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Quentin Brogdon

Quentin Brogdon

Crain Brogdon, LLP
  • Personal Injury, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice
  • Texas
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Quentin Brogdon is a Fellow of the invitation-only International Academy of Trial Lawyers, American College of Trial Lawyers (Vice-Chair, Texas State Committee), and International Society of Barristers. He is listed in the Best Lawyers in America in Personal Injury Litigation (Lawyer of 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 a Top 3 Texas Monthly Super Lawyer 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, the Dallas Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, and 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 80 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 practice of our profession," the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America awarded him the Thurgood Marshall "Fighting for Justice" Award," and the Texas Trial Lawyers Association awarded him the Don Bowen Distinguished Service Award. 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 by Martindale-Hubbell.

Education
University of Houston Law Center
Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
Honors: Houston Law Review - Associate Editor
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MBA (1989) | Business (With Honors)
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Honors: With Honors
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Rice University
B.A. | Economics and History
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Honors: President's Honor Roll
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Publications
Articles & Publications
"The One Rule to Rule Them All in Jury Trials"
Texas Lawyer
"Texas Supreme Court Lets Drunk Drivers Take the Fifth After Drinking a Fifth"
Texas Lawyer
"Trials and Errors in Personal Injury Trial Law"
Texas Monthly
"Demonstrative Evidence: Seeing Really is Believing"
Texas Monthly
“New Rule 702 Raises Hurdles for Experts in Federal Court"
Texas Lawyer
"When Is Social Media Evidence Admissible?"
Texas Lawyer
"Nonlawyer Ownership of Law Firms - Coming Soon?"
Voir Dire (ABOTA), Fall/Winter 2023
"Alas, Poor Civility! I Knew It Well"
Texas Lawyer
"Criminal Conduct in Civil Cases"
Dallas Bar Association Headnotes
"Gregory Raises Damages Questions"
Texas Lawyer
"But Did They Ratify It? Determining Employer Liability For an Employee's Acts"
Texas Lawyer
"Non-Lawyer Ownership of Law Firms -- Coming Soon?"
Texas Lawyer
"Snap Removal Is No Longer a Snap"
Texas Lawyer
"High Court Puts Cell Phones on Hold"
Texas Lawyer
"State of the Art Expert Discovery Practices"
The Advocate, State Bar of Texas Litigation Section, Winter 2022
"The Empathy Deficit in Pajama-Clad Online Jurors"
Voir Dire (ABOTA), Fall/Winter 2022
"A Closer Look at Limitations in Wrongful Death Cases"
Texas Lawyer
"Dos and Don'ts of Opening Statements"
Dallas Bar Association Headnotes
"When Can Jurors Consider Evidence of Intoxication, Impairment and Mental Health Conditions?"
Texas Lawyer
"Visiting the Sins of Children on Their Parents: Parental Tort Liability"
Texas Lawyer
“The Empathy Deficit in Pajama-Clad Online Jurors"
The Advocate, State Bar of Texas Litigation Section, Spring 2022
“Forced Arbitration: A Bitter Pill to Swallow"
Texas Lawyer
"A Primer on Non-Subscribers"
Texas Lawyer
"Lyft Belatedly Releases Troubling Sexual Assault Report"
Texas Lawyer
"Lessons From the Kennedy Assassination About Eyewitness Testimony"
Texas Lawyer
"Employer Liability for an Employee's Assault"
Texas Lawyer
"Cross-Examining Experts Under the New Rules"
Texas Lawyer
“The Case Against Mandatory Online Jury Trials in the Time of Corona”
Texas Bar Journal (84 Tex. B.J. 456 (May 2021))
"Tesla's Full Self-Driving Capability: Unsafe at Any Speed"
Texas Lawyer
"New Texas Rules Bring More Expedited Trials and Federalization to Personal Injury Cases"
Texas Lawyer
"Dram Shop Cases: Rattlesnakes Loose in Shopping Malls"
Dallas Bar Association Headnotes
"Should Democrats Pack the Supreme Court if Biden Wins?"
