Dan Boyd
Of Counsel

Dan S. Boyd has his B.A. with Honors (1972) and J.D. with Honors (1975) from the University of Texas at Austin. He is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Trial Law and Civil Appellate Law.

Mr. Boyd was Chair of the Business Litigation Section of the Dallas Bar Association in 1990. He was national Chairman of Litigation for Johnson & Gibbs, P.C. (1991-92) and Baker & McKenzie (1999-2000). Mr. Boyd is co-author (with Texas Supreme Court Justice Scott Brister) of Texas Pretrial Practice, a two volume treatise published by James Publishing Company.

Mr. Boyd is the author of numerous law review articles, and his writings have been cited for authority in published opinions by several Texas courts, including the Supreme Court of Texas.

Mr. Boyd has frequently lectured to other lawyers as part of continuing legal education seminars. He was Adjunct Professor of Law at SMU Law School from 1984-87, where he taught Trial and Appellate Procedure.

Mr. Boyd has appeared as a legal expert on the news programs of the CBS and NBC local television affiliates. He has been quoted on legal news issues by the British Broadcasting Company, the Washington Post, the Associated Press, the Houston Chronicle, the Dallas Morning News, the Dallas Business Journal, and the Fort Worth Business Press.

On eight occasions, Mr. Boyd was named a Texas Superlawyer by Texas Monthly magazine based on a vote taken by thousands of Texas lawyers. Superlawyers are limited to the top 5% of Texas lawyers.

In 2006, Boyd was admitted for life as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. The Fellows limits its membership to no more than one third of one per cent of the bar of each state. It is an honorary organization of attorneys, judges, and law professors whose professional, public, and private careers have demonstrated dedication to the welfare of their communities and to the highest principles of the legal profession.