David L. Sargent
Sargent Law, P.C. 1717 Main St., Suite 4750 Dallas, TX 75201 Practice Area(s): Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation call (214) 749-6516 fax (214) 749-6316 email david.sargent@sargentlawtx.com visit website
Biographical Information
David L. Sargent, a founding partner of Sargent Law, P.C. and focuses his defense practice on a variety of matters, including transportation, premises liability, products liability and on the job injuries.
Admission Dates & Jurisdictions
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
State Bar of Texas – 1981
Education
Juris Doctor Degree, cum laude, from Texas Tech University School of Law, 1981
Bachelor of Science Degree from West Texas State University , 1978
Professional Experience
Tried over 100 cases to verdict in state and federal courts throughout Texas
Serves as State and National Trial Counsel for numerous clients
Honors & Awards
Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell
Selected to Best Lawyers® – The Best Lawyers In America©, 2012-2017
Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list – Super Lawyers Magazine, 2004-2017
Professional Associations
State Bar of Texas
Dallas Bar Association
Texas Association of Defense Counsel
International Association of Defense Counsel, Trial Techniques & Tactics and Business Litigation Committees
DRI, Inc., Trial Tactics, Employment Law, Product Liability and Trucking Law Committees
Trucking Insurance Defense Association, Charter Member
Texas Association of Motor Carriers
Litigation Counsel of America
American Board of Trial Advocates
Speaking Engagements
Speaker, “On-Site and First Response Accident Investigations,” Texas Bar CLE, Prosecuting or Defending a Trucking or Auto Accident Case, San Antonio, Texas, November 4-5, 2010
Speaker, 2006 Texas Propane Gas Association Convention & Multi-State Trade Show
David speaks regularly at conferences on the subject of defending personal injury suits
Publications
Author, “Keys to an Effective Rapid Response,” by the Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association, Summer 2011
Co-Author, “Minor Compromises: A State by State Summary,” Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee, American Bar Association, July 2010
Contributing Author, “Comparative/Contributory Negligence and Joint and Several Liability, A State by State Summary,” by the Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association, July 2009
Contributing Author, “Spoliation of Evidence, A State by State Summary,” by the Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association, July 2008
Author of Closing Argument chapter of the 2006-07 DRI Trial Tactics Defense Litigation Manual