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Daniel R. Barrett
Of Counsel
Dan was born in 1955 and graduated in 1975 from the University of Texas at Austin where he received a B.A. in Government. He received his J.D. degree from Texas Tech University School of Law in 1979. served as President of the Fort Worth Chapter President of the American Board of Trial Advocates in 2002 and National Board director in 2003. He is a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, Founding Fellow of the Tarrant County Bar Foundation, a Fellow of the American Board of Trial Advocates Foundation, a former director of Texas Trial Lawyers’ Association (2003-2005), past director and President of Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association, past director of Tarrant County Bar Association, former district director of the Texas Association of Defense Counsel (1993-1994) and past president of the Tarrant County Civil Trial Lawyers Association.
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Specialization Certifications
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Personal Injury Trial Law; Texas Board of Legal Specialization |
Practice Areas
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Commercial Litigation |
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Business Torts |
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Construction Defense |
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Governmental Entity Litigation |
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Legal Malpractice |
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Breach of Fiduciary Duties |
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Personal Injury |
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Wrongful Death |
Education
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BA University of Texas at Austin |
1975 |
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JD Texas Tech School of Law |
1979 |
Professional Affiliations and Memberships
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US District Court for the Northern District of Texas |
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US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas |
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US District Court for the Western District of Texas |
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US District Court for the Southern District of Texas |
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US Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit |
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US Supreme Court |
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State Bar of Texas, Litigation Section |
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Tarrant County Bar Association |
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Texas Bar Foundation |
Awards, Publications & Presentations
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Author of the book Cheaper to Kill than to Maim: A Patient's Guide to Medical Malpractice in Texas, 2002 |
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Authored journal and other articles and made invited presentations for such publications and organizations as the Texas Bad Faith Bulletin, Trial Advocacy in Texas, Texas Health Law Reporter, the American Board of Trial Advocates Masters in Trial, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Dallas Morning News, The Tarrant County Physician, The Fort Worth Business Press and others |
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Rated AV - Pre-eminent by Martindale-Hubbell |
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Named Super Lawyer – Texas Monthly Super Lawyers multiple years |
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Member of the Texas House of Representatives December 2007 – January 2009
Committees: Pensions & Investments
Land and Resource Management |
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