Texas Lawyer
“Collision Avoidance Technology Systems Should Now be Standard Equipment on All Large Trucks”
Texas Lawyer
"Mandatory Online Jury Trials: An Idea Whose Time Has Not Come"
Texas Lawyer
"The GOP's COVID-19 Immunity Bill: Unfair, Unnecessary and Unsafe"
Texas Lawyer
"Truck Driving Could be the Next New Desk Job"
Texas Lawyer
"Law in the Time of Corona"
Voir Dire (American Board of Trial Advocates)
"Screeching Halt: Lyft and Uber Putting Profits Over Safety of Passengers"
Texas Lawyer
"COVID-19 Lawsuit Immunity: When Nobody is Accountable, Nobody is Safe"
Texas Lawyer
"Fifth Circuit Blesses 'Snap Removal' by Out-of-State Defendants"
Texas Lawyer
"Law in the Time of Corona"
Texas Lawyer
"Preparing the Plaintiff to Testify"
The Advocate, State Bar of Texas Litigation Section
"Liability When the Uber or Lyft Driver is an Outlaw"
Texas Lawyer
"When an Autonomous Vehicle Crashes, Who Pays for Damages?"
Texas Lawyer
"Setting the Table in Catastrophic Truck Crash Cases"
Texas Lawyer
"Buckle Up: Seat Belt Evidence Now Admissible"
Texas Lawyer
"Joint and Several Liability for Indivisible Injuries"
Texas Lawyer
"Holding Trucking Companies Directly Liable"
Texas Lawyer
"13 Must-Ask Questions Before Enlisting an Expert Witness"
Texas Lawyer
"Five Ways to Impeach a Witness"
Texas Lawyer
"New Day in Federal Civil Procedure"
Texas Lawyer
"The Collateral Source Rule's Exception"
Texas Lawyer
"Impact of Convictions in Civil Trials"
Texas Lawyer
"Experts and Inadmissible Underlying Data"
Texas Lawyer
"Hurdles for Premises Liability"
Texas Lawyer
"Parallel Criminal and Civil Cases: Which Goes First?"
Texas Lawyer
"New Approach to Prior Inconsistent Statements"
Texas Lawyer
"The Unlawful Acts Doctrine in Texas: Dead or Alive?"
Texas Lawyer
"Phantom Defendants: Responsible Third Parties"
Texas Lawyer
"Clearing a Hurdle in Bystander Cases"
Texas Lawyer
"Information Acted On Is Not Hearsay"
Texas Lawyer
“When is Enough Enough? How to Prove Causation With Temporal Proximity and Lay Testimony"
Texas Lawyer
"How to Win Wrongful-Death, Survival Damages"
Texas Lawyer (January 13, 2014)
"Personal Injury: 'Stowers' and Multiple Defendants"
Texas Lawyer (December 16, 2013)
"Maximize the Effectiveness of Opening Argument"
Texas Lawyer (November 25, 2013)
"Admissibility of Other Similar Incidents in Civil Litigation"
Texas Lawyer (October 7, 2013)
"Innocent-Retailer Protection, Jurisdiction and Removal"
Texas Lawyer (July 22, 2013)
"How to Break Down Issues in Component-Parts Cases"
Texas Lawyer (April 29, 2013)
"Understanding the Dram Shop Act's Safe Harbor"
Texas Lawyer (January 28, 2013)
"Fear of Commitment Questions in Voir Dire"
Texas Lawyer (December 17, 2012)
"What Attorneys Can't Say in Closing Arguments"
Texas Lawyer (October 8, 2012)
"How to Handle Physical and Mental Examinations"
Texas Lawyer (June 25, 2012)
"Objecting to the Admission of Harmful Evidence"
Texas Lawyer (May 7, 2012)
"Tactical Considerations in Depositions"
Texas Lawyer (February 6, 2012)
"Deposition Strategies in State and Federal Court"
Texas Lawyer (January 2, 2012)
"Overcome Fear Factor in Adverse Expert Cross-Examination"
Texas Lawyer (August 15, 2011)
"Seven Deadly Myths of Cross-Examination"
Texas Lawyer (June 20, 2011)
"Think Strategy in a Post-H.B. 274 World"
Texas Lawyer (June 6, 2011)
"Questions to Ask Police Officers in Car Wreck Cases"
Texas Lawyer (January 17, 2011)
"Set-Aside Scuffles"
Texas Lawyer (December 20, 2010)
"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 (November 29, 2004)
"Why do Jurors Blame the Victim?"
