Mr. Haralson represents clients in the areas of general personal injury and wrongful death, products liability (injury or death caused by products defectively manufactured, designed or with inadequate warnings), motor vehicle crashes, aircraft crashes (fixed wing and helicopter), railroad crossing collisions and medical malpractice. He is certified as a specialist in injury and wrongful death litigation by Arizona Supreme Court and the National Board of Trial Advocates. He has obtained numerous seven figure settlements and jury verdicts for his clients against major corporations and governmental entities. He is a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers.
Mr. Haralson has been named by his peers as one of the Best Lawyers in America in personal injury in all editions since 1983, as one of the Southwest's Super Lawyers, and is rated "AV Preeminent" by peer-reviewed Martindale-Hubbell. He served as Vice President and Treasurer of the 44,000-member Association of Trial Lawyers of America and on its Board of Governors for 19 years. He was President and on the Board of Governors of the Western Trial Lawyers Association and the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association. He is a past Chairman, Trial Practice Section, State Bar of Arizona, and is a member of the Texas and California Trial Lawyer Associations.
Professional Recognition and Awards:
• Lifetime Advocate for Civil Justice Award, Arizona Association for Justice, 2010, for "outstanding advocacy of the civil justice system."
• First Annual Fallout Award, Western Trial Lawyers Association, 2010, "in honor and recognition of the Downwinder Litigation, in recognition of his dedication, diligence and commitment to justice on behalf of clients, - which benefit not only individual clients but also members of the public."
• Tucson Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigator of the Year, 2009, Best Lawyers in America.
• First Annual Chairman's Award, Railroad Law Section, American Association for Justice, 2007, in recognition of years of dedication, diligence and commitment to the civil justice system and fellow Section members.
• Special Recognition Award, Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, 1999, for epitomizing the highest standards of integrity and professionalism.
• Trial Lawyer of the Year 1984, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice.
• Best Lawyers in America, Town & Country Magazine, June 1985.
• Who's Who in American Law, 3rd Ed.
Community Recognition and Awards:
• Hall of Leaders, Hardin-Simmons University. Inducted 2012. "One of the highest honors given by Hardin-Simmons University in permanent recognition of graduates and former students who have distinguished records of achievement and have proven themselves as men and women of good character"
• Trustee Emeritus, National Board of Trustees, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, 2012
• Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award, Hardin-Simmons Univ., 1983
• Outstanding Young Men of America, 1973; Who's Who in the West, 1973; Who's Who in the World & Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1957-58
Selected Publications:
• Dale Haralson, Esq., Railroad Crossing Litigation (Chp 43), in Civil Trial Practice, Winning Techniques of Successful Trial Attorneys, compiled by M.P. Papadakis (2000)
• Dale Haralson, Esq., Analysis of the Case (Chp. 3), in Anatomy Of A Personal Injury Lawsuit, 3rd Ed., edited by James S. Rogers (1991)
Mr. Haralson's community activities and interests include serving on the Board of Elders of Canyon Del Oro Baptist Church, serving on the local, state and national boards of directors of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, serving on the Board of Trustees of Hardin-Simmons University, flying (private pilot, single and multiengine, instrument), scuba diving, and skiing.
Mr. Haralson graduated from Loraine High School, Loraine, Texas in 1955, Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas in 1959, and University of Arizona School of Law in 1963.
