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About Robert Alden

Robert Alden spent several years as a commercial litigator before switching to plaintiff representation in 2001, when he joined Byrd Davis Alden & Henrichson, LLP. His practice covers personal injury cases including medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, and product liability, as well as business disputes. Alden is Board Certified in both Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. His trial record led to membership in four invitation-only organizations: the American College of Trial Lawyers (Texas State Chair).

The American Board of Trial Advocates (president of TEX-ABOTA and the Austin chapter), the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the International Society of Barristers. He holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and is listed in Best Lawyers in America and Texas Monthly Super Lawyers. Alden earned his undergraduate degree with honors in the UT Plan II program (1980), his J.D. with High Honors from the University of Texas School of Law (1987, Chancellor, Order of the Coif, Texas Law Review Editorial Board), and a Master of Public Affairs from UT's LBJ School (1987).

Proven verdicts and settlements

$112.9 millionVerdict

A Travis County jury found a Wings 'N More restaurant liable for overserving a drunk driver who crashed into a family's car, awarding $112.9 million after a six-year-old girl suffered a traumatic brain injury, cardiac arrest, and the loss of vision in one eye.

Travis County District Court (Austin, TX) · 2025Car AccidentsRead the full story →
$3.8 millionVerdict

After two hung juries, a federal jury in Austin found Sea Ray and Mercury Marine liable for a design defect in an unguarded boat propeller that severed an 18-year-old's right leg on Lake Austin, awarding $3.8 million; the Fifth Circuit unanimously affirmed.

W.D. Texas (Austin); affirmed 5th Cir. May 27, 2011 · 2010Product LiabilityRead the full story →
$917,874Verdict

After a two-week trial in which the defense disputed whether the collision caused the plaintiffs' injuries, a Harris County jury returned a $917,874 verdict in April 2023 for Frank and Candace Gabeletto, ranking the result No. 23 among Texas's top personal injury verdicts that year.

133rd District Court, Harris County, Texas · 2023Car AccidentsRead the full story →
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of Texas School of Law
J.D. (with High Honors, Chancellor, Order of the Coif, Texas Law Review Editorial Board), 1987
University of Texas at Austin
Undergraduate, 1980

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas, admitted 1987

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