Distinguished Lawyer
About John "Jack"
John “Jack” Zinda is a personal injury attorney in Austin, Texas, and the founder and CEO of Zinda Law Group. His practice includes catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, traumatic brain injuries, gas explosions and 18-wheeler accidents. He has served as lead counsel in wrongful death and catastrophic injury litigation, including cases against truck drivers, drunk drivers, manufacturers of dangerous products and employers responsible for unsafe working environments.
His professional service includes a term as president of the Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association in 2015–2016. He has also served on the Texas Trial Lawyers Association’s board of directors. Zinda’s educational background includes a bachelor’s degree in business and political science from Southwestern University and a J.D. from Baylor University School of Law. At Baylor, he was a finalist in the Bob and Karen Wortham Practice Court Competition.
The presentations listed in his firm biography cover both litigation and law firm operations. In 2018, his subjects included handling a first wrongful death case for the Williamson County Bar and calculating wrongful death damages for ProLaw CLE. His listed 2019 presentations addressed ridesharing insurance at the University of Texas Car Crash Seminar, investigation techniques for the Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association and law firm systems for the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. The biography also lists a 2021 Hays County Bar Association presentation on ten tactics for handling trucking cases.