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Robert Alden - Austin, TX

8911 N Capital of Texas HwySuite 3150 Austin, TX 78759

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Updated: 01/05/2024

Austin Personal Injury Lawyer

Overview

Robert Alden enjoyed a career as a commercial litigator for a number of years before he decided to focus on serving people who had been hurt, instead of defending wrongdoers and trying to protect insurance companies. So in 2001 he joined Byrd Davis Alden & Henrichson, LLP and began representing plaintiffs in personal injury lawsuits as well as plaintiffs in business disputes. Alden is listed in both Best Lawyers in America and Texas Monthly’s Super Lawyers. He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization

“I switched to plaintiff work from defense work because I like helping people with problems that often are the most significant problem in their lives and are beyond their ability to deal with on their own,” Alden says. “It feels good to help people in need like that, especially in the area of personal injury, because they’re people who have had their lives turned upside down.”

Alden’s trial work has earned him acceptance into two prestigious professional organizations, the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Lawyers can only be admitted into these groups by invitation and must meet rigorous requirements dealing not only with trial experience and ability, but also with civility and professionalism. In October of 2017, Alden was elected to a three-year term on the ABOTA Foundation’s Board of Trustees. He was elected to serve as president of the Texas chapters of ABOTA, TEX-ABOTA, for 2020.

Undergraduate & Law Degrees

Alden earned his undergraduate degree, with honors, from the University of Texas in 1980, where he was a student in the prestigious Plan II honors program. Before entering graduate school, he spent two years teaching and coaching at a boarding school in Connecticut. In 1987, he received his Doctor of Jurisprudence and Masters in Public Affairs degrees with high honors from the University of Texas. Alden received honors in law school as a Chancellor and Order of the Coif, and he served on the editorial board of the Texas Law Review.

Alden began his legal career as an attorney with McGinnis Lochridge & Kilgore in Austin, focusing on commercial litigation. In 1994, he opened his own practice, before joining Bracewell & Patterson in 1997. He stayed with that firm for four years before joining Byrd Davis Alden & Henrichson, LLP.

Although Alden still handles commercial litigation, the majority of his practice is devoted to plaintiff’s personal injury cases, including medical malpractice, motorvehicle accidents, premises liability, and products liability.

His work has resulted in several multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements. Other of Alden’s cases, while not resulting in large monetary results, have improved lives for many Texans. In one of these cases, the City of Austin was forced to change its drainage-fee ordinance because it discriminated against multiple-family residences by charging them significantly higher drainage rates than were charged to single-family and commercial property owners.

A Love of the Courtroom

While Alden gets satisfaction from helping individuals, he also relishes the competitive aspects of being in court. “To some extent, a jury trial is like teaching a class—you’ve got people you need to educate—and I enjoy doing that,” he says. “But there’s definitely a competitive aspect to it. It gets your adrenalin going. It can be a real battle of wits, especially when you’re dealing with opposing expert witnesses.”

Unlike some lawyers who will employ “scorched earth” tactics in their quest for courtroom victories, Alden believes that attorneys must project civility and professionalism at all times.

“I think that both the judges and the juries appreciate lawyers that do things the right way, and that are well prepared,” he says. “The jury has to trust you. If it doesn’t, you’re never going to win.”

Branch Office Address:

222 West Cano
Edinburg, Texas 78539
By Appointment Only

About Robert Alden

Practice Areas

  • Personal Injury
  • Business Disputes

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Attorney

Year Joined Firm

  • 2001

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 1987
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Texas

Specialties and Certifications

  • Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
  • Board Certified in Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Other Affiliations

  • American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
  • American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate)
  • Texas Trial Lawyers
  • Capital Area Trial Lawyers
  • Texas Bar Foundation
  • College of the State Bar of Texas
  • Austin Bar Foundation
  • American Inns of Court, Barbara Jordan Inn — Master
  • International Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • ABOTA Foundation’s Board of Trustees, 2017 - Present

Education

  • The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
    Doctor of Jurisprudence
    Honors: With High Honors
    Honors: Order of the Coif
    Honors: Chancellor
    Law Review: Texas Law Review, Editorial Board
  • University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1980
    B.A., Bachelor of Arts
    Honors: With Honors
    Honors: Prestigious Plan II Honors Program
  • University of Texas, 1987
    Masters in Public Affairs
    Honors: With High Honors

Past Positions

  • McGinnis Lochridge & Kilgore, Attorney
  • Bracewell & Patterson, 1997 - Present

Achievements

Other Sources of Feedback About Robert Alden

Included on the 2024 Texas Super Lawyers list


Past Lists

  • 2023 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2022 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2021 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2020 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2019 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2018 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2017 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2016 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2015 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2014 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2013 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2012 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2011 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2010 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2009 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2008 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2006 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2005 Texas Super Lawyers list

View the profile for Robert Alden on Super Lawyers

Honors

  • AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell, since 1996
  • One of the Best Lawyers for Commercial Litigation, Plaintiff’s personal injury litigation and “Bet-the-Company” Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
  • Personal Injury Trial Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers, 2012-Present
  • Super Lawyers, 2005-Present
  • Top 100 Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers

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Address

8911 N Capital of Texas HwySuite 3150 Austin, TX 78759

Fax

  • 512-451-5857

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