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Monday, September 22nd, 2008
* Infant partially suffocated by nurses starting an IV resulting in catastrophic brain damage. (This case included the largest single patient medical malpractice verdict for actual damages in Tarrant County history, and the largest verdict for loss of parent-child relationship damages in Texas history.)
* Nursing negligence resulting in fetal distress and brain damage during labor and delivery. (This case included the largest single patient medical malpractice settlement for actual damages in Tarrant County history.)
* Wrong heart medication given to optometrist in emergency room, causing significant brain damage.
* Catastrophic injuries to baby during labor and delivery.
(This case represents one of the largest single patient medical malpractice settlements for actual damages in Dallas County history.)
* Cleaning fluid (acid) injected into dialysis patient resulting in death. (This case resulted in the largest verdict in Lamar County history.)
* Incorrectly filled prescription causing death of 68-year-old patient.
* Damage award for a mother whose son suffered brain damage after being administered improper medication.
* Patient bled to death after stomach stapling surgery.
* Army Lieutenant killed in trucking accident where a toothpick was used to repair engine hose.
* Fire death in tanker truck accident.
* Oil pipeline explosion case resulting in catastrophic injuries.
* Car/Truck accident resulting in death.
* Truck accident resulting in serious injuries
* Wrongful termination case against the City of Dallas. (This case marked the first time the City of Dallas was sued successfully outside of Dallas, and the judgment resulted in largest amount of sanctions ever upheld on appeal in Texas history.)
*The facts and results of each case will vary, and no particular result can be guaranteed.
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Sunday, September 21st, 2008
Dallas Personal Injury Lawyer Steven C. Laird named one of 500 Leading Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in America
Dallas personal injury lawyer Steven C. Laird has been selected as one of the 500 Leading Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in America by Lawdragon, publisher of a quarterly legal magazine and online guide to the country’s top lawyers.
To compile the list, available in February 2007, Lawdragon editors conducted detailed research, backed by interviews with thousands of legal professionals and online voting. During the interviews, attorneys and their clients were asked who they would trust to handle their own legal affairs. The results of that survey make up the prestigious list, representing less than .01 percent of all the lawyers in the United States. The entire list is available at www.lawdragon.com.
“It’s extremely gratifying to be placed in the company of such truly distinguished attorneys,” says Mr. Laird. “Our goal has never been to win honors and awards, but simply to do all we possibly can for our clients who come to us for help. We’d like to feel this recognition means we’re succeeding.”
Mr. Laird, founder of the Dallas Personal Injury Law Firm of Steven C. Laird, P.C., is among the approximately one percent of Texas lawyers who are triple board certified. He is board certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Honors are nothing new for Mr. Laird. Texas Monthly has named him a Texas Super Lawyer and one of the Top 100 attorneys in the state. The Fort Worth Business Press has honored him as an “Attorney of Influence” and an important business mentor. And in a survey published in Fort Worth, Texas magazine, his fellow lawyers named him the Top Personal Injury Attorney in Tarrant County.
The Law Offices of Steven C. Laird, P.C., is a Dallas, Texas, law firm that represents individuals and families in cases involving personal injury, wrongful death, trucking accidents, medical malpractice, construction site accidents, products liability and business litigation.
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Saturday, September 20th, 2008
Texas Super Lawyers
Dallas personal injury lawyers Steven C. Laird and John M. Cummings have earned selections as Texas Super Lawyers (published annually by Law & Politics and Texas Monthly) in both 2005 and 2006. Mr. Laird also earned selection as a Top 100 Texas Super Lawyer and a Top 100 Dallas/Fort Worth Super Lawyer. The honors for both attorneys were based on balloting of their fellow lawyers, independent research by the publisher and a review of their qualifications by a blue-ribbon panel of other attorneys.
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Friday, September 19th, 2008
About the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
The Texas Board of Legal Specialization (TBLS) was founded to give Texas residents the best possible resources for finding quality lawyers - specifically, lawyers with a specialization in the field relevant to the resident’s needs. Under the authority of the Supreme Court of Texas, the Texas Board of Legal Specialization approves lawyers and attorneys in twenty specializations. The Texas Board of Legal Specialization also provides this service for legal assistants in six areas of legal specialization.
What Happens with Legal Certification?
When a lawyer seeks to be certified in an area of specialization, he or she contacts the Texas Board of Legal Specialization to pay application fees and arrange to take a six-hour written exam. The lawyer must also submit to evaluation by judges and fellow lawyers and commit to taking continuing legal education (CLE) courses to stay current in the field.
To apply for Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification, the lawyer must also have been licensed for five years or more, have spent a certain portion of his or her time in practice working in the specialty area for at least three years, and demonstrate a breadth of exposure to the field during the work.
Benefits of Texas Board of Legal Specialization Certification
For the lawyer, Texas Board of Legal Specialization approval demonstrates that lawyer’s professionalism and commitment to the practice of that kind of law. It also marks the lawyer’s willingness to stay current and ability to prove skills, experience and proficiency to a group of peers and judges.
For you as a legal client, Texas Board of Legal Specialization approval helps you pick a lawyer who’s qualified and committed to your area of legal need. If you’re seeking a lawyer - one with an impartial certification from the state - you should consider the pedigree denoted by a Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification.
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