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Robert H. Dawson Jr. 
Dallas, Texas
Partner
phone (214) 969-5454
fax (214) 969-5902
email Email Me

Mr. Dawson was licensed in Texas in 1989. He received his Juris Doctor Degree Cum Laude from the University of Michigan Law School in May 1989. His undergraduate work was performed at the University of Texas at Austin, where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree with High Honors and Special Honors in May 1985 with a major in Plan II Interdisciplinary Honors Program.

Mr. Dawson's educational honors in Law School include Order of the Coif, as well as Who's Who Among American Law School Students 1988; Certificate of Merit for Welfare Law in 1989; Am Jur Award for Mass Media Law in 1987. As an undergraduate, he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, National Honor Society, Phi Alpha Theta International History Honor Society, Phi Eta Sigma National Freshman Honor Society, the Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellow 1984-1985. He was a National Merit Scholar 1981-1985, a College Scholar 1983-1985, and Dean's List.

Mr. Dawson is a litigation attorney with first chair experience in all phases of state and federal work. He handles insurance coverage and defense matters, including complex personal injury litigation.

Mr. Dawson is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the American Bar Association, and the Dallas Bar Association. He is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in Texas, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1989
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1990
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1990
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1991
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1992
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
Education:
The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1989
Juris Doctor Degree
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Order of Coif
Honors: Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1988
Honors: Certificate of Merit for Welfare Law, 1989
Honors: Am Jur Award for Mass Media Law, 1987


University of Texas at Austin, 1985
B.A.
Honors: High Honors & Special Honors
Major:  Plan II Interdisciplinary Honors Program


Honors and Awards:
National Merit Scholar, 1981 - 1985


College Scholar, 1983 - 1985


Dean's List


Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of Texas
Member


American Bar Association
Member


Dallas Bar Association
Member


Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Eta Sigma
Phi Theta

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