Dan Barton

Daniel P. Barton is the owner and lead trial lawyer for the Barton Law Firm in Houston, Texas. Mr. Barton has tried person injury cases and insurance property damage cases nationally and locally for twenty-five years. Mr. Barton is a former insurance adjuster. He is a lifetime resident of Houston, Texas.

Mr. Barton is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Barton is also Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Personal Injury Trial Law. Mr. Barton achieved the highest rating by Martindale- Hubbell of “AV-Preeminent.”  Mr. Barton is a Super Lawyer from 2013 through 2022. Mr. Barton was selected to Super Lawyers Top 100 in Texas for 2018 and 2019 and Top 100 in Houston 2018-2022.  Mr. Barton is member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).

Mr. Barton was honored in 2013 by Verdict Search and the Texas Lawyer for winning the largest workplace safety verdict in the State of Texas in 2012.

Robert Earl Roye v. Dupont $11,965,000
Mr. Barton was honored in 2014 by Verdict Search and the Texas Lawyer for winning his reported largest insurance law verdict in the State of Texas in 2013.

Sanatan v. Sirius Int. Ins. Co $2,737,817
The jury award included attorney’s fees and a knowing violation of the insurance code.  Mr. Barton is the only lawyer in Texas to win #1 verdicts two consecutive years in two different categories reported by VerdictSearch according to their staff.

Mr. Barton was formerly on the State Farm Insurance Co. MDL steering committee during the Hurricane Ike litigation in Houston. Mr. Barton is a former speaker and author for the Texas Insurance Law Symposium.

Mr. Barton is Of Counsel to the Unglesby Law Firm. Licensed in TX, CO, OK & not in LA.