P. Blaine Grant
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
After 15 years at two nationally-recognized law firms in Dallas and Louisville, a formative early role as a Dallas County Assistant District Attorney, over a decade leading his own award-winning commercial litigation and corporate law firm, and being recommended to the Governor for a state judgeship, Blaine is proud to return to his Texas roots as a Partner at Johnston Clem Gifford—a Chambers USA–ranked and U.S. News Tier 1–recognized firm for Commercial Litigation.
With 30 years of experience, Blaine is a seasoned trial lawyer and trusted problem-solver. He focuses on complex business and commercial litigation, tort defense, and high-stakes disputes before state and federal trial courts, appellate courts, and arbitration panels. He has secured favorable rulings, verdicts, and settlements for clients across a wide range of industries—including financial services, real estate, construction, insurance, healthcare, transportation, automotive, franchise, and energy—ranging from Fortune 50 companies to closely held businesses and individual executives.
Blaine’s litigation and trial efforts have received national and peer recognition across nearly every major ranking platform. He holds the AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell—the highest possible rating for both ethics and legal ability—and is listed in Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation and Corporate Law. Both Johnston Clem Gifford and his former firm he co-founded are recognized by U.S. News – Best Law Firms for excellence in Commercial Litigation (Tier 1 for Johnston Clem Gifford) and Corporate Law.
Blaine has been named to the Top 50 Lawyers in America and has been selected to Super Lawyers® (Thomson Reuters) for over a decade. He’s appeared in multiple editions of “Top Lawyers” for Business, Corporate and Commercial, Class Actions, Litigation, and Business Litigation, and in Legal Leaders™ “Top Rated Lawyers” for Appellate, Litigation, and Commercial Litigation.
He is a nominated Fellow of the prestigious Litigation Counsel of America™ and has been honored by Lawyers of Distinction, Law Eagles of America, Elite Lawyer, and 7 Figure Litigators® – America’s Premier High-Stakes Trial Lawyers®. He is also the recommended attorney by The Construction Lawyers, Best Real Estate Attorneys, Premier Appellate Lawyers, and The Appellate Lawyers. Additional recognition includes America’s Top 100 High Stakes and Civil Defense Litigators®, and nomination by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys as one of the “10 Best”.
Learn more at www.johnstonclem.com
Overview
- Drake University, J.D., graduated 1995
- Kentucky, Kentucky Bar Association, 2000
- Texas, State Bar of Texas, 1996
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2025
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 2009
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2002
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 2000
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 2000
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 1996
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1996
- All State Courts of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, 2000
- All State Courts of the State of Texas, 1996
- Kentucky, Kentucky Bar Association, 2000
- Texas, State Bar of Texas, 1996
- Drake University, J.D., graduated 1995
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2025
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 2009
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2002
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 2000
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 2000
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 1996
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1996
- All State Courts of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, 2000
- All State Courts of the State of Texas, 1996
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
News & Media
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