Don Cotton
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Don Cotton
Biography
Don focuses his practice on assisting accident victims and their families in personal injury and wrongful death cases. He has successfully settled and tried cases ranging from minor-impact car accidents to catastrophic medical malpractice actions.
Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice
Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Languages
Professional Experience
Lawyer Holtzman & Urquhart
Year: 1990 - 1992
Description: - Litigation Associate in Medical Device Defense Section.- Wrote successful appellate brief of a $40,000,000 consolidation.
Lawyer Fulbright & Jaworski
Year: 1992 - 1995
Description: - Litigation Associate in Medical Malpractice Defense Section.- Significant pre-trial and settlement experience.
Lawyer Morris, Craven & Sulak
Year: 1995 - 1997
Description: - Management of substantial plaintiff’s medical negligence docket.- First chair jury trial experience, including a verdict in excess of $100,000.00.- Mediated settlement of a medical negligence case in excess of $1,000,000.00.
Lawyer The Bob Richardson Law Firm
Year: 1997 - Current
Description: - Management of a large plaintiff personal injury docket. - Significant first chair jury trial experience, including six figure jury verdicts.- Multiple seven figure mediations and settlements.- Briefed and argued successful Texas Supreme Court appeal in Tanner v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Ins. Co, 282 S.W.3rd 828 (Tex. 2009).
Professional Associations
Texas State Bar # 04871330 Member (1990 - Current)
Education
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University of Kansas B.A. (1987) | History and Psychology
Honors: - State of Kansas Scholar, Freshman Honor Scholar.- KU Honors College.
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The University of Texas School of Law J.D. (1990)
Honors: With Honors
Websites
https://ccrlaw.net/
Website
812 San Antonio St. Suite 510, Austin, TX 78701