Robert Alden | Austin Litigation Lawyer

Robert Alden started practicing law in 1987, and joined Byrd Davis Furman & Alden as a partner in 2001. In addition to commercial litigation, he tries personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death and product liability cases in State and Federal courts. Robert has tried over 30 trials, and has argued several cases before the federal and state courts of appeals. Robert’s practice encompasses a wide range of civil and commercial disputes in areas such as personal injury, real estate and partnership disputes, products liability, construction defects, professional malpractice, corporate director and officer liability, and deceptive trade practices.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Partner	Bracwell & Patterson	Austin	1/1/1997-8/31/2001
Associate	McGinnis Lochridge & Kilgore	Austin, TX	1987–1994

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Texas School of Law	J.D., with high honors	Law School	1987
University of Texas at Austin	M.S.	Public Affairs	1987
University of Texas at Austin	B.A.		1980

State / Court	Date
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas	2002
United States Supreme Court	1995
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas	1993
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas	1988
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas	1988
Texas	1987

• American College of Trial Lawyers – Fellow
  American Board of Trial Advocates – Associate,
  President-elect of Austin chapter and Representative to the National Board of Directors
  The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Lawyers
  Texas Bar Foundation – Life Fellow
  Austin Bar Foundation – Life Fellow
  American Inns of Court, Robert Calvert Inn – Master
  College of the State Bar of Texas.

• Best Lawyers in America, personal injury since 2008
  Best Lawyers in America, "bet-the-company" litigation since 2010
  Best Lawyers in America, commercial litigation since 2006
  Super Lawyer Texas Monthly Magazine since 2005
  AV Peer Review Rating Martindale-Hubbell since 1996

• Wallace v. Barfield Practice Area: Personal Injury Date: Jun 09, 2014 Outcome: The Jury found the defendant 100% responsible and awarded $904,377.58 in damages Description: I represented a dentist that was rear-ended by a teenage driver. She suffered cervical facet... more Rodriguez v. Senderro Practice Area: Wrongful Death Date: Nov 28, 2011 Outcome: At trial against the general contractor, the jury found the genearl contractor 98% responsbile, and awarded damages totaling $3,145,104.12 Description: I represented the wife and three children of a many killed on a construction site. He fell to his. Rodriguez v. Boyce Industries and Senderro Constgruction, INc. Practice Area: Personal Injury Date: Nov 28, 2011 Outcome: Pre-trial settled with the subcontractor that installed the guardrails for a confidential amount. Tried case against the general contractor alone. Jury returned a verdict that general contractor was 98% liable, and awarded $2.8 million in damages. Description: Clients were the wife and 3 children of a man killed on a construction site. The man fell 4 floors... Calvert v. Johnson Practice Area: Personal Injury Date: Oct 24, 2011 Outcome: Jury returned a verdict for $8 million, finding the day care driver 65% responsible and the bus driver 35% responsible. Description: Client was a 3 year old boy, injured in a motor vehicle accident involving his day care vehicle and.. Brochtrup v. Mercury Marine and Sea Ray Practice Area: Defective / Dangerous Products Date: Mar 29, 2010 Outcome: Jury awarded $3,859,817.78 in damages. Description: Client's leg was severed by the propeller of a Mercury Marine engine on a Sea Ray boat. Defendant... Brochtrup v. Mercury Marine, Practice Area: Defective / Dangerous Products Date: Mar 29, 2010 Outcome: The unanimous jury returned a verdict in our favor, awarding the client $3.9 million. The case was upheld on appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. Description: I represented a young man whose leg was chopped off by a boat propeller. We sued the manufacturer... Yarrington Road Materials v. Waukesha-Pearce Industries and Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. Practice Area: Commercial Date: Mar 28, 2005 Outcome: Jury found both fraud and breach of warranty. Jury awarded damages over $4 million. The case was settled before judgment was entered. Description: Client was a sand and gravel operation that purchased a plant manufactured by Kolberg Pioneer, sold...

• Preparing and Cross Examining Expert Witnesses        University of Texas Page Keeton Civil Trial Seminar 2010
  Business Litigation/Torts State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Trial course        2006
  Modernizing the Situs Rule for Real Property Conflicts Texas Law Review        1987

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