Attorney Profiles
Biography
Ben DuBose, a former shareholder with Baron & Budd now Of Counsel to the firm, has developed great familiarity with asbestos and the asbestos-containing properties of a number of products not generally thought of as "asbestos products." His research and tenacity allowed him to trace asbestos exposure and obtain justice for clients who might otherwise have had no compensation for their asbestos-related injuries.
Ben's commitment to his clients has been deeply expressed in his more than a decade at the firm. In addition to his asbestos clients, Ben has given his time generously to pro bono efforts. He worked with the non-profit legal services organization Trial Lawyers Care to represent a victim of the 9/11 attacks in seeking compensation from the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund. Ben has also worked with the public interest legal organization Public Justice to challenge unsafe asbestos removal practices and prevent further unnecessary exposure to asbestos.
Ben says, "I'm proud of the work we do to obtain justice for the many people already injured by asbestos and to challenge practices that could cause more people to fall victim to asbestos-related disease."
Education
Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996)
University of North Texas (B.A. 1992)
Bar & Court Admissions
Texas
Pennsylvania
U.S. Supreme Court
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Awards
Recognized as a “Rising Star of Texas Law” (Law & Politics Media 2005).
Professional Associations
American Bar Association
American Association for Justice
Public Justice
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Dallas Bar Association
Dallas Bar Foundation
Presentations
"Navy Documents in Asbestos Litigation," Plaintiffs Asbestos Litigation Seminar, May 2008.
"The Case for and Against Valve and Pump Manufacturers / Distributors," Mealey's Trial Skills For Asbestos Attorneys Conference May 2008.
“Oilfield: Exposures and Liability,” Plaintiffs Asbestos Litigation Seminar, May 2004.
Newsrss
Family of Deceased Asbestos Victim Will See Another Day in Court
PHILADELPHIA, Penn. (Sept. 22, 2008) Even after exposure to its asbestos-containing joint compound caused a Pennsyslvania construction worker to contract and die of mesothelioma, manufacturer Georgia-Pacific thought it could avoid compensating the victim’s family by requiring them to provide documentation of the precise days and times when the man worked around the product. Read More
Baron & Budd opposes use of the controversial "Wet Method" to demolish an asbestos-contaminated building in Fort Worth
Baron & Budd is working with Public Justice and other concerned lawyers and citizens to oppose a plan by the City of Fort Worth along with the EPA to use the experimental "Wet Method," also called the Alternative Asbestos Control Method or AACM, to demolish an asbestos-containing building in a Fort Worth residential neighborhood. Read More
