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 Advocacy – National Board of Trial Advocacy – 2013
Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Law – Texas Board of Legal Specialization – 2012
No. 1 Insurance Law Verdict – Top Texas Verdicts & Settlements of 2013 – 2013
No. 1 Work Place Safety Verdict – Top Texas Verdicts & Settlements of 2012 – 2012
Litigator of the Week – Texas Lawyer Magazine – 2012
ABOTA – American Board of Trial Advocates – 2013
Inductee Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame – Verdict Search – 2012
Inductee Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame – Verdict Search – 2013
AV Preeminent Rated – Martindale-Hubbell – 2013
Avvo Rated 10 out of 10 – Superb Insurance Law – 2015
Super Lawyer – Texas Monthly – 2014-2019
Super Lawyer – Texas Monthly–Top 100 Attorneys in Texas – 2018-2019
Memberships
National Board of Trial Advocacy – Member – 2013-Present
Texas Board of Legal Specialization – Personal Injury Trial Law – 2012-Present
Martindale Hubbell – Member – 2013-Present
Better Business Bureau – Member – 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.
PRACTICE AREAS
Insurance Claims
Personal Injury
BAR ADMISSIONS
State of Texas
State of Colorado
State of Oklahoma
Supreme Court of the United States of America
CERTIFIED LEGAL SPECIALTIES
Board Certified in Civil Trial Law, National Board of Trial Advocacy
Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
EDUCATION
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law aka Texas A&M School of Law JD 1994
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, B.A. – 1986, Major: Economics
