Brent Coon & AssociatesLegal Law Enforcement

Legal Law Enforcement

Meet Our Team

Frank Wathen

When Joined Brent Coon & Associates

January 2004

Education

  • Southern Methodist University, Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1981
  • University of Texas School of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1984
  • Note & Comment Editor, American Journal of Criminal Law; Board of Advocates

Admitted to Practice

  • State Bar of Texas, 1985; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Professional Certifications/Affiliations

  • Board Certified -- Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association
  • American Trial Lawyers Association

Professional Experience

In addition to his trial experience in asbestos litigation, Mr. Wathen has successfully tried to verdict or handled to conclusion a wide variety of personal injury and civil litigation matters, including products liability, medical malpractice, defective medical devices, construction injuries, premises liability, silicosis, and wrongful termination of a business franchise. A licensed private pilot, Mr. Wathen also has served as lead counsel in air crash litigation. His trial victories include a $1.2 million verdict for the Plaintiffs in James Singley, et ux v. Servomation Corp., et al. in Dallas County, Texas.

 

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John Thomas
John Thomas has been practicing for over 17 years and is licensed in Texas and Mississippi. Mr. Thomas has worked on both the Plaintiff and Defense side in litigation and handled thousands of cases over the years for Plaintiffs.
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About Brent Coon & Associates
Brent Coon & Associates is the epitome of the 21st-century law practice and one of the country’s largest trial law firms, with over 15 offices across the country, including Beaumont, Houston, Austin, Corpus Christi, Pasadena and Dallas Texas. Drawing from the best legal talent throughout the nation, the firm employs more than 60 aggressive litigators who embody solid experience in individual and complex multiparty, occupational/environmental, health and personal injury cases. The majority of the firm’s cases are referred from attorneys who have confidence in the firm’s integrity, expertise and solid work ethic.