October 6, 2026 – Dallas, TX

John Scully was honored at a luncheon today at the Arts District Mansion in Dallas, Texas.  John was named a "Legend" by the Dallas Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice Section.  The TIPS Legends program serves to memorialize the stories of legendary lawyers in Texas, and to use those stories to impart a greater understanding of the law and the role of lawyers to make a difference in the practice of law.  The “Legends” program offers a chance to learn from the top trial lawyers in Texas with decades of experience.

The DBA's purpose is to serve and support the legal profession in Dallas and to promote good relations among lawyers, judges, and the community.  The DBA offers its members many opportunities to develop their careers, get involved, and give back to the community.

John Scully is a founding shareholder of Cooper & Scully, P.C.  Over the past 40 years, John has developed a diverse civil trial practice involving an array of industries in state and federal courts throughout Texas and numerous other states.  He is routinely retained to try high-dollar exposure cases in the areas of business litigation, catastrophic injury and wrongful death, and professional liability. His professional liability practice includes representation of hospitals and other health care providers, attorneys, law firms, and other professionals. John is Board Certified in both Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He has been elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates with the rank of Advocate. John has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for his work in both Commercial Litigation and Litigation-Health Care and Medical Malpractice Law-Defense.  He has been recognized by Super Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Attorneys in Texas and Top 100 attorneys in Dallas/Fort Worth for nine consecutive years (2018-2026) and selected to the Super Lawyers list every year since 2003.  John is licensed to practice law in Texas, Oklahoma, and Montana, and is regularly admitted for cases in other jurisdictions pro hac vice.