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Address
18th Floor, Highland Park Place
4514 Cole Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75205-4185 (Collin, Dallas & Denton Cos.)
Phone
214-522-0200
Metro: 972-263-7452
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Average Peer Review Rating
5.0
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 Free Initial Consultation (Main Office) Statement of PracticeCivil Litigation, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence (Medical/Legal/Engineering), Products Liability, Premises Liability, Commercial Torts, Construction Accidents, Trucking Accidents, Railroad Accidents, Brain Injuries, Oil Rig Accidents and Electrical Accidents. Year Established: 1978
Firm Size: 9
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Address18th Floor, Highland Park Place
4514 Cole Avenue
Dallas, TX 75205-4185, (Collin, Dallas & Denton Cos.)
PhonePhone: 214-522-0200
Metro: 972-263-7452
Fax: 214-521-5485
URL: http://www.lawyers.com/frankbranson
Website
http://www.flbranson.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Frank L. Branson (Member) born Deport, Texas, February 10, 1945; admitted to bar, 1969, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eighth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.A., 1967); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1969; LL.M., 1974). Delta Theta Phi. Recipient: Warhorse Award, Southern Trial Lawyers Association, 2001; Professor W. McKinley Smiley, Jr. Lighthouse Award, 2005; Mel Award, Melvin Belli Society, 2007. Listed: Top 10 Texas Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly, 2007-2009; Top 100 Texas Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly, 2003-2008. Contributor: "Using Demonstrative Evidence to Persuade in Trial and in Settlement," ATLA Press Video Creative Demonstrative Evidence Series, 1993; "Million Dollar Argument," Audiotape Series, 1982; "Trying a Medical Malpractice Case: Adversing the Defendant," ATLA/Matthew Bender Videotape Series, 1982-1984. Publications: "Demonstrative and Documentary Evidence in Contemporary Tort Litigation," ATLA's Litigating Tort Cases, Vol. 4, Chapter 42, ATLA Press, 2003; "Trucking Accident Litigation," Handling Motor Vehicle Accidents, 2nd Ed., Vol. 3, Chapter 13, West Group, 2001. Member, Advisory Committee, Supreme Court, 1985-1990. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Prosecutor for Grievance Committee, 1983 and 1993); College of the State Bar of Texas; Dallas Lawyers Association (President, 1976-1977); Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Director Emeritus); Southern Trial Lawyers Association (Past President, 1986); Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Past Member, Board of Governors); International Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates (Past President, Dallas Chapter, 1982); American Inns of Court (Master). Fellow: International Society of Barristers; Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Professional Negligence (Medical/Legal/Engineering); Products Liability; Premises Liability; Construction Accidents; Business Litigation; Commercial Torts.
Debbie Dudley Branson (Member) born Jonesboro, Arkansas, January 17, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Arkansas; 1981, Texas and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas. Education: Arkansas State University (B.S.E., Student of Special Distinction, 1977); University of Texas at Dallas (M.S., 1993); University of Arkansas (J.D., 1980). Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, Wayne F. Owen Award, 1980. Co-Author of numerous legal articles. Member: Texas Judicial Council, 1992-1997; Securities Investor Protection Corporation. Vice-Chair, Board of Trustees, 1995-2001, Acting Chair, Board of Trustees, 2001-2002 and Chair, Budget Committee, 2000-2001. Board, Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council, 2000-2003. Member: Law and Politics Media; Texas Monthly. Listed: Texas Super Lawyers, 2007-2009. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Committees on: Publications, 1990; Juror Participation, 2001); Arkansas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; College of the State Bar of Texas; Dallas Trial Lawyers Association; Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association; Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Fellowship Member; Political Chair, Executive Committee, 2002-2003; Secretary-Treasurer, 1996-1998; President, 2000; Board of Directors; SMU Law School Chapter Advisory Board, 1998); American Association for Justice (Board of Governors, 2006); Sustaining Member, Co-Chair, 2000-2003 and Vice-Chair, 1999-2000 and 2003-2005, Member 2005-2009, List Committee; Co-Chair, 2000-2001 and Member. 1998-1999, List Advisory Committee; PAC Board of Trustees, 1999-2002; State Liaison, Women Trial Lawyers Caucus, 2002-2003; 1999, 2003, and 2008 Wiedeman/Wysocki Award; Key Persons Committee, 1998-1999, 2003-2007; Roscoe Pound Institute, Sustaining Fellow; President's Club); Dallas Women Lawyers Association; Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism; American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects; American Inn of Court (Member, Dallas Chapter 112). Fellow: Arkansas Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation (Life Fellow). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Legal Malpractice; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Business Torts.Email: Debbie Dudley Branson
