Dennis Conder

Dennis Conder has more than thirty-six years of courtroom trial experience.  He has primarily handled cases throughout the state of Texas involving claims of negligence, personal injury, property damage, bad faith, transportation accidents, and defective products. A seasoned trial lawyer, he is admitted in all Texas State and Appellate Courts, all of the Federal District Courts in Texas, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

Dennis has taken his vast experience as a trial lawyer and is now utilizing his skills to assist attorneys and litigants in resolving their disputes through mediation.  He is a certified mediator as provided for in the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code.   www.condermediation.com

He was selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list published by Thomson Reuters for multiple years, most recently in 2022, and he holds the highest Martindale Hubbell rating AV Preeminent (5.0 out of 5.0) from his peers in the legal profession.

Dennis earned his law degree from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and his undergraduate degree in Accounting from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas.

Bar & Court Admissions
All Texas State and Appellate Courts
Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Federal District Courts
United States Courts of Appeal, Fifth Circuit
United States Supreme Court

Education
Baylor Law School, J.D. 1986
Southwestern University, B.B.A. 1983

Honors
Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2008-2011
AV Preeminent (5.0 out of 5.0) by Martindale Hubble
Texas’ Top Rated Lawyers, 2011

Associations
State Bar of Texas
Texas Bar Foundation
Dallas Bar Association
Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
Trial Law Institute
Defense Research Institute, Inc.
Trucking Industry Defense Association
Texas Association of Defense Counsel

Presentations
Bad Faith and Stowers Liability
Wrongful Death, Survivorship and Bystander Liability
Insurance Appraisal in Texas
Consumer Protection: Adjuster Duties
Taking an Effective Recorded Statement

Publications

Results
R.H. v. Smith, 339 S.W.3d 756 (Tex.App. — Dallas 2011, no writ)
In re Metropolitan Lloyds Ins. Co. of Texas, No. 05-08-01712-CV, 2009 WL 638253, Mar. 13, 2009, orig. proceeding)
Treis v. Swalberg, No. 10-07-00141-CV, 2008 WL 2454225 (Tex.App. — Waco June 18, 2008, no pet.)
In re Encompass Ins. Co., No. 05-07-01487-CV, 2007 WL 3317608 (Tex.App. — Dallas Nov. 9, 2007, orig. proceeding)
Timberlake v. Metropolitan Lloyds Ins. Co. of Texas, 230 S.W.3d 798 (Tex.App. — Dallas 2007, no writ)
Caplinger v. Allstate Ins. Co., 140 S.W.3d 927 (Tex.App. — Dallas 2004, writ denied)
Pfeffer v. Simon, No. 05-02-01130-CV, 2003 WL 1545084 (Tex.App. — Dallas 2003, no writ)
Collier v. Allstate County Mut. Ins. Co., 64 S.W.3d 54 (Tex.App. — Fort Worth 2001, no writ)
Rivers v. Viskozki, 967 S.W.2d 868 (Tex.App. — Eastland 1998, no pet.)
In re Asbestos Litigation, 101 F.3d 368 (5th Cir. 1996), rev’d, Ortiz v. Fibreboard Corp., 527 U.S. 815, 119 S.Ct. 2295, 144 L.Ed.2d 715 (1999)