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Daniel P. Barton is the owner and lead trial lawyer for the Barton Law Firm in Houston, Texas. Mr. Barton has tried personal injury cases and insurance property damage cases nationally and locally for twenty-five years. Mr. Barton is a former insurance adjuster.  He is a lifetime resident of Houston, Texas.

Mr. Barton is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Barton is also Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Personal Injury Trial Law. Mr. Barton achieved the highest rating by Martindale-Hubbell of “AV-Preeminent.” Mr. Barton is a Super Lawyer from 2013 through 2019.  Mr. Barton was selected to Super Lawyers Top 100 in Texas for 2018 and 2019.  Mr. Barton is an Associate Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).

Mr. Barton was honored in 2013 by Verdict Search and the Texas Lawyer for winning the largest workplace safety verdict in the State of Texas in 2013.

Awards

Board Certified Civil Trial AdvocacyNational Board of Trial Advocacy – 2013

Board Certified Personal Injury Trial LawTexas Board of Legal Specialization2012

No. 1 Insurance Law VerdictTop Texas Verdicts & Settlements of 20132013

No. 1 Work Place Safety VerdictTop Texas Verdicts & Settlements of 2012 – 2012

Litigator of the Week – Texas Lawyer Magazine2012

ABOTAAmerican Board of Trial Advocates2013

Inductee Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame – Verdict Search2012

Inductee Texas Verdicts Hall of FameVerdict Search2013

AV Preeminent Rated – Martindale-Hubbell2013

Avvo Rated 10 out of 10Superb Insurance Law2015

Super Lawyer – Texas Monthly – 2014-2019

Super LawyerTexas Monthly–Top 100 Attorneys in Texas – 2018-2019

Memberships

National Board of Trial AdvocacyMember – 2013-Present

Texas Board of Legal SpecializationPersonal Injury Trial Law – 2012-Present

Martindale Hubbell – Member – 2013-Present

Better Business BureauMember – 2008-Present

Texas Bar Foundation – Fellow – 2015-Present

Houston Trial Lawyers Association – Member – 1998-Present

Houston Bar Foundation Lifetime Member – Fellow – 1998-Present

American Association for Justice – Member – 1994-Present

Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Life – Member – 2006

College of the State Bar of Texas – Fellow – 1999

Licenses

United States Supreme Court – Member – 2013-Present

United States Court of Federal Claims – Member – 2013-Present

United States of America – District of CO – Member – 2013-Present

United States of America – Eastern District of TX – Member – 2009-Present

United States of America – Northern District of TX – Member – 2017-Present

United States of America – Southern District of TX – Member – 1994-Present

State Bar of Texas Attorney – Member – 1994-Present

State Bar of Colorado Attorney – Member – 2016-Present

State Bar of Oklahoma Attorney – Member – 2017-Present

Victories

Robert Earl Roye v. DuPont – $11,965,000

Mr. Barton was honored in 2013 by Verdict Search and the Texas Lawyer for winning the largest workplace safety verdict in the State of Texas in 2012. The jury unanimously awarded punitive damages.

Sanatan v. Sirius Int. Ins. Co. – $2,737,817

Mr. Barton was honored in 2014 by Verdict Search and the Texas Lawyer for winning his reported largest insurance law verdict in the State of Texas in 2013. The jury award included attorney’s fees and a known violation of the insurance code. Mr. Barton is the only lawyer in Texas to win #1 verdicts two consecutive years in two different categories reported by VerdictSearch according to their staff.

Notable Facts

Mr. Barton was formerly on the State Farm Insurance Co. MDL steering committee during the Hurricane Ike litigation in Houston.

Mr. Barton is a former speaker and author for the Texas Insurance Law Symposium.

Daniel P. Barton is the owner and lead trial lawyer for the Barton Law Firm in Houston, Texas. Mr. Barton has tried personal injury cases and insurance property damage cases nationally and locally for twenty-five years. Mr. Barton is a former insurance adjuster.  He is a lifetime resident of Houston, Texas.

Mr. Barton is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Barton is also Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Personal Injury Trial Law. Mr. Barton achieved the highest rating by Martindale-Hubbell of “AV-Preeminent.” Mr. Barton is a Super Lawyer from 2013 through 2019.  Mr. Barton was selected to Super Lawyers Top 100 in Texas for 2018 and 2019.  Mr. Barton is an Associate Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).

Mr. Barton was honored in 2013 by Verdict Search and the Texas Lawyer for winning the largest workplace safety verdict in the State of Texas in 2013.

Awards

Board Certified Civil Trial AdvocacyNational Board of Trial Advocacy – 2013

Board Certified Personal Injury Trial LawTexas Board of Legal Specialization2012

No. 1 Insurance Law VerdictTop Texas Verdicts & Settlements of 20132013

No. 1 Work Place Safety VerdictTop Texas Verdicts & Settlements of 2012 – 2012

Litigator of the Week – Texas Lawyer Magazine2012

ABOTAAmerican Board of Trial Advocates2013

Inductee Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame – Verdict Search2012

Inductee Texas Verdicts Hall of FameVerdict Search2013

AV Preeminent Rated – Martindale-Hubbell2013

Avvo Rated 10 out of 10Superb Insurance Law2015

Super Lawyer – Texas Monthly – 2014-2019

Super LawyerTexas Monthly–Top 100 Attorneys in Texas – 2018-2019

Memberships

National Board of Trial AdvocacyMember – 2013-Present

Texas Board of Legal SpecializationPersonal Injury Trial Law – 2012-Present

Martindale Hubbell – Member – 2013-Present

Better Business BureauMember – 2008-Present

Texas Bar Foundation – Fellow – 2015-Present

Houston Trial Lawyers Association – Member – 1998-Present

Houston Bar Foundation Lifetime Member – Fellow – 1998-Present

American Association for Justice – Member – 1994-Present

Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Life – Member – 2006

College of the State Bar of Texas – Fellow – 1999

Licenses

United States Supreme Court – Member – 2013-Present

United States Court of Federal Claims – Member – 2013-Present

United States of America – District of CO – Member – 2013-Present

United States of America – Eastern District of TX – Member – 2009-Present

United States of America – Northern District of TX – Member – 2017-Present

United States of America – Southern District of TX – Member – 1994-Present

State Bar of Texas Attorney – Member – 1994-Present

State Bar of Colorado Attorney – Member – 2016-Present

State Bar of Oklahoma Attorney – Member – 2017-Present

Victories

Robert Earl Roye v. DuPont – $11,965,000

Mr. Barton was honored in 2013 by Verdict Search and the Texas Lawyer for winning the largest workplace safety verdict in the State of Texas in 2012. The jury unanimously awarded punitive damages.

Sanatan v. Sirius Int. Ins. Co. – $2,737,817

Mr. Barton was honored in 2014 by Verdict Search and the Texas Lawyer for winning his reported largest insurance law verdict in the State of Texas in 2013. The jury award included attorney’s fees and a known violation of the insurance code. Mr. Barton is the only lawyer in Texas to win #1 verdicts two consecutive years in two different categories reported by VerdictSearch according to their staff.

Notable Facts

Mr. Barton was formerly on the State Farm Insurance Co. MDL steering committee during the Hurricane Ike litigation in Houston.

Mr. Barton is a former speaker and author for the Texas Insurance Law Symposium.