About David Bradle

David Bradle is a trial attorney at Armstrong Lee & Baker LLP known for his aggressive yet detail-oriented approach to personal injury litigation. A native of the Texas Hill Country, he achieved over $30 million in combined settlements and awards as lead counsel within his first two years of practice.

Bradle earned his J.D. cum laude from South Texas College of Law Houston, where he was a Dean's List honoree, served as Executive Student Editor for the State Bar of Texas Construction Law Journal, and competed on the Mock Trial Team. He graduated cum laude from Texas A&M University with a B.A. in Political Science. Before joining Armstrong Lee & Baker, he served as a law clerk for a Texas trial court for one year, gaining exposure to oral arguments, trials, and a wide range of legal matters.

Bradle is admitted to practice in Texas and before all four U.S. District Courts in Texas (Southern, Northern, Western, and Eastern Districts). His notable results as lead counsel include an $8 million negligent security settlement, a $7.2 million products liability award, a $3.4 million trip-and-fall recovery, and several other multi-million dollar outcomes.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Armstrong Lee & Baker

These results are credited to Armstrong Lee & Baker. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$4.5 millionVerdict

A Texas appeals court affirmed a $4.5 million jury award for Jerry Thomas, an East Texas man who lost his hand at a sawmill in Rusk, holding that the owner never established an employment relationship and could not invoke the workers' compensation exclusive-remedy defense.

Texas Twelfth Court of Appeals (Tyler); trial court: 2nd District Court, Cherokee County · 2026Workplace InjuryRead the full story →
Verdict

Armstrong Lee & Baker won reversal of a federal preemption dismissal, reviving negligence claims brought by the family of a Tyson Foods meatpacking worker who died of COVID-19 after a coworker with a known positive test continued coming to work.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · 2025Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

South Texas College of Law Houston
B.A. in Political Science
Texas A&M University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
Houston Trial Lawyers Association
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Texas Aggie Bar Association

Awards & recognition

Super Lawyers Rising Star (2026)

Other attorneys at Armstrong Lee & Baker

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Houston firms

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$4.85 Billion Vioxx MDL Settlement for Heart-Attack and Stroke Victims
The Buzbee Law Firm
The Buzbee Law Firm
$1.1 Billion Verdict for Child Left Brain-Damaged by Oil-Fortune Heir
Arnold & Itkin
Arnold & Itkin
$2.07 billion · Cobb County Jury Awards John Barnes $2.065 Billion in Roundup Cancer Trial
Williams Hart & Boundas
Williams Hart & Boundas
$15.3 billion · Texas Recovers $15.3 Billion From Tobacco Industry in Landmark 1998 Settlement
The Ammons Law Firm LLP
The Ammons Law Firm LLP
$812 Million Verdict for Family of Worker Killed in Pecos Chemical Plant Explosion, Part of $1.6 Billion

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.