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Attorney Profile

Dan L. Cogdell

Dan Cogdell

Cogdell Law Firm
1401 McKinney Street, Suite 1625
Houston, TX 77010

Houston

Texas (TX)

T: 713-426-2244
F: 713-426-2255

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense: White Collar

Criminal Defense

Securities Litigation

Selected To

• Texas Super Lawyers 2011
• Texas Super Lawyers 2010
• Texas Super Lawyers 2009
• Texas Super Lawyers 2008
• Texas Super Lawyers 2007
• Texas Super Lawyers 2006
• Texas Super Lawyers 2005
• Texas Super Lawyers 2004
• Texas Super Lawyers 2003

Profile

Dan Cogdell, founder of Cogdell Law Firm, is a recognized criminal defense attorney in Houston, Texas, and throughout the country. Dan represents individuals and entities accused of criminal offenses in all state and federal courts, with a special focus on serious white collar crimes, drug crimes and sex crimes.

His successful trial record and nearly 30 years of defense experience have led to numerous awards and recognition over the years, including:

  • Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America listing for the past 17 years
  • Inclusion in the Texas Super Lawyers listing in Texas Monthly every year since its inception in 2003
  • An AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell*
  • Featured on the cover of Texas Best Lawyers magazine in 2010 and 2011
  • Voted Best White Collar Lawyer in Texas in 2011

In 2011, Dan was inducted into the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers, which includes just the top 1 percent of attorneys admitted to the bar in the United States and Canada. Dan is one of only two practicing criminal defense attorneys from Houston who have been admitted to the college.

Committed to sharing his experience and legal knowledge and advancing the practice of law, Dan frequently lectures for the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and various law schools.

*Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.

Social/Professional Services


About Dan Cogdell

Law School: South Texas College Of Law

Admitted: 1982, Texas

Professional Webpage: www.cogdell-law.com/

Honors and Awards:

  • Featured on the cover of "Texas Best Lawyers" magazine and was voted "Best White Collar Lawyer in Texas" for 2011
  • Hghest Honors, South Texas College of Law
  • Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Membership in the College is extended only by invitation, after careful investigation, to those experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality. Lawyers must have a minimum of 15 years of trial experience before being considered for fellowship. According to ACTL, membership in the College can never exceed one percent of the total lawyer population of any state or province. Qualified lawyers are called to Fellowship in the College from all branches of trial practice. They are selected from advocates who represent plaintiffs or defendants in civil proceedings of all types, as well as prosecutors and criminal defense lawyers. The American College of Trial Lawyers is the only professional organization in the world to count among its members every member of the Supreme Court of the United States and every member of the Supreme Court of Canada., Fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Houston's White-Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year
  • Best Lawyers in America List
  • Director's Award, Texas Department of Public Safety
  • Lawyer Of The Year, Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association
  • Texas Department of Public Safety Directors Award, 1997

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Board Member, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
  • Past President of the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association
  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Member, State Bar of Texas Criminal Pattern Jury Charge Committee
  • Member, Texas Bar Foundation

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Frequent Lecturer: State Bar of Texas; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Houston Bar Association; Harris County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Verdicts and Settlements:

  • Branch Davidian Trial: Acquittal for client on all charges; Houston City Hall Council Trial: Acquittal for client on all charges; Enron Trial: Acquittal for client on all charges (Sheila Kahanek)

Educational Background:

  • University of Texas, B.B.A., 1979
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