Brent M. Langdon

E-Mail: blangdon@ldatty.com

Offices in the Texarkana office; born in Texarkana, Texas, July 21, 1964; admitted to practice - State Bar of Texas, 1989; State Bar of Arkansas, 1990.

Education: high school - Texas High School, Texarkana, Texas, 1982; undergraduate - Southern Arkansas University, Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, 1985; legal education - University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Juris Doctorate, December 1988.

Admissions:

• All state courts in Texas and Arkansas
• United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, and the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1997, and the Fifth Circuit, 2008.

Recent Accomplishments:

• Texas Super Lawyer 2010 - 2024
• Board Certified Family Law Specialist by the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification

Professional Memberships:

• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - Fellow
• American Board of Trial Advocates – Fellow
• Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Texarkana, Northeast Texas, and Southwest Arkansas
• Litigation and Family Law Sections of the State Bar of Texas and Arkansas Bar Association

Practice Areas:

Complex family law litigation, including divorce, custody modification, contempt, adoption, termination, and property cases. Personal injury trial law, wrongful death, products liability, toxic and environmental law and tractor-trailer accidents. Business litigation, contract disputes, employment / wage litigation, non-compete agreements and debt collection. Local counsel in state and federal court mass tort multi-party litigation and several class action suits in both Texas and Arkansas, including commercial and intellectual property litigation.

Mr. Langdon regularly appears in courts located in Bowie, Cass, Red River, Morris, Lamar and Titus Counties in the State of Texas as well as Miller, Little River, Hempstead, Nevada, Howard, Lafayette, Columbia, and Sevier Counties in the State of Arkansas. His civil practice regularly involves litigating cases, in both jury and non-jury trial settings, on a broad range of issues, including complex family law matters, contract disputes, and personal injury suits in state and federal courts in both Texas and Arkansas.

Published Cases:

TEXAS:

• Neal v. Wisconsin Hard Chrome, Inc., 173 S.W.3d 891 (Tex. App.-Texarkana Div. 2005, no writ).
• In re Pilgrim' s Pride Corp., 187 S.W.3d 197 (Tex. App.-Texarkana Div. 2006).
• In re Pilgrim' s Pride Corp., 204 S.W.3d 831 (Tex. App.-Texarkana Div. 2006).
• In re Toohey, 2006 WL 1708655 (Tex. App.-Texarkana Div., June 23, 2006) (unpublished).
• Desai Hospitality, L.L.C. v. Patel, 2007 WL 2083660 (Tex. App.-Texarkana Div., July 19, 2007) (unpublished).
• In re B.F.B., 241 S.W.3d 643 (Tex. App.-Texarkana Div. 2007).
• Clay v. Sunrise Breach Corp., No. 5:10CV224, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 170326 (E.D. Tex. Nov. 8, 2011)
• Ansell Healthcare Products, Inc. v. Owens & Minor, Inc., 251 S.W.3d 499, Prod.Liab.Rep. (CCH) P 17,968, 51 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 710 (Tex. 2008).
• In re S.A.E., ---S.W.3d---, 2009 WL 2060087 (Tex. App.-Texarkana Div., July 17, 2009).
• In re The Estate of Linda J. Velvin Deceased, 398 S.W. 3d 426; 2013 Tex. App. Lexis 4859 ( Tex. App. - Texarkana, 2012).
• Endsley Elec., Inc. v. Altech, Inc., 378 S.W.3d 15 (Tex. App. – Texarkana, 2012)
• James J. Naples v. M. Mark Lesher, and wife, Rhonda Long Lesher, 2014 Tex. App. LEXIS 4929, (Tex. App. – Texarkana, 2014).
• Conway v. Shelby, 432 S.W.3d 377 (Tex. App.-Texarkana, 2014)
• Hopkins & Raines, Inc. v. Lakeland Motors, No. 5:14CV110, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 200366 (E.D. Tex. Dec. 1, 2014)
• In the Interest of A.B.O. and E.B.O., Children, 2015 Tex. App. LEXIS 4755, 2015 WL 2236593 (Tex. App. -Texarkana, 2015).
• In the Interest of B.J.Y., No. 06-19-00085-CV, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 3776, 2020 WL 2150498 (Tex. App. - Texarkana May 6, 2020).
• In re Jennifer Heairet, No. 06-23-00077-CV, 2023 Tex. App. WL 7251363 – Texarkana November 3, 2023.

ARKANSAS:

• McMillian v. Monticello Ins., 116 F. 3d 319 (8^th Cir. 1997)
• GLP v. Nutt, 190 Fed.Appx. 515 (8^th Cir. 2006) (unpublished)
• Meredith v. Clayton Homes, Inc., 2007 WL 1140407 (W.D. Ark., April 17, 2007) (unpublished).
• Golden Harvest, Inc. v. Davis, 2009 WL 2044625, slip op. (W.D. Ark., July 09, 2009)
• Morris v. Dickerson, 2012 Ark. App. 129 (Ark. Ct. App. 2012)
• Bradshaw v. FFE Transp. Servs., 715 F.3d 1104 (8th Cir. 2013)
• Colony Ins. Co. v. Reynolds, No. 4:14-cv-4108, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 170574 (W.D. Ark. Dec. 9, 2014)
• Reynolds v. Lindberg, 2015 Ark. App. 324 (Ct. App.)
• Stuart C. Irby Co. v. Tipton, et. al., 796 F.3d 918, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 13778, 40 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 705, 165 Lab. Cas. (CCH) P61620 (8th Cir. Ark. 2015)
• Alexander v. Tutle & Tutle Trucking, Inc., 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 15321, 167 Lab. Cas. (CCH) P36467, 26 Wage , &, Hour Cas. 2d (BNA) 1476 (8th Cir. Ark. Aug. 22, 2016)
• In Re Jennifer Heairet, No. 06-23-00077-CV, In the Court of Appeals Sixth District of Texas at Texarkana, (Memorandum Opinion – Writ of Mandamus); November 3, 2023

Community:

• Texarkana Ducks Unlimited - Area Chairman
• Court Appointed Special Advocates, Board of Directors- President
• Bowie County Levee Board, District 1- Secretary
• Texarkana Regional Airport Authority - Board Chairman
• Four States Fair and Rodeo Association - Board Chairman
• Texarkana Museum Systems- Treasurer
• Christus St. Michael Foundation Board
• Teen Court of Texarkana - Judge
• Temple Center - Easter Seal VIP
• Southwest Arkansas High School Rodeo Association - Vice President
• Arkansas High School Rodeo Board
• Williams Memorial Methodist Church - Finance Committee, Pastor Parish Relations, and Administrative Counsel