Biography

Dawn McCord is a trial attorney whose practice is national in scope.  She represents companies in many state and federal courts throughout the country in mass tort, class action and multi-district litigation, with an emphasis in the areas of pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, products liability litigation, and catastrophic injury and wrongful death.  Ms. McCord’s expertise also extends to commercial and business litigation.

Affiliations, Activities and Accomplishments

Ms. McCord is admitted to practice in Texas State Courts (1997), and the United States District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas.  She serves on the Drug and Medical Device committee of the Defense Research Institute and is a member of the Natural Products Association, Litigation Practice Section of the American Bar Association, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, and the Dallas Bar Association.  As an active participant in the community, Ms. McCord donates her time as a volunteer for the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program for which she handles pro bono adoption and child support matters.

While in law school, Ms. McCord was a member of the Order of the Coif; Texas Law Review – Articles Editor; The Board of Barristers; The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi; Board of Regents Scholarship; The Legal Research Board; Phi Alpha Delta; Who’s Who Among American Law Students.

Publications

• “The Dietary Supplement Safety Act: Support for Proposed Legislation is Quietly Withdrawn,” Sedgwick’s Issue Tracker (March 2010).
• “Food Safety: On the Verge of Major Reform?” Sedgwick Issue Tracker (October 2009).
• “The Secret to Keeping Settlements Secret,” ABA Litigation Journal, Summer 2007.

Presentations

• “The ABC's of Deposition Preparation, Deposition Training Program,” Arlington, Texas (September 29-30, 2009).
• “Expert Witnesses: How to Find, Retain and Prepare Them,” Sedgwick University (April 7, 2009).
• “New, Emerging and Continually Interesting Issues:  Reverse Payment Settlements,” Food Drug and Law Institute (FDLI)’s Introduction to Drug Law and Regulation (June 25-26, 2009).
• “Violations and Enforcement,” FDLI’s Introduction to Drug Law and Regulation (June 25-26, 2009).
• “Unapproved Drugs: The Good, the Bad, and the Gooey,” FDLI’s Introduction to Biotechnology Law and Regulation (June 5-6, 2008).
• “Deciphering Post-Approval Product Issues and Regulations,” FDLI’s Introduction to Biotechnology Law and Regulation (June 5-6, 2008).
• “Membership Rejection or Expulsion,” State Bar of Texas presentation: Representing Non-profit Organizations (June 21, 2002).
• “Employment and Insurance Class Actions,” Texas Tort Liability and Coverage, a seminar for insurance professionals (October 2000).