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Updated: December 26th, 2023 | Fort Worth | Lawyer List F | Dorsett Johnson & Swift Attorneys at Law | Business Litigation, Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Defense Litigation,
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Address: 407 Throckmorton Street, Suite 500, fort-worth, TX, 76102
Law Firm: Dorsett, Johnson & Swift Attorneys at Law
Phone: 817-796-6523
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Website: http://www.dorsettjohnson.com
| Title | Partner |
| First Year of Call | |
| Areas of Practice | Civil Litigation, Business Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Defense Litigation |
| Description | Legal Experience Mr. Wilson began his legal career as a Briefing Attorney for the Texas Fourth Court of Appeals choosing to prosecute serious criminal matters for several years as an Assistant District Attorney in Harris County, Texas (Houston). Thereafter, Mr. Wilson spent 20 years handling complex litigation, real estate transactions, and contract issues for the Union Pacific Railroad Company. In this role, Mr. Wilson routinely tried cases to verdict as a first chair litigator while also serving as consulting counsel to his operating partners in Texas and in multiple other states. A primary area of Mr. Wilson’s practice is defending claims of personal injury brought by railroad employees under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA). FELA is a unique provision of federal law and under its terms a railroad can never delegate its duty to provide its employees a reasonably safe workplace. As such, contractors and other vendors working with a railroad may find themselves placed in the position of a railroad defendant based upon the facts of the case or pursuant to contractual agreements. A non-railroad defendant in such a position needs experienced FELA counsel, there are few practicing attorneys in Texas with more courtroom experience dealing with the intricacies of FELA than Fred Wilson. Additionally, Mr. Wilson has extensive experience in the drafting and enforcement of contracts. Previously, Mr. Wilson oversaw the drafting, updating, and maintenance of contractual agreements across 23 states in his daily representation of a Class I railroad. Mr. Wilson has tried multiple serious cases to verdict and is responsible for bringing hundreds of cases to final judgment. He has argued before the Texas Supreme Court and in the Courts of Appeal. He is comfortable representing his clients across the State of Texas, including all federal courts. He brings almost 30 years of courtroom experience to each case he handles, with extensive experience in preparing and arguing pre-trial motions, motions for summary judgment, motions for directed verdict, jury charges, and complex discovery disputes. Prior Professional Experience Union Pacific Railroad Company, 2000 2019 Taylor & Warren, LLP, 1999-2000 Harris County District Attorney’s Office, 1994-1999 Fourth Court of Appeals, 1993-1994 Speeches and Publications Wrongful Adoption: A Guide to Impending Tort Litigation in Texas, 24 St. Mary’s L.J. 273 Barnes v. Glen Theatre, 23 St. Mary’s L.J. 563 CLE Presentations: 2015 TO THE CLOUD!: Ethical Concerns in a Digital World 2013 ETHICS, CRADLE TO GRAVE: Investigation-Discovery-Trial 2013 THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS: The Rise of Standard Crossing Specifications 2012 HYDRAULIC FRACTURING: Fracking, Friend or Foe? 2010 A BRAVE NEW WORLD: The Railroad Whistleblower Statute 2010 TRUCKIN’: Using Regulatory Guidelines In Your FELA Defense 2009 WHEN THINGS GO WRONG: An Ethical Perspective 2008 AND YOU THOUGHT IT WAS A CROSSING CASE: When a Crew Goes to the Dark Side 2008 ETHICS IN THE COURTROOM: How to Behave and Why 2007 WHOSE BED HAVE YOUR BOOTS BEEN UNDER?: Model Rule 4.2 Revisited 2006 ETHICS AND E-DISCOVERY: A Crash Course 2005 CAN I GET A WITNESS?: Communication with the Railroad Employee |
Dorsett, Johnson & Swift,LLP is a diversified law firm serving the business community. We maintain offices in Fort Worth, Austin, Houston and Brownsville.Dorsett, Johnson & Swift Attorneys at Law is a law firm that serves the business communities of Texas and Oklahoma with litigation and transactional practice groups specializing in legal areas that are essential to modern businesses.
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