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After almost a decade of representing corporations, Brogdon went into plaintiff's law because he wanted to represent the individual. His mission is twofold: to help right the legal wrongs in any way possible and to guide people through the frustrating legal process.

Keys to winning a case

Above all, Brogdon believes in thorough preparedness when handling a case. He believes in the justness of the cause and the willingness to work hard to achieve the result.

He is extremely passionate about the right to trial by jury. His goal is to help motivate corporations to design and manufacture safer products and to run their businesses in a safer manner.

According to Brogdon, it is a group effort at the law firm. Day in and day out, the team pulls together the resources and the right people to best handle a case.

Education

- University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 1989
  • Associate Editor, Houston Law Review
- University of Houston, MBA, 1989
- Rice University, B.A., 1985

Experience

Mr. Brogdon started practicing law in 1989. Before joining the firm in 2002, he was a named partner in a plaintiff's personal injury law firm and the head of the medical malpractice department of another plaintiff's personal injury firm in Dallas. He has also worked as a director in a personal injury defense firm and as a criminal prosecutor in Houston.

Board Certifications

- Personal Injury Trial Law - Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Civil Trial Advocacy - National Board of Trial Advocates

Professional Affiliations and Honors

- Selected as a Texas Monthly "Super Lawyer," 2003-2009
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America
- American Board of Trial Advocates-Executive Committee, Dallas Chapter
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors and Fellowship Member
- Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, President, 2007-2008
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- W.M. "Mac" Taylor, Jr. Inn of Court, Master
- College of the State Bar of Texas
- Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy, S.M.U. School of Law, 2002
- American Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Dallas Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Southern Trial Lawyers Association
- State Bar of Texas Pattern Jury Charge Committee - Business, Consumer and Employment, 2007-2009
- Co-Chair, Dallas Bar Association Courthouse Committee, 2008-2009

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

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