Dan Ducote, Jr.

dducote@moorelandrey.com

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, 2005 (Texas Monthly)

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