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      Quentin Brogdon

      Dallas, Texas
      33 years of experience

      Biography

      Quentin Brogdon is a Fellow of the invitation-only International Academy of Trial Lawyers, American College of Trial Lawyers, and International Society of Barristers. He is listed in the Best Lawyers in America in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation (Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation, Plaintiffs, Dallas/Fort Worth 2023), and he is board certified in personal injury trial law and in civil trial advocacy. He has been a Texas Monthly Super Lawyer every year since its inception, and he has been selected as one of the Top 100 Texas Monthly Super Lawyers in Texas. Lawdragon Magazine selected him as a "500 Leading Plaintiffs’ Lawyer in America," and as a "500 Leading Plaintiffs’ Consumer Lawyer in America." The National Trial Lawyers selected him as a Top 100 Texas Trial Lawyer, and D Magazine selected him as one the "Best Lawyers in Dallas." He served as President of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, President of the Dallas Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), President of the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, and President of the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America. He served on a State Bar of Texas Pattern Jury Charge Committee, and he has authored over 75 published articles on topics related to personal injury trial law. The State Bar of Texas Continuing Legal Education Program awarded him a "Standing Ovation Award," the Texas Bar Foundation awarded him the Dan Rugeley Price Award for "unreserved commitment to clients and to the profession," and the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America awarded him the Thurgood Marshall "Fighting for Justice" Award for "tenacious effort, against overwhelming odds, in achieving success in the fight for justice." He received a B.A. degree from Rice University and a J.D. degree and an M.B.A. degree (with honors) from the University of Houston, where he was an associate editor of the Houston Law Review. He is AV-Rated Preeminent.

      Practice Areas

      Personal Injury

      Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

      Products Liability

      Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts

      Medical Malpractice

      Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors

      Fees

      • Free Consultation
      • Contingent Fees

      Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

      Texas, Since 1989

      Professional Associations

      State Bar of Texas Pattern Jury Charge Committee - Business, Consumer and Employment Member (2007 - 2009)

      International Society of Barristers Fellow (2020 - Current)

      Dallas Trial Lawyers Association President (2007 - 2008)

      Texas Trial Lawyers Association Vice President of Finance (2013 - 2014)

      American Board of Trial Advocates President, Dallas Chapter (2017 - 2017)

      Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America President (2018 - 2018)

      American College of Trial Lawyers Fellow (2019 - Current)

      American Board of Trial Advocates National Executive Committee Member (2022 - 2023)

      American Board of Trial Advocates Executive Committee Member, Dallas Chapter (2009 - Current)

      International Academy of Trial Lawyers Fellow (2017 - Current)

      Texas Trial Lawyers Association President (2022 - 2023)

      Publications

      "What Attorneys Can't Say in Closing Arguments" Texas Lawyer (October 8, 2012) (October 8, 2012)

      "Fear of Commitment Questions in Voir Dire" Texas Lawyer (December 17, 2012) (December 17, 2012)

      "Understanding the Dram Shop Act's Safe Harbor" Texas Lawyer (January 28, 2013) (January 28, 2013)

      "How to Break Down Issues in Component-Parts Cases" Texas Lawyer (April 29, 2013) (April 29, 2013)

      "Innocent-Retailer Protection, Jurisdiction and Removal" Texas Lawyer (July 22, 2013) (July 22, 2013)

      "Admissibility of Other Similar Incidents in Civil Litigation" Texas Lawyer (October 7, 2013) (October 7, 2013)

      "Maximize the Effectiveness of Opening Argument" Texas Lawyer (November 25, 2013) (November 25, 2013)

      "Personal Injury: 'Stowers' and Multiple Defendants" Texas Lawyer (December 16, 2013) (December 16, 2013)

      "Information Acted On Is Not Hearsay" Texas Lawyer (August 25, 2014)

      “When is Enough Enough? How to Prove Causation With Temporal Proximity and Lay Testimony" Texas Lawyer (April 21, 2014)

      "Clearing a Hurdle in Bystander Cases" Texas Lawyer (November 24, 2014)

      "Phantom Defendants: Responsible Third Parties" Texas Lawyer (January 5, 2015)

      "The Unlawful Acts Doctrine in Texas: Dead or Alive?" Texas Lawyer (February 16, 2015)

      "New Approach to Prior Inconsistent Statements" Texas Lawyer (April 6, 2015)

      "Parallel Criminal and Civil Cases: Which Goes First?" Texas Lawyer (May 11, 2015)

      "How to Handle Physical and Mental Examinations" Texas Lawyer (June 25, 2012) (June 25, 2012)

      "How to Win Wrongful-Death, Survival Damages" Texas Lawyer (January 13, 2014) (January 13, 2014)

      "Objecting to the Admission of Harmful Evidence" Texas Lawyer (May 7, 2012) (May 7, 2012)

