John Scott Black focuses his practice on first party insurance claims, complex commercial litigation, mass tort litigation for plaintiffs, and catastrophic personal injury litigation. He handles commercial matters in a broad array of areas, including securities fraud, contract claims, fiduciary duty matters, real estate transactions, patent matters, and institutional investor claims.John has tried cases to jury verdict as first chair in both state and federal court for both plaintiffs… Show more John Scott Black focuses his practice on first party insurance claims, complex commercial litigation, mass tort litigation for plaintiffs, and catastrophic personal injury litigation. He handles commercial matters in a broad array of areas, including securities fraud, contract claims, fiduciary duty matters, real estate transactions, patent matters, and institutional investor claims.John has tried cases to jury verdict as first chair in both state and federal court for both plaintiffs and defendants. John has also taken the lead role in successfully arbitrating complex cases, and arguing matters to Texas courts of appeal.Prior to joining his longtime friend, Rick Daly, to establish Daly & Black, P.C, John began his legal career as a legal intern to Justice James A. Baker of the Supreme Court of Texas in 1998.John Scott Black helped form Daly & Black, P.C. in August 2014. Show less

In his first year of helping launch Reynolds, Frizzell, Black, Doyle, Allen & Oldham, LLP, John Scott Black and his partner, Jean C. Frizzell, secured the 12th largest verdict in Texas for 2010. This verdict was also listed 1st in corporate verdicts. He also secured the top civil practice verdict in Texas for 2010.

John worked at Gibbs & Bruns LLP, one of the nation's ​premier commercial litigation boutiques from 1999 to 2009, where he was named a Partner in 2005.