Dan Ducote, Jr. is a native of Beaumont, Texas. He attended Louisiana State University on a golf scholarship but later transferred to Baylor University where he obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1997. After obtaining his law degree from South Texas College of Law, he began working as a trial lawyer in 2002. Since then, he has tried many cases to verdict involving toxic tort, products liability, personal injury and commercial cases, both as a plaintiff and as a defendant. Dan has also participated in a number of appellate matters, most notably, In Re Dana, a Texas Supreme Court decision. In Re Dana, 138 S.W.3d 298 ( Tex. 2004).
In 2005, at age 31, Texas Monthly recognized Dan as a Rising Star of Texas Law as part of Texas Monthly’s recognition of Texas Super Lawyers.
Areas of Practice:
- Personal Injury
- Products Liability
- Toxic Tort
- Medical Malpractice
- Maritime
- Commercial Law
- Antitrust
- Patent Infringement
Bar Admissions:
- Texas, 2002
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Education:
- South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas
- J.D.-2002
- Baylor University, Waco, Texas
- B.B.A.-1997
Honors and Achievements:
- Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization – Personal Injury Trial Law
- Rising Star of Texas Law, Super Lawyer (Texas Monthly)
- 2005
- 2010
- 2011
Professional Associates and Memberships:
- State Bar of Texas
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Southeast Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Jefferson County Young Lawyers Association
- Former Director, Jefferson County Young Lawyers Association
