Attorney Profiles
Biography
John Langdoc, an attorney and shareholder with Baron & Budd, is no stranger to the often complex medical and scientific issues involved in the cases he tries. Before becoming a lawyer, he was a scientist who studied how the brain works. At Baylor College of Medicine he researched the brains of people with schizophrenia, depression, and autism. Earlier, in graduate school, he helped discover that some prescription anti-depressants can cause brain birth defects.
“I’ve always loved science. As a scientist, I loved the adventure of trying to figure out how our brains work,” he says. “Today, in the courtroom, you’d be surprised how much of my practice is devoted to fighting to expose phony science - phony science that has been funded by corporate defendants to avoid responsibility for the harms their toxic products have done to people and to the environment.”
As a Baron & Budd attorney, John melds his scientific training and experience with his legal skills as a trial lawyer. John has tried complex cases, in multiple states, against some of the nations most powerful corporations. As a lead trial attorney, John has succeeded in obtaining some of the largest verdicts of their kind.
“I love what I do. I’m honored to fight for people. I’m honored to fight for the environment.”
Publications
Co-Author, “Punitive! Not Exemplary Damages,” Texas Causes of Action, March 2006.
Co-Author, A Structural and Functional MRI Study of the Motor Systems in Schizophrenia,@ Society for Neuroscience, November 2001.
Co-Author, Planum Temporale and Inferior Parietal Volumes in Paranoid Schizophrenia,@ American Psychiatric Association, May 2001.
Co-Author, Adequacy of Assessment of Adolescent Suicide Attempts,@ American Psychiatric Association, May 2001.
Co-Author, Neuroanatomical Activation Correlates of Two Cognitive Tasks Tapping Inhibition,@ Society for Neuroscience, November 2000.
Newsrss
John Langdoc Hails Lung Cancer Alliance “Give a Scan” Program to Support Lung Cancer Research
DALLAS, Tex. (June 11, 2010) Baron & Budd, P.C. attorney John Langdoc expressed his support and enthusiasm for a new and innovative initiative by the Washington, D.C.-based Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA)—called Give a Scan—to make CT Scans and clinical data donated by cancer patients easily accessible to lung cancer researchers. LCA would “de-identify” the scans and data before making the information available to researchers. Read More
John Langdoc Commends Federal Study of Cancer Risk Among Firefighters
DALLAS, Tex. (June 4, 2010) Baron & Budd, P.C. attorney John Langdoc commended a federal study being conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in partnership with the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) concerning the cancer risk among firefighters. Read More
John Langdoc Voices Support for Federal Court Ruling that Halts Toxic Pesticide Use in California
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (May 26, 2010) Baron & Budd, P.C. attorney John Langdoc spoke out today in support of a recent federal ruling that halts use of certain toxic pesticides in California's Bay Area. A federal court signed an injunction imposing restrictions on the use of 75 potentially toxic pesticides while the Environmental Protection Agency formally evaluates their potentially harmful effects. Read More