|   | | Law Firm in Austin, Texas | A Partnership including Professional Corporations |
| | Address | | 707 West 34th Street | | Austin, Texas 78705-1204 | | (Travis & Williamson Cos.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| Byrd Davis Furman, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
Personal Injury Law, Aviation Law, Commercial Litigation, and Products Liability Law, Trials and Appeals, Auto Accidents, Truck Accidents, Plane Crashes, Helicopter Crashes, Medical Malpractice. | | Year Established: 1959 | Firm Profile:
Byrd Davis Furman was established in 1959 and pioneered personal injury trial law in Austin and central Texas. In addition to being one of the first firms in the country to represent victims of commercial and general aviation crashes, Byrd Davis Furman has developed a national practice handling product liability, medical malpractice, commercial litigation, vehicular negligence, and other types of catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. The firm and its attorneys are listed in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. | | Firm Size: 15 | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Don L. Davis (Managing Partner) born San Antonio, Texas, October 30, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, Texas, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits; 1966, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Abilene Christian College (B.S., 1962); University of Texas (LL.B., 1965). Briefing Attorney, Supreme Court of Texas, 1965-1966. Listed in, Best Lawyers in America. Member: Austin and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Powell v. Texas, 392 U.S. 514 (1968); Satterfield v. Saterfield, 448 S.W.2d 456 (Tex. 1969); Prudential Ins. Co. v. Lucas, 456 S.W.2d 429 (Tex. Civ. App., Austin 1970); McDonough Bros. v. Lewis, 464 S.W.2d 457 (Tex. Civ. App., San Antonio 1971); Click v. Thuron Industries, 475 S.W.2d 715 (Tex. 1972); Mitchell v. Bullock, 500 S.W.2d 579 (Tex. Civ. App., Austin 1973); McFarling v. Mayfield, 510 S.W.2d 108 (Tex. Civ. App., Beaumont 1974); Melton v. Ranger Ins. Co., 515 S.W.2d 371 (Tex. Civ. App., Fort Worth 1974); Vinklarek v. Cane, 691 S.W.2d 108 (Tex. App., Austin 1985); Waring v. Wommack, 945 S.W.2d 889 (Tex. App., Austin 1997); Olin Corp. v. Smith, 990 S.W.2d 789 (Tex. App.-Austin 1999, writ denied). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Aviation Law; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury. Email: Don L. Davis | | James H. Furman (Member) born Charlotte, North Carolina, October 9, 1946; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas; 1983, U.S. District Court, Western, Northern, and Southern Districts of Texas; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of South Carolina; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (B.S., cum laude, 1972); University of North Florida (M.B.A., with honors, 1977); University of Texas (J.D., 1980). Phi Alpha Delta. Briefing Attorney, Supreme Court of Texas, 1981-1982. Advocate, National College of Advocacy, 1992—. Listed in: Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in America; Best Lawyers in America, 2006-2007. Named by Law & Politics and Texas Monthly as a Texas Super Lawyer, 2005. Author: "A Critical Look at General Aviation Owner's Manuals," ISASI Forum 7, 1981; "Military Contractors Defense: Boyle in Perspective," 23 Trial Lawyer Forum, July 1989; "Aircraft with Automatic External Defibrillators: The Legal Ramifications," The Air and Space Lawyer-W.Winkler 1998. Life Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Austin and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; College of the State Bar of Texas; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Chair, 1996-1997; Vice-Chair, 1994-1996; Secretary, Aviation Section, 1993-1994); Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association; International Society of Air Safety Investigators. [Major, Aviator, U.S. Army, 1966-1971; ARNG & USAR, 1971-1996]. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Yowell vs. Piper Aircraft Corp., 703 S.W.2d 630 (Tex. 1986); Augustine vs. Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.; 922 S.W.2d 287 (Tex. App. 1996). Practice Areas: Aviation Law; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation. Email: James H. Furman | | Robert C. Alden (Member) born Dallas, Texas, November 20, 1957; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 1980; M.P.A., 1987; J.D., with high honors, 1987). Chancellor; Order of the Coif. Note Editor, Texas Law Review, 1986-1987. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member: Austin Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Robert Calvert Inn of Court; American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability. Email: Robert C. Alden | | L. Tonnett Byrd (1921-2007). | | David H. Walter (1948-2003). | | Kevin O. Henrichson (Member) born McAllen, Texas, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., Finance, 1997); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Staff Writer, St. Mary's Law Journal, 1999-2000. Recognized by Texas Monthly Magazine as a Rising Star in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Founding Fellow: Travis County Bar Foundation. Member: Austin Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Austin Young Lawyers Association; Austin Trial Lawyers Association; Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice. Email: Kevin O. Henrichson | | OF COUNSEL | | Derek L. Davis (Of Counsel) born Austin, Texas, January 2, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1991); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1995). Member: Austin Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Austin Young Lawyers Association; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Castellow v. Swiftex, Inc., 33 S.W.3d 890 (Tex. App., Austin 2000); Benitz v. Gould Group, 27 S.W.3d 109 (Tex. App., San Antonio 2000); Morton Int'l. v. Gillespie, 39 S.W.3d 651 (Tex. App., Texarkana 2001); Olin Corp. v. Smith, 990 S.W.2d 789 (Tex. App.-Austin 1999, writ denied); Wayment v. Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc., 116 P.3d 271 (Utah 2005). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Appeals. Email: Derek L. Davis |
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