- Admitted to Bar 1984
- Admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit, U.S. District Court, Southern Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas
- Preparatory education - Baylor University (BA 1982)
- Legal education - Baylor University (JD 1984)
- Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization (1994)
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization (1994)
- Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Member: State Bar of Texas; East Texas Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Rusk County Bar Association (Past President)
- Ethics: Past chairman of the District 2A Grievance Commission State Bar of Texas.
- Rusty Phenix has been rated as one of the top 5% of practicing attorneys in Texas by Super Lawyers Magazine. ?Also see the article in Texas Monthly Magazine.
http://www.superlawyers.com/texas/lawyer/John-R-Rusty-Phenix/e0337e3e-8b24-478f-9c9b-2440d2426a8c.html
