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David L. Sargent
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“Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.”
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David L. Sargent, a founding partner of Hermes Sargent Bates LLP, focuses his defense practice on a variety of matters, including transportation, employment and labor, premises liability, construction defect and products liability.
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| | | Representative Experience- Tried over 100 cases to verdict in state and federal courts throughout Texas
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Serves as State and National Trial Counsel for numerous clients
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| | | Bar Admissions
- State Bar of Texas - 1981
- United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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| | | Education
- Bachelor of Science Degree from West Texas State University , 1978
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Juris Doctor Degree, cum laude, from Texas Tech University School of Law, 1981
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| | | Awards and Recognitions
- “Dallas Best Lawyers” - D Magazine, 2007, 2008
- Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell
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“Texas Super Lawyer” - Texas Monthly and Law & Politics Magazine, 2004 - 2010
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| | | Publications & Presentations
- Co-Author, “Minor Compromises: A State by State Summary,” Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee, American Bar Association, July 2010
- Speaker, “Dealing with Law Officers and their Reports,” The Harmonie Transportation Seminar, Arlington, Texas, August 4, 2009
- Contributing Author, “Comparative/Contributory Negligence and Joint and Several Liability, A State by State Summary,” by the Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association, July 2009
- Contributing Author, “Spoliation of Evidence, A State by State Summary” by the Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association, July 2008
- Author of Closing Argument chapter of the 2006-07 DRI Trial Tactics Defense Litigation Manual
- Speaker, 2006 Texas Propane Gas Association Convention & Multi-State Trade Show
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David speaks regularly at conferences on the subject of defending personal injury suits
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| | | Memberships
- State Bar of Texas
- Dallas Bar Association
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel
- International Association of Defense Counsel, Trial Techniques & Tactics and Business Litigation Committees
- DRI, Inc., Trial Tactics, Employment Law, Product Liability and Trucking Law Committees
- Trucking Insurance Defense Association, Charter Member
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Texas Association of Motor Carriers
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| | | Personal
David was born in Borger, Texas.
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