About John
John Driskill is an attorney whose work centers on Social Security disability law. He has balanced courtroom advocacy with administrative representation. Colleagues know him for steady case management and long involvement in bar and specialty organizations.
Driskill built a layered academic foundation before entering law. He studied Business Administration at Southwest Baptist University in 1979. He earned a B.S. in Business Administration, Finance and Economics from the University of Missouri–Columbia in 1981 and an MBA in Finance from Baylor University in 1983. He received his J.D. from South Texas College of Law in 1992.
He joined Morgan & Weisbrod, L.L.P. and became a partner in 1998. At the firm he has handled appeals and administrative claims, taking cases from initial filings to federal court when necessary. His partnership reflects a long tenure at a firm known for focusing on disability and Social Security matters.
Driskill is admitted to practice before the Texas and Missouri bars, the Fifth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. Those admissions have allowed him to pursue appeals beyond the administrative level. He regularly appears before administrative law judges and has been involved in federal appellate matters arising from Social Security disputes.
His credentials include Board Certification in Disability Advocacy from the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification. He has been active in practitioner groups for decades. He has been a sustaining member of the National Organization of Social Security Representatives since 1993 and served on its Board of Directors representing the Fifth Circuit from 2012 to 2014. He has been involved with the Houston Bar Association since the early 1990s, serving on various committees and twice chairing the Social Security Section in 2003–2004 and again in 2010–2011.
The bulk of his practice involves claims for disability benefits and the appeals that follow denials. He manages case preparation, administrative hearings and federal lawsuits when clients seek review of agency decisions. He is known for methodical preparation and an attention to procedural detail.
Outside of casework he has stayed engaged in professional organizations that shape practice standards for Social Security representation. He continues to contribute to committee work and practitioner networks that address procedural and substantive issues in disability law.
He currently concentrates his practice on Social Security disability representation and related appeals.
