Name: David H. Burrow
Item: David H. Burrow
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Bio

David H. Burrow

David received his BS, magna cum laude, from McMurry University in 1958. He received his LLB from the University of Texas School of Law in 1961 which was later changed to a JD by the University of Texas. He received his LLM from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. in 1965.

David’s experience and vast knowledge has proved extremely successful in his handling cases pertaining to personal injury, products liability, aviation, admiralty, negligence, FELA, railroad law, commercial fraud, and numerous explosion cases througout the State of Texas invoving plants such as Phillips, Arco, Wyman Gordon, and Monsanto. He is also currently working on cases representing land owners involving the underpayment of oil and gas royalties.

Admissions

●      U.S. Supreme Court
●      Texas Supreme Court
●      U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and District of Columbia Circuits
●      U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
●      U.S. Court of Federal Claims
●      U.S. Court of Military Appeals

Certifications

● Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
● Board Certified Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy

Affiliations & Offices Held

● American Board of Trial Advocates:
Holds the rank of Diplomat, ranking earned after having tried over 150 cases
First National President from the State of Texas (1989-90)
National Vice-President (1988-89)
National Expansion Chairman (1986-87)
National Board of Directors (1985-90)
Chairperson, Administrationof Justice Committee (1984)
Member of the Delegation to Russia on Civil Trial by Jury
Tried the first Mock Civil Jury Trial in Moscow before 75 Russian Judges (May 1992)
Dean, Civil Jury Institute of Russia (1992)
Houston Chapter, Founding Member (1977), President (1978-79)

● Texas Trial Lawyers Association:
President (1985-86)
Director (1979-84)
Chairman, Long-Range Planning Committee (1988-89)

● Houston Trial Lawyers Association:
President (1982-83)
Vice-President (1980-81)

● State Bar of Texas:
Chairman, Tort & Compensation Law Section (1980-83)
Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Professionalism (1990)
Blue Ribbon Committee, Study Comparative Fault (1981-82)
Special Counsel, Commission for Lawyer Discipline, handling disbarment cases
Chairman, Grievance Committee 4-AA (1980-83)
Committee for Funding for the Judicial Branch of Government in Texas (1990-91)

Additional Affiliations

●     American College of Trial Lawyers
●     College of The State Bar of Texas
●     International Academy of Trial Lawyers
●     American Bar Association
●     Texas Bar Foundation
●     Houston Bar Association
●     Southern Trial Lawyers Association
●     Lawyer Pilots Bar Association
●     Tonahill Society
●     Roscoe Pound Foundation
●     Fraternity, Delta Theta Phi
●     American Association for Justice: Member (1990-2010), Board of Governors (1982-89)
●     Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Board of Governors (1986-89)
●     Texas College of Advocacy, Faculty (1980-)
●     South Texas College of Law, Adjunct Professor in Civil Trial Law Advocacy (1981-82)
●     International Air & Transportation Safety Bar Association, Founding Member
●     International Society of Barristers (2000-13)
●     U.S. Army, Judge Advocate Generals Corp (1962-65)

Honors, Awards & Writings

●      Best Lawyers in America (1991-2013)
●      Texas SuperLawyers, Texas Monthly Magazine (2003-2012)
●      AV “Preeminent” rated for Ethical Standards & Legal Ability
By Martindale-Hubbell (2001-)
●      Author of “Pioneer Lawyers – Shirley Maxwell Helm & Albert Pearson Jones”
Published by Barnes & Noble (2019)
●      Co-Author of “Insurance Crisis – Texas Style: The Case for Insurance Reform”
St. Mary’s Law Journal (1987)

Practices

●     Commercial Litigation
●     General Litigation
●     Personal Injury Trial Law

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