John W. Petry, formerly of Petry & Petry (founded in 1939), joined Langley & Banack in 2000.Mr. Petry has been practicing in South Texas since 1970 and his areas of practice include oil & gas, real estate, probate, general business, banking, and arbitration and mediation.He primarily serves land and mineral owners in complex contests and the oil and oil & gas field service industries.Mr. Petry has been practicing in counties from West Texas to the Valley for over 40 years. His experience practicing in both San Antonio and South Texas enables him to utilize all of the Firm’s resources to advocate for his clients. Mr. Petry, along with the other Carrizo Springs attorneys, is familiar with the courts in over 15 counties and regularly appears before the State Courts in the Western and Southern Districts of Texas.Mr. Petry became a certified mediator in 1998 and is as an Ad Litem in Guardianship law.
Education
St. Mary’s University School of Law, J.D., 1970
Trinity University, B.S., 1967
Bar Admissions
Texas, 1970
Accolades
Who’s Who in Energy- San Antonio Business Journal, 2012
Man of the Year- Dimmit County
Associations
Ambassador of Goodwill, Lions International, 1983
Lion International, District Governor, 1982 – 1983
U.S. Army, Lt., 1967 – 1974
Union State Bank, Director, 1977 – 2006
City of Carrizo Springs, City Councilman, 1974 – 1978
Dimmit County Bar Association, President, 1973 – 1986
Maverick County Bar Association
First State Bank of Uvalde, Advisory Director, 2007 – 2012
State Bar of Texas, District Grievance Committee (2 terms)
Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
Wintergarden Underground Water District, 1998 – 2011
Langley & Banack is a proud supporter of Dimmit County and we are especially proud of the new courthouse annex that was officially dedicated on Tuesday, September 19th, 2017. Shareholder John Petry and Daniel Gonzalez were the primary attorneys who worked with the County on the annex land and building.
Personal Information
Languages
Spanish
Additional Information
Mr. Petry is married to the Former Jill Little. They have two children, Jana and Jodi, and five grandchildren. Mr. Petry is a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church of Carrizo Springs, where he has been a Senior Warden since 1980. Mr. Petry also enjoys golf, hunting, traveling, and working with his cattle.