Attorney Jon Porter

Attorney Jon Porter is a partner with the law firm of McDonald, Mackay, Porter & Weitz, LLP in Austin, Texas.

With an extensive background handling legal, regulatory, and licensure issues, Jon Porter has built a reputation for being an experienced and highly skilled professional license defense attorneys.

Before attending law school, Mr. Porter was a licensed investigator for the Texas Medical Board for several years. Since becoming an attorney in 1999, Mr. Porter has worked extensively in both the public and private sectors. He was previously an appellate attorney for a large Houston-based law firm, writing briefs for various courts including the US Supreme Court and the Texas Supreme Court. In the public sector, Mr. Porter was a legislative aide for Texas Representative Senfronia Thompson. Mr. Porter returned to the Texas Medical Board as a prosecuting attorney and later became the Director of Enforcement and Compliance.

Mr. Porter joined McDonald, Mackay, Porter & Weitz, LLP as a partner in 2003. His current practice focuses primarily on physician and health license defense, general administrative law, and professional licensing for health care providers. He frequently works with health care professionals who are experiencing chemical or mental impairment, standard of care issues, licensure matters and boundary issues. Mr. Porter is frequently called on for speaking on topics of medical regulation and medical-ethical issues.

Areas of Practice

• Administrative Law
• Disciplinary Defense & Licensure Issues for Physicians, Nurses, and other Health Care Professionals
• Chemical Dependence
• Impairment & Recovery
• Professional Licensure Issues for Health Care Providers
• Peer Review
• Legislative and Rule Making Representation

Education

• 1998 J.D., University of Arkansas
• 1993 B.A. International Studies with Emphasis on China and Political Science, Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas

Certifications and Licenses

• 1999 Texas Bar

Memberships

Austin Bar Association:

• Administrative Law Section
• Health Law Section

State Bar of Texas:

• Administrative Law Section
• Health Law Section

American Bar Association:

• Administrative Law Section
• Health Law Section

Personal Activities

• Democratic Candidate for United States House of Representatives, 31st District of Texas, 2004 Election
• Vice-President 2005 to 2006, President 2006 to present, Live Oak UU Church
• AdvocateWeb Board of Directors, 2005 to present
• Career Opportunities On Location Sponsor for Leander Independent School District, 2006
• University of Arkansas – School of Law Traveling National Moot Court Team, 1998
• Southwestern University Board of Trustees, 1993-1995
• Alpha Phi Omega Chapter Founder, President, Service Vice-President, 1989-1993

Representative Publications and Speaking

Publications

• “The Medical Board’s Take on Chronic Pain and the Use of Sound Clinical Judgment: Part Three,” Texas DO: The Journal of the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association, Volume LXXI, No. 2, March/April 2013
• “The Medical Board’s Take on Chronic Pain and the Use of Sound Clinical Judgment: Part Two,” Texas DO: The Journal of the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association, Volume LXX, No. 1, January/February 2013
• “Nursing, Professional Ethics, Law and Boundaries,” Journal of Nursing Law, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2012
• “Collateral Damages to Encumbered Nursing Licenses,” (Co-authored with Taralynn Mackay), Journal of Nursing Law, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2012
• “The Medical Board’s Take on Chronic Pain and the Use of Sound Clinical Judgment: Part One,” Texas DO: The Journal of the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association, Volume LXIX, No. 6, November/December 2012
• “Domino Effect: Disciplinary Action Frequently Creates Collateral Damage to Licensee,”  
  23rd Annual Advanced Administrative Law Course, Course Materials,  June 30 and July 1, 2011 
• “Attorney Boundary Course,”  Professional Boundaries, Inc. Online course, 2010
• “Understanding the Texas Medical Board – a Resource for Physicians,” The Reporter TMLT, November/December 2009
• “Understanding the Texas Medical Board – a Resource for Physicians,” Contributor, TMLT, 2008
• “Treating Chronic Pain in Texas: Texas Medical Board’s New Rules and Enforcement,” Texas Pain Society, http://texaspain.org/physician/resources.html, December, 2007
• “Dissolute Documentation? TMB Rewrites the Rules for Medical Records,” The Reporter TMLT, March/April 2007
• “TSBME Investigations: the Devil’s in the Details,” TMA Press, 2004, Revised 2006
• “Taking Control of Your Doctor: Asking the Right Questions, Finding the Right Person,” Parent Wise Austin, Vol. 1, Issue XII, March, 2005

Faculty Appointment:

• Adjunct Faculty with Texas College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2006 to Present