Barry Deacon - San Antonio, TX
Attorney at Barry Deacon Law
Personal injury Lawyers in San Antonio, TX
4630 N Loop 1604 W Suite 513 San Antonio, TX 78249
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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51
Years
Experience
San Antonio Personal injury Lawyer
Updated: 06/22/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal injury
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Joseph Barrett Deacon is a fierce legal advocate for hard-working people and their families. His winning track record in both state and federal courts has inspired respect and recognition from his peers while his clients value the personal and compassionate approach he takes to every case.
A practicing trial attorney for over 40 years, Barry Deacon brings a unique perspective to his personal injury and business litigation cases.
He has tried lawsuits as counsel for both plaintiffs and defendants, which has given him the insights and experience needed to protect his clients’ interests and anticipate the other side’s legal strategies.
Attorney Joseph Barrett Deacon’s trial experience includes handling personal injury cases in Texas, wrongful death, product liability claims, dangerous drugs and medical devices, railroad, agricultural litigation, complex business disputes and mass torts. In the recent past, he has battled global agribusiness companies for damage to farmers and other farming entities caused by unapproved traits in genetically modified crops. As lead trial counsel, he successfully defended the largest rice mill and marketer of long grain rice in the US against hundreds of lawsuits regarding contamination of the nation’s rice supply by an unapproved genetically modified rice. He was lead counsel in an Arkansas state court trial in this litigation that resulted in the largest jury verdict in Arkansas history for his client of $136.8 million.
Attorney Deacon has also jointly represented thousands of corn farmers from multiple states against a global biotech company who allowed an unapproved genetically modified corn seed trait to be introduced into a foreign market resulting in US corn exports to that country being rejected and turned away. US farmers involved in the suits have participated in a $1.5 billion global class settlement approved by the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas: In Re: Syngenta AG MIR162 Corn Litigation, 2:14-md-02591-JWL-JPO.
Attorney Barry Deacon has also battled the opioid manufacturers and distributors in jointly representing a number of Texas counties and hospital districts in the nationwide fight to curb the opioid crisis. See, In Re: Texas Opioid Litigation, Master File No. 2018-63587.
Joseph Barrett Deacon is regularly listed in Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers for his litigation skills in personal injury, product liability and business cases. His commitment to protecting the rights of his clients has earned him a reputation as an attorney who is dependable, reliable, and cares.
Awards and Honors
Awards
Honors
- Outstanding Defense Attorney, Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel, 2006 - 2007
- A-V Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- Super Lawyers - Personal Injury and business Litigation
- Best Lawyers in America - Products Liability, Railroad Law, Commercial Litigation and Business Law
- “Exceptional Service” award from Riceland Foods, Inc., 2011
- The National Trial Lawyers Top 100
- Million Dollar/Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Other Sources of Feedback About Barry Deacon
Included on the 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Leflar Law Center,
Fayetteville,
Arkansas, 1975
J.D.
Non Legal Education
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University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville,
Arkansas, 1972
B.S.
Major: Business Administration - Finance
Languages
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Spanish
Bar Admissions
- Arkansas, 1975
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas, 1975
- U.S. District Court Western District of Arkansas, 1975
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
- Texas, 2015
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2019
Other Affiliations
- Arkansas Bar Association, 1990 - 1993 (Member, House of Delegates)
- Arkansas Bar Association, Board of Governors, 2005 - 2006
- Arkansas Bar Foundation, 2005 - 2006 (President)
- Craighead County Bar Association, 1992 - 1993 (President)
- Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel, 1994 - 1995 (President)
- Committee on Professional Conduct, Arkansas Supreme Court, 2008 - Present (Member)
- Federal Practice Committee, United States District Court, Eastern District of AR, 2007 - Present (Member)
- Board of Visitors, University of Arkansas School of Law, 1992 - 2000 (Member)
- American Bar Association
- AAJ - American Association of Justice
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Texas Bar Association
- American Association for Justice (AAJ)
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Contact
4630 N Loop 1604 W
Suite 513
San Antonio, TX 78249
Phone Number: 726-777-8262
Email: Send a message
Hours: Open 24 Hours
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