Thomas J. Farmer (Member) born Clinton, Iowa, September 1, 1962; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas, New Mexico, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico, U.S. District Court, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eighth Circuits. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1984; J.D., 1986). Phi Delta Phi. Speeches: "How To Prepare For The Board Certification Exam On Personal Injury Trial Law," - State Bar of Texas 2000 Advanced Personal Injury Course. Author: "Texas Supreme Court Personal Injury Case Law Update" - South Texas College of Law 1999 Advanced Personal Injury Law Conferences; and "Contribution and Indemnity" - State Bar of Texas 1995 Advanced Personal Injury Law Course. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Association of Justice; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Dallas Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Wrongful Death; Catastrophic Injury; Aviation Litigation; Railroad Litigation; Business Litigation; Medical Malpractice.Email: Thomas J. Farmer
Quentin D. Brogdon (Member) born Bossier City, Louisiana, April 12, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; 1990, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas. Education: Rice University (B.A., Economics, 1985; History, 1985); University of Houston (M.B.A., 1989; J.D., 1989). Associate Editor, Houston Law Review, 1988-1989. Recipient: Selected as a Texas Monthly 'Super Lawyer,' 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America - 2007. Author: "My Atticus Finch Moment," Texas Lawyer, February 12, 2006; "Time Limits on Voir Dire Trade Justice for Efficiency," Texas Lawyer, March 21, 2005; "Factual Sufficiency Review by the Supreme Court," Texas Lawyer, January 24, 2005; "The New Good Samaritans: HB 4's Protections for Emergency Medical Care," Texas Lawyer, Nov. 29, 2004; "Why do Jurors Blame the Victim?" 39 Trial 52 (Dec. 2003); "Palacios and Article 4590i Expert Reports: Trying to Make a Silk Purse Out of a Sow's Ear," 65 Tex. B.J. 512, 2002; "A Reply to a Flawed Defense of Sponsorship Theory," 63 Tex. B.J. 756, 2000; "Inoculating Against Bad Facts: Brilliant Trial Strategy or Misguided Dogma?" 63 Tex. B.J. 443, 2000; "Admissibility of Criminal Convictions in Civil Cases," 61 Tex. B.J. 1112, 1998; " Non-Subscriber Liability for Employee Injuries: Foreseeability is in the Eye of the Employee?" 60 Tex. B.J. 628, 1997. Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 2002. Assistant District Attorney, Harris County, Texas 1990-1991. Member: Dallas County Bar Association (Co-Chair, Courthouse Committee, 2008-2009); State Bar of Texas (Member: Pattern Jury Charges Committee - Business, Consumer & Employment Committee, 2006-2009); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 2001; Fellowship Member, 2007); San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association; Dallas Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors; Vice-President, 2005-2006; President-Elect, 2006-2007; President, 2007-2008); American Board of Trial Advocates (Member, Executive Committee, 2009 and Member, 2003, Dallas Chapter); William "Mac" Taylor, Jr. American Inn of Court (Master, 2004);Fellow: College of the State Bar of Texas; Southern Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow: Dallas Bar Foundation; Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation. (Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization and Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy). Reported Cases: Color Tile v. Ramsey, 905 SW 2d 620 (Tex. App. Houston (14th Dist., 1995, no writ); Ho v. State, 856 SW 2d 495 (Tex. App. Houston (1st Dist., 1993, no pet.); Erwin v. Texas Health Choice, L.C., 187 F. Supp. 2d 661 (N.D. Tex. 2002); In Re Fowler, 259 B.R. 856 (Bankr. E.D. Tex. 2001). Practice Areas: Premises Liability; Products Liability; Automobile Accidents; Truck Accidents; Medical Negligence; Commercial Litigation.Email: Quentin D. Brogdon
J. Greg Marks (Member) born Dallas, Texas, July 3, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S.C.E., 1981); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1987). Phi Delta Phi. Author: "Determining the Indeterminate Defect," St. Mary's Law Journal, Vol. 36, No. 2, 2005. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; The American Association for Justice; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; American Board of Trial Advocates.. Fellow: Southwestern Legal Foundation. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Wrongful Death; Premises Liability; Toxic Torts; Automotive Products Liability; Railroad Accidents and Injuries.Email: J. Greg Marks
Eric Stahl (Member) born Westwood, New Jersey, August 29, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Fifth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991); Yale University (J.D., 1995). Phi Beta Kappa; Robert S. Hyer Society. Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1994-1995. Business Editor, Yale Journal of International Law, 1993-1994. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Law.
Jack B. Cowley (Member) born Hillsboro, Texas, January 12, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Texas; 1971, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1973, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1967); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1969). Chairman, Personal Injury Advisory Committee, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, State Bar of Texas, 1980-1985. Member, Executive Committee, 1978-1982 and Faculty Member, 1978-1982, Texas College of Trial Advocacy. Faculty Member, Trial Advocacy, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1983. Member: State Bar of Texas; Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1977-1981); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Dallas Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1978). (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Trial Practice.
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