      "Why do Jurors Blame the Victim?" Trial Magazine (39 Trial 52) (December, 2003)

      "Deposition Strategies in State and Federal Court" Texas Lawyer (January 2, 2012) (January 2, 2012)

      "Non-Subscriber Liability for Employee Injuries: Foreseeability is in the Eye of the Employee?" Texas Bar Journal (60 Tex. B.J. 628). (July, 1997)

      "Admissibility of Criminal Convictions in Civil Cases" Texas Bar Journal (61 Tex. B.J. 1112) (December, 1998)

      "Inoculating Against Bad Facts: Brilliant Trial Strategy or Misguided Dogma?" Texas Bar Journal (63 Tex. B.J. 443) (May, 2000)

      "A Reply to a Flawed Defense of Sponsorship Theory" Texas Bar Journal (63 Tex. B.J. 756) (September, 2000)

      "Palacios and Article 4590i Expert Reports: Trying to Make a Silk Purse Out of a Sow's Ear" Texas Bar Journal (65 Tex. B.J. 512) (June, 2002)

      "Hurdles for Premises Liability" Texas Lawyer (July 20, 2015)

      "The New Good Samaritans: HB 4's Protections for Emergency Medical Care" Texas Lawyer (November 29, 2004) (November 29, 2004)

      "Tactical Considerations in Depositions" Texas Lawyer (February 6, 2012) (February 6, 2012)

      "Factual Sufficiency Review by the Supreme Court" Texas Lawyer (January 24, 2005) (January 24, 2005)

      "My Atticus Finch Moment" Texas Lawyer (February 12, 2006) (February 12, 2006)

      "Trial Lawyer as Secret Agent: Techniques Litigators Can Learn From Spies and Detectives" Texas Lawyer (January 25, 2010) (January 25, 2010)

      "Set-Aside Scuffles" Texas Lawyer (December 20, 2010) (December 20, 2010)

      "Questions to Ask Police Officers in Car Wreck Cases" Texas Lawyer (January 17, 2011) (January 17, 2011)

      "Think Strategy in a Post-H.B. 274 World" Texas Lawyer (June 6, 2011) (June 6, 2011)

      "Seven Deadly Myths of Cross-Examination" Texas Lawyer (June 20, 2011) (June 20, 2011)

      "Overcome Fear Factor in Adverse Expert Cross-Examination" Texas Lawyer (August 15, 2011) (August 15, 2011)

      "Time Limits on Voir Dire Trade Justice for Efficiency" Texas Lawyer (March 21, 2005) (March 21, 2005)

      "Experts and Inadmissible Underlying Data" Texas Lawyer (September 14, 2015)

      "Visiting the Sins of Children on Their Parents: Parental Tort Liability" Texas Lawyer (May 13, 2022)

      "The Collateral Source Rule's Exception" Texas Lawyer (December 28, 2015)

      "New Texas Rules Bring More Expedited Trials and Federalization to Personal Injury Cases" Texas Lawyer (January, 2021)

      "Tesla's Full Self-Driving Capability: Unsafe at Any Speed" Texas Lawyer (March 23, 2021)

      “The Case Against Mandatory Online Jury Trials in the Time of Corona” Texas Bar Journal (84 Tex. B.J. 456 (May 2021)) (May, 2021)

      "Cross-Examining Experts Under the New Rules" Texas Lawyer (May, 2021)

      "Employer Liability for an Employee's Assault" Texas Lawyer (July 20, 2021)

      "Lessons From the Kennedy Assassination About Eyewitness Testimony" Texas Lawyer (September 20, 2021)

      "Lyft Belatedly Releases Troubling Sexual Assault Report" Texas Lawyer (November 18, 2021)

      "Dram Shop Cases: Rattlesnakes Loose in Shopping Malls" Dallas Bar Association Headnotes (December, 2020)

      "A Primer on Non-Subscribers" Texas Lawyer (January 25, 2022)

      “The Empathy Deficit in Pajama-Clad Online Jurors" The Advocate, State Bar of Texas Litigation Section, Spring 2022 (April 1, 2022)

      "Impact of Convictions in Civil Trials" Texas Lawyer (December 14, 2015)

      "When Can Jurors Consider Evidence of Intoxication, Impairment and Mental Health Conditions?" Texas Lawyer (June, 2022)

      "Dos and Don'ts of Opening Statements" Dallas Bar Association Headnotes (September 1, 2022)

      "A Closer Look at Limitations in Wrongful Death Cases" Texas Lawyer (October 26, 2022)

      "The Empathy Deficit in Pajama-Clad Online Jurors" Voir Dire (ABOTA), Fall/Winter 2022 (November 1, 2022)

