Baron and Budd - Protecting What's Right

With offices in Dallas, Texas, and four additional locations in California, Louisiana, Florida, and Austin, Texas, Baron and Budd, P.C. has a national presence that allows the firm to serve clients across the country. Baron & Budd, P.C. employs more than 50 attorneys and 200 staff members, which gives the firm the resources it needs to tackle complex asbestos litigation in several venues. Specializing in complex-case litigation, Baron & Budd, P.C. serves a diverse client base, including victims of online scams, businesses and entities affected by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and individuals with mesothelioma or asbestos-related cancer.

With more than 30 years of experience under Russell Budd’s leadership, Baron & Budd, P.C. has been selected several times for inclusion in The National Law Journal Plaintiffs’ Hot List for providing cutting-edge work on behalf of clients. The Legal 500 granted Baron & Budd, P.C. the honor of being one of the top two law firms in the U.S. for toxic-tort claims. In addition, attorneys at Baron & Budd, P.C. have earned several legal awards such as the Trial Lawyer of the Year Award from Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, and the California Lawyer Attorney of the Year Award for the firm’s work in environmental law.

Baron & Budd, P.C. seeks justice for municipalities and entities, as well as individuals. Though the firm was originally founded to protect asbestos victims, Baron & Budd, P.C. has expanded its services to take on water contamination, the Gulf Oil Spill, class action, securities fraud and unsafe medical device lawsuits. To learn more about Baron & Budd, visit http://baronbudd.com/ or call 1.866.844.4556.

Russell Budd is the president and managing shareholder of Baron & Budd, P.C., a law firm that has worked to protect the rights of individuals, businesses and entities for more than 30 years. Specializing in complex-case litigation, Baron and Budd, P.C. takes on cases in areas as diverse as water contamination, asbestos, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Chinese drywall, and online scams.

With Russell Budd at the helm, Baron & Budd, P.C. has expanded to five offices throughout the country in Austin and Dallas, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Miami, Florida; and Los Angeles, California. Baron & Budd P.C.’s attorneys are licensed in a number of states. In order to broaden the firm’ s scope of practice, Russell Budd has established a number of co-counsel arrangements throughout the country.

As president and managing shareholder of Baron & Budd, P.C., Russell Budd has played a significant role the world of asbestos litigation. He has served on several asbestos creditors’ bankruptcy committees and ultimately resolved more than 100,000 victims’ claims. Baron & Budd, P.C. played a major role in a $4 billion dollar settlement with Halliburton Co. that included the creation of a trust fund to aid present and future victims of asbestos exposure. Russell Budd also managed settlements with United States Gypsum Corporation and W.R. Grace & Co. on behalf of asbestos sufferers and their families.

Under Russell Budd’s direction, Baron & Budd, P.C. has given back to the community. Baron & Budd, P.C. contributed generously to the International Pleural Mesothelioma Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, which researches asbestos cancers such as mesothelioma. Russell Budd plays an active role in the community through his work with Habitat for Humanity and other non-profit organizations. To find out more about Baron & Budd, P.C. visit www.baronandbudd.com or call 1.866.844.4556.

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With more than 50 attorneys and 200 staff members, the law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C., works on behalf of plaintiffs who have been harmed by corporate malfeasance. In addition to individuals, Baron & Budd offers its services to businesses, municipalities, and other groups. Baron & Budd often handles cases that touch on broader social issues affecting the rights and well-being of citizens.

For example, Baron & Budd addresses such issues as damages resulting from the Gulf Coast oil spill, class-action suits involving bank overdraft fees, violations of corporate overtime pay, and online scams. Baron & Budd’s efforts contributed to the improved labeling practices regarding lead content in the state of California on children’s food and beverage products. In addition, the firm provides legal services in cases involving insurance and securities fraud, as well as unsafe medical products.

Russell Budd serves as President and Managing Shareholder for Baron & Budd. In 2008, the National Law Journal named Baron & Budd to its “Hot List” of plaintiff law firms in the United States, the sixth time the firm was elected to this elite list. In 2007, Russell Budd won the Wiedemann Wysocki National Finance Council Award from the American Association for Justice. The award honors lawyers who have demonstrated ongoing dedication to their profession and a commitment to improving the civil justice system. As chief negotiator of a $4 billion settlement with Halliburton Co., Russell Budd secured much-deserved money for victims of asbestos poisoning. Russell Budd also served on a negotiating committee that resulted in a $3.9 billion settlement with United States Gypsum Corporation. Money from that settlement also went to victims of asbestos exposure.

In addition to his legal pursuits, Russell Budd supports numerous community nonprofits, including the Dallas branch of Habitat for Humanity International, Lung Cancer Alliance, and Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization. He serves on the advisory board for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Foundation.

