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Dan Flatten has over 30 years of trial experience. In recent years that has included arbitration and other non-judicial dispute resolution. He has represented banks, railroads, insurance companies, trucking companies, owners of mineral interests, manufacturers, governmental entities, and individuals in negligence, product liability, contract, land title, insurance, maritime, employment, eminent domain and environmental disputes.
Mr. Flatten is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, an Advocate of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a Master in the Michelle F. Mehaffy American Inn of Court, and is listed in Best Lawyers in America and Texas Super Lawyers. He has been recognized as one of "Houston's Top Lawyers for the People" by H Texas Magazine, and in Civil Litigation Defense by the Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel edition. He is past-president of his local bar association, past-president of the Association of Insurance Attorneys, and past-chair of the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He has written and lectured on trial topics. His Martindale-Hubbell rating is AV. Representative Experience
- Represented corrugated paper manufacturer against claims of air conditioner manufacturer arising from product quality and delivery issues.
- Represented Amtrak and Class I freight railroads in multiple wrongful death and personal injury cases arising from grade crossing collisions and employee injuries, and in eminent domain proceedings and transportation disputes.
- Represented major inland marine company in a dispute involving ownership and anchoring rights over submerged lands.
- Represented information technology company in dispute over services provided to a major multi-state bank.
- Represented individual owners of non-working interests in gas production against competing claims of ownership.
- Represented owners of oil field working interests against claims of insufficient field development.
- Represented manufacturers and oil field supply companies against claims of groundwater contamination by adjoining land owners.
- Represented employers against claims of employment discrimination.
- Represented lawyers in claims of professional negligence.
- Represented refineries and contractors in wrongful death and personal injury claims arising from accidents on refinery premises.
- Represented banks and their owners and directors against claims of breach of fiduciary duties.
This experience includes trial and appeal in cases tried in multiple Texas counties and in the U.S. district courts of the Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas, as well as arbitrations in Seattle, WA, Houston, TX, and Beaumont, TX. Professional / Civic Affiliations
- State Bar of Texas
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- Jefferson County Bar Association (President 1980-1981)
- Association of Insurance Attorneys (Director 1982-1985; President 1986-1987)
- Texas Board of Legal Specialization (Director 1988-1991; Chair 1991-1992; Special Task Force Chair 1995-1996)
- Defense Research Institute
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel
- Houston Bar Association
- Bar Association of Fifth Federal Circuit
- Bar Association of Eastern District of Texas
- National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
- Maritime Law Association of the United States
Honors
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates
- Master, Michelle F. Mehaffy American Inn of Court
- Best Lawyers in America, 1993-present
- Texas Super Lawyers, 1996-present
- Sustaining Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Military
- Captain, United States Air Force (1966-1970)
Civic Affiliations
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- Houston Museum of Natural Sciences
- Beaumont Founders Lions Club
- Keel Club of Beaumont United Way
- Young Audiences of Beaumont, Director
- Beaumont Civic Ballet, Director
- Beaumont Symphony Society
- University of Texas Ex Students' Association (life member)
- University of Texas Law Alumni Association
News
Publications
- "Perception Versus Reality - How Arbitration Is - And Isn't Cheaper and Faster," SmartBusiness Houston (February 2008). Flatten-Perception versus Reality.pdf
- Federal Civil Procedure Before Trial, 5th Circuit; Chapter 9, “The Complaint,” Lawyer's Cooperative Federal Practice Guide
- Jefferson County Bar Association, “When Not to Mediate”
- Jefferson County Young Lawyers Association, “Voir Dire and Jury Selection”
- American Board of Trial Advocates-Masters in Trial Seminar, “Direct Examination”
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel-Employment Law Seminar
- Defense Research Institute-Damages Institute, “Evaluating Damages”
- State Bar of Texas-Trial and Tactics Institute
- Texas Association of Railroad Trial Counsel-Seminars: various subjects
- University of Texas-Product Liability Seminar, “Tort Reform and the Insurance Crisis”
- State Bar of Texas-Damages Institute, “Defending Damages”
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel-Seminars: various subjects
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