Trial Magazine (39 Trial 52)
"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)
"A Reply to a Flawed Defense of Sponsorship Theory"
Texas Bar Journal (63 Tex. B.J. 756)
"Inoculating Against Bad Facts: Brilliant Trial Strategy or Misguided Dogma?"
Texas Bar Journal (63 Tex. B.J. 443)
"Admissibility of Criminal Convictions in Civil Cases"
Texas Bar Journal (61 Tex. B.J. 1112)
"Non-Subscriber Liability for Employee Injuries: Foreseeability is in the Eye of the Employee?"
Texas Bar Journal (60 Tex. B.J. 628).
Speaking Engagements
Over 250 Seminar Speaking Engagements on Topics Related to Personal Injury Trial Law
Certifications
Personal Injury Trial Law
Texas Board Of Legal Specialization
Civil Trial Advocacy
National Board of Trial Advocacy
Awards
Texas Monthly - Top 3 Super Lawyer in Texas
Texas Monthly and Law and Politics Magazines
Don Bowen Distinguished Service Award
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Award for “meaningful and dedicated service to TTLA that has advanced the organization, its mission, and the civil practice of law.”
Top 10 Texas Super Lawyer in Texas
Texas Monthly and Law and Politics Magazines
Dan Rugeley Price Award - Commitment to Clients and to the Profession
Texas Bar Foundation - State Bar of Texas
Best Lawyers in America - Lawyer of the Year - Plaintiffs' Personal Injury - Dallas/Fort Worth
Best Lawyers in America
Superlawyer (2003-Present)
Texas Monthly and Law and Politics Magazines
2003-2016
Best Lawyers in Dallas (2014-Present)
D Magazine
2014-16
Listing - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (2014-Present)
The Best Lawyers in America
2014-17
500 Leading Plaintiffs' Consumer Lawyers in America
Lawdragon Magazine
Thurgood Marshall "Fighting for Justice" Award
Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
For "tenacious effort, against overwhelming odds, in achieving success in the fight for justice"
Standing Ovation Award
State Bar of Texas CLE Program
Nation's Top One Percent
The National Association of Distinguished Counsel
Top 100 Texas Trial Lawyers
The National Trial Lawyers
500 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America
Lawdragon Magazine
AV-Rated Preeminent
Martindale-Hubbell
1999-Present
Professional Associations
American College of Trial Lawyers
Vice-Chair, Texas State Committee
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International Society of Barristers
Fellow
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American College of Trial Lawyers
Fellow
- Current
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International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Fellow
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American Board of Trial Advocates
Executive Committee Member, Dallas Chapter
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Texas Trial Lawyers Association
President
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American Board of Trial Advocates
National Executive Committee Member
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Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
President
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American Board of Trial Advocates
President, Dallas Chapter
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Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Vice President of Finance
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State Bar of Texas Pattern Jury Charge Committee - Business, Consumer and Employment
Member
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Dallas Trial Lawyers Association
President
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Texas
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Fees
  • Free Consultation
  • Contingent Fees
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
Additional Practice Area
  • Car Accidents
Websites & Blogs
Website
Personal Injury
Contact & Map
Crain Brogdon, LLP
4925 Greenville Avenue
Suite 1450
Dallas, TX 75206
Cell: (214) 598-1009
Fax: (214) 613-5101