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Founded in 1977, Baron and Budd, P.C. serves clients across the nation under the direction of time firm president and managing shareholder Russell Budd. One of the primary types of cases Baron and Budd, P.C. attorneys handle deal with mesothelioma and asbestos cancers.

Baron and Budd, P.C. has successfully litigated a number of cases against companies that have contaminated drinking water and in litigation related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The firm has also led a number of class-action suits against pharmaceutical companies, representing clients harmed by drugs such as FenPhen and Avandia. In the financial sector, Baron and Budd, P.C. serves individuals and businesses affected by various types of financial fraud.

With its record of many successes in the courtroom, Baron and Budd, P.C. has garnered a number of awards and honors. The Public Justice Foundation presented a group of attorneys at the firm with the Trial Lawyer of the Year Award in 2006 for their work in a Tuscon, Arizona case regarding contaminated drinking water. Baron and Budd, P.C. has also been designated as an exemplary plaintiffs’ firm from The National Law Journal six times in the last nine years. Additionally, many of the firm’s attorneys hold awards and recognition from reputed legal organizations.

As many as 200 staff members and 50 attorneys operate out of Baron and Budd, P.C.’s offices in Miami, Florida; Los Angeles, California; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Austin and Dallas, Texas. Additional information regarding the firm, its services, and its lawyers can be found at http://baronandbudd.com.

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One of the largest plaintiffs’ law firms in the United States, Baron & Budd, P.C. provides comprehensive legal representation for a wide array of clients. Baron & Budd is based in Dallas, Texas, with offices in Austin, Texas; Los Angeles, California; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Miami, Florida. Maintaining an extensive national presence, Baron and Budd has represented more than 150 municipalities throughout the United States. Baron & Budd attorney and head of its water contamination team, Scott Summy, was recently chosen as one of four attorneys nationwide to serve on the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee for the Gulf Oil Spill Multi-District Litigation (MDL).

Baron & Budd has an impressive track record litigating on behalf of plaintiffs involving numerous national issues, including the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, asbestos cancers, dangerous medicines, online scams, drinking water contamination and commercial litigation. Baron & Budd has litigated several of the largest asbestos cases over the last 30 years, and won hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for clients. Baron and Budd has been named to the Plaintiffs’ Hot List by The National Law Journal every year from 2002 to 2006, as well as in 2008.

Serving as President and Managing Shareholder of Baron & Budd, in 2010, Russell Budd received the distinguished Harry M. Philo Trial Lawyer of the Year Award from The American Association for Justice. In 2007, he was one of only 14 attorneys nationwide to receive the prestigious Wiedemann Wysocki National Finance Council Award from the American Association for Justice – an award that honors attorneys for their commitment to the legal profession and their efforts to improve the civil justice system.

Highly active in his profession, Russell Budd previously served on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA). Currently, Russell Budd sits on the Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice and serves on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Foundation Board of Directors.

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Established in 1977, Baron & Budd, P.C. is a plaintiffs’ law firm committed to protecting the rights of individuals, municipalities, businesses and other entities. Based in Dallas, Texas, Baron and Budd also maintains offices in Miami, Florida; Los Angeles, California; Austin, Texas; and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A full-service law firm, Baron & Budd offers comprehensive legal representation and is known for its success in matters of complex litigation.

Over the years, Baron & Budd has litigated cases involving asbestos, water contamination, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, occupational injuries, product liability, whistleblower “Qui Tam” cases, unsafe pharmaceuticals and other issues. Baron & Budd has a lengthy track record of doing what it takes to seek justice – even when that means a protracted legal battle. For example, Baron and Budd won a 20-year-long legal battle against the city of Tucson, Arizona, the Tucson Airport Authority, and an aircraft manufacturer to obtain safe drinking water for a large number of Tucson-area residents.

As President and Managing Shareholder of Baron & Budd, Russell Budd is an accomplished trial lawyer and master negotiator. He was a chief negotiator of a national settlement with Halliburton Co., which allocated over $4 billion of the company’s assets to asbestos victims. As chair and member of several asbestos creditors’ bankruptcy committees, he successfully resolved over 100,000 victims’ claims with some of Wall Street’s biggest companies. After spearheading Baron & Budd’s early practice, rooted in asbestos cases, the firm has become one of the largest plaintiffs’ firms in the country with a robust practice that includes asbestos exposure cases, water contamination, Gulf Oil spill damages, unsafe pharmaceuticals and other areas. Currently, Russell Budd is joined by 50 highly experienced and versatile attorneys. Additional information regarding the mesothelioma attorneys practicing at Baron & Budd can be found online at www.baronandbudd.com

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