      "State of the Art Expert Discovery Practices" The Advocate, State Bar of Texas Litigation Section, Winter 2022 (November 28, 2022)

      “Forced Arbitration: A Bitter Pill to Swallow" Texas Lawyer (March 12, 2022)

      "Should Democrats Pack the Supreme Court if Biden Wins?" Texas Lawyer (October, 2020)

      “Collision Avoidance Technology Systems Should Now be Standard Equipment on All Large Trucks” Texas Lawyer (September, 2020)

      "Mandatory Online Jury Trials: An Idea Whose Time Has Not Come" Texas Lawyer (August, 2020)

      "New Day in Federal Civil Procedure" Texas Lawyer (January 25, 2016)

      "Five Ways to Impeach a Witness" Texas Lawyer (February 29, 2016)

      "13 Must-Ask Questions Before Enlisting an Expert Witness" Texas Lawyer (May 20, 2016)

      "Holding Trucking Companies Directly Liable" Texas Lawyer (August, 2016)

      "Joint and Several Liability for Indivisible Injuries" Texas Lawyer (February, 2017)

      "Buckle Up: Seat Belt Evidence Now Admissible" Texas Lawyer (August, 2017)

      "Setting the Table in Catastrophic Truck Crash Cases" Texas Lawyer (October 1, 2017)

      "When an Autonomous Vehicle Crashes, Who Pays for Damages?" Texas Lawyer (August, 2018)

      "Liability When the Uber or Lyft Driver is an Outlaw" Texas Lawyer (December, 2019)

      "Preparing the Plaintiff to Testify" The Advocate, State Bar of Texas Litigation Section (April, 2020)

      "Law in the Time of Corona" Texas Lawyer (May, 2020)

      "Fifth Circuit Blesses 'Snap Removal' by Out-of-State Defendants" Texas Lawyer (May, 2020)

      "COVID-19 Lawsuit Immunity: When Nobody is Accountable, Nobody is Safe" Texas Lawyer (June 25, 2020)

      "Screeching Halt: Lyft and Uber Putting Profits Over Safety of Passengers" Texas Lawyer (July, 2020)

      "Law in the Time of Corona" Voir Dire (American Board of Trial Advocates) (July, 2020)

      "Truck Driving Could be the Next New Desk Job" Texas Lawyer (August 7, 2020)

      "The GOP's COVID-19 Immunity Bill: Unfair, Unnecessary and Unsafe" Texas Lawyer (August, 2020)

      "High Court Puts Cell Phones on Hold" Texas Lawyer (February, 2023)

      Awards

      • Thurgood Marshall "Fighting for Justice" Award

        Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America 2018.0

        Note: For "tenacious effort, against overwhelming odds, in achieving success in the fight for justice"

      • Best Lawyers in America - Lawyer of the Year - Plaintiffs' Personal Injury - Dallas/Fort Worth

        Best Lawyers in America 2022.0

      • Superlawyer (2003-Present)

        Texas Monthly and Law and Politics Magazines 2019.0

        Note: 2003-2016

      • 500 Leading Plaintiffs' Consumer Lawyers in America

        Lawdragon Magazine 2019.0

      • Best Lawyers in Dallas (2014-Present)

        D Magazine 2019.0

        Note: 2014-16

      • Listing - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (2014-Present)

        The Best Lawyers in America 2019.0

        Note: 2014-17

      • Top 100 Texas Super Lawyers (2013-Present)

        Texas Monthly and Law and Politics Magazines 2019.0

        Note: 2003-16

      • Dan Rugeley Price Award - Commitment to Clients and to the Profession

        Texas Bar Foundation - State Bar of Texas 2023.0

      • AV-Rated Preeminent

        Martindale-Hubbell 1999.0

        Note: 1999-Present

      • 500 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America

        Lawdragon Magazine 2007.0

      • Top 100 Texas Trial Lawyers

        The National Trial Lawyers 2011.0

      • Nation's Top One Percent

        The National Association of Distinguished Counsel 2015.0

      • Standing Ovation Award

        State Bar of Texas CLE Program 2017.0

      Education

      • Rice University B.A. | Economics and History

        Year: 1981 - 1985

        Honors: President's Honor Roll

      • University of Houston Law Center Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)

        Year: 1989

        Honors: Houston Law Review - Associate Editor

      • University of Houston - Main Campus MBA (1989) | Business (With Honors)

        Year: 1986 - 1989

        Honors: With Honors

      Speaking Engagements

      Over 250 Seminar Speaking Engagements on Topics Related to Personal Injury Trial Law

      Certifications

      • Civil Trial Advocacy: National Board of Trial Advocacy

      Websites

      Crain Brogdon, LLP

      Address:

      4925 Greenville Avenue, Suite 1450, Dallas, TX 75206

      Fax:

      (214) 613-5101

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