Quentin Brogdon is a Fellow of the invitation-only International Academy of Trial Lawyers, a Fellow of the invitation-only American College of Trial Lawyers (Vice-Chair, Texas State Committee), and a Fellow of the invitation-only International Society of Barristers. He is listed in the Best Lawyers in America in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation (Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation, Plaintiffs, Dallas/Fort Worth 2023), and he is board certified in personal injury trial law and in civil trial advocacy.
He has been a Texas Monthly Super Lawyer every year since its inception, and he has been selected as one of the of Top 3 Texas Monthly Super Lawyers in Texas on multiple occasions. Lawdragon Magazine selected him as a “500 Leading Plaintiffs’ Lawyer in America,” and as a “500 Leading Plaintiffs’ Consumer Lawyer in America.” The National Trial Lawyers selected him as a Top 100 Texas Trial Lawyer, and D Magazine selected him as one the “Best Lawyers in Dallas.”
He served as President of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, President of the Dallas Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), President of the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, and President of the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America. He served on a State Bar of Texas Pattern Jury Charge Committee, and he has authored 90 published articles on topics related to personal injury trial law.
The State Bar of Texas Continuing Legal Education Program awarded him a the “Standing Ovation Award,” and the Gene Cavin Award for Excellence in Continuing Legal Education, the Texas Bar Foundation awarded him the Dan Rugeley Price Award for “unreserved commitment to clients and to the practice of our profession,” and the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America awarded him the Thurgood Marshall “Fighting for Justice” Award for “tenacious effort, against overwhelming odds, in achieving success in the fight for justice,” and the Texas Trial Lawyers Association Awarded him the Don Bowen Distinguished Service Award for “meaningful and dedicated service to TTLA that advanced the organization, its mission, and the civil practice of law.”
He received a B.A. degree from Rice University and a J.D. degree and an M.B.A. degree (with honors) from the University of Houston, where he was an associate editor of the Houston Law Review. He is AV-Rated Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell.
Education
- University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas
- J.D., Juris Doctor – 1989
- Law Review: Associate Editor, Houston Law Review
- University of Houston, Houston, Texas
- M.B.A., (Business) – 1989
- With Honors
- Rice University, Houston, Texas
- B.A., Bachelors of Arts (Economics and History) – 1985
- President’s Honor Roll
Bar Admissions
- State Bar of Texas, 1989
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Arkansas
Professional Associations and Memberships and Organizations
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers – Fellow
- American College of Trial Lawyers – Fellow (Vice-Chair, Texas State Committee)
- International Society of Barristers, Fellow
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association, President, 2022
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Dallas Chapter, President, 2017
- National Executive Committee Member, 2022
- Dallas Trial Lawyers Association
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- President, 2022
- Vice-President of Finance, 2013-2014
- Director & Fellowship Member
- Trial Advocacy College, Instructor, 2009
- Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
- State Bar of Texas
- Pattern Jury Charges Committee – Business, Consumer & Employment Law, 2007-2009
- Dallas Bar Association
- Bench Bar Conference, Co-Chair, 2017
- Presidential Citation, 2017
- Trial Skills Section, Treasurer, 2017
- Trial Academy, Instructor, 2014-2016
- Trial Skills Section, Director, 2014
- Tort & Insurance Section, Director, 2012
- Media Relations Committee, Co-Chair, 2012
- Working Group for Revisions to Local Rules, Co-Chair, 2010-2011
- Courthouse Committee, Co-Chair, 2008
- American Inns of Court
- ABOTA Dallas Trial Lawyer Academy, Instructor, 2016
- The William ‘Mac’ Taylor Chapter, Master
- SMU Dedman School of Law
- Expert Witness Course, Visiting Lecturer, 2018-present
- Trial Advocacy, Adjunct Professor, 2002
- National Institute for Trial Advocacy
- Depositions College, Dallas, Instructor, 2012-2013
- 360 Advocacy Institute
- Texas Bar Foundation
- District 6 Nominating Committee
- Life Fellow
- American Bar Foundation
- Dallas Bar Foundation
- Texas Bar College
- American Association for Justice
Honors and Awards
- “Best Lawyers in America,” Lawyer of the Year – Personal Injury Litigation, Dallas/Fort Worth 2022 2023
- 2023 Personal Injury Litigation “Lawyer of the Year” Plaintiffs in Dallas / Fort Worth
- Recognized in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs in Dallas/Fort Worth
- “Best Lawyers in America,” Personal Injury Litigation, 2014-Present
- “Top 3 Super Lawyers in Texas,” Texas Monthly, 2024 & 2025
- “Top 10 Super Lawyers in Texas,” Texas Monthly, 2023
- “Top 100 Super Lawyers in Texas,” Texas Monthly, 2013-Present
- “Super Lawyer,” Texas Monthly, 2003-Present
- “Top 100 Texas Trial Lawyers,” National Trial Lawyers, 2011-Present
- “Best Lawyers in Dallas,” D Magazine, 2014-Present
- “Leading 500 Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon Magazine, 2007
- “Leading 500 Plaintiffs’ Consumer Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon Magazine, 2019
- Gene Cavin Award for Excellence in Continuing Legal Education – State Bar of Texas 2025
- Standing Ovation Award – State Bar of Texas CLE Program
- Thurgood Marshall “Fighting for Justice” Award – Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America – 2018
- Dan Hugeley Price Award – Texas Bar Foundation, 2023
- Don Bowen Distinguished Service Award – Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2024
- Dallas Bar Association Presidential Citation, 2017
- “AV-Rated Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell
