Brent Coon & Associates

Legal Law Enforcement

Meet Our Team

Douglas R Kraus

When Joined Brent Coon & Associates

May 24, 2006

Memberships

*Illinois 1997 *Louisiana 2000

*Illinois State Bar Association *Louisiana State Bar Association

Education

Indiana University, Bachelor of Arts in History (1994) *Chicago-Kent College of Law, Juris Doctor (1997)

Bar and Court Admissions

*Illinois State Bar Association *Louisiana State Bar Association

Trial Experience

Douglas has successfully tried multiple cases before both judge and jury. Douglas has also successfully argued before the Louisiana Fourth and Fifth Circuit Courts of Appeal.

Prior Employment

Associate Attorney for French Kezelis & Kominiarek, P.C. Chicago, Illinois November 1997 – October 1999

Member of Wilson Bowling & Kraus, APLC, New Orleans, Louisiana November 1999 – May 2006


Brent Coon has been trying Police cases for almost 20 years. Officer Daniel Sullins, who was hit by a drunk driver whose case was handled by Brent. The verdict came down well over 6 Million Dollars ands STILL the largest verdict for Hardin County today! LEARN MORE	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. LEARN MORE

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.