Bill Berenson
A native of Nashville, Bill Berenson attended college in Austin and law school in Dallas. In law school, he also worked for a law firm and a government agency. He moved to Fort Worth and gained valuable experience litigating cases for a law firm, then founding his own firm in the River Plaza Tower in 1982. He has represented thousands of people and recovered millions of dollars for the victims of collisions since that time. Bill was certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 1994. He has tried dozens of cases to verdict and to gained membership in the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He was voted one of the best personal injury lawyers in Tarrant County by other attorneys. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association as well as the Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association. He is also a Sustaining Member of the American Association for Justice.
Education
J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 1979
B.A. With Honors, University of Texas at Austin Plan II Honors Program, 1976
Professional Memberships
- American Association of Justice Interstate Trucking Litigation Group
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors and Sustaining Member
- Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors
- Insurance Issues Annotated, Board of Editors
- Texas Supreme Court Jury Task Force
- National College of Advocacy, Advocate
- Tarrant County Bar Association, Arbitrator
- Tarrant County Bar Associaition Judicial Evaluation Committee
- Tarrant County Bar Association Fee Arbitration Committee
- American Association for Justice
- State Bar of Texas College
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates, Member
- Tarrant County Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
- Insurance Settlements and Litigation Reporter, Board of Editors
- Truck Safety Coalition
Certification/Specialties
Recent Publications
- Trying the Automobile Injury Case for the Plaintiff
- Automobile Injury Trials in Texas
- The Insurance Settlement Hand Book, Co-author
Most Recent Seminars Taught
- "Quantifying Settlement Offers," Texas Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention, Austin, December 2008
- "Analysis of Critical Documents in Commercial Trucking Cases," February 2008
Honors and Awards
- Named "One of Tarrant County's Best Attorneys" by Fort Worth Magazine
- Selected to Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forums
- Supreme Court of Texas JM Task Force Member
- Recognized in Who's Who in America, 1992 - present
- Recognized in Who's Who in American Law, 1992 - present
- A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau
- Fort Worth ISD Golden Achievement Award for Partnership Excellence, five consecutive years
Legal Publications and Presentations
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Tarrant County Bar Association
- Insurance Settlement and Litigation Reporter
- James Publishing Group
- Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association
- National Business Institute
Community Boards
- Fort Worth Independent School District
- Boy Scouts of America
- Southern Methodist University
- Cowtown Marathon
- North Texas Legal Services
- Humane Society of North Texas
- Rufino Mendoza Elementary School
- Beth El Congregation
- C.A.L.F. Cowtown Kids
- AIDS Interfaith Network
Notable Case
Jones v. Bush, 122 F.Supp.2d 713 (N.D.Tx.2000), aff'd 244 F.3d 134, cert. den. 531 U.S. 1062 (2001)
Reported on the front page of the Wall Street Journal and other newspapers.
Pro Bono Activities
Adopter and Sponsor, Rufino Mendoza Elementary School
Volunteer Attorney, Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief
Volunteer Attorney, West Texas Legal Services
Life Member, Tarrant County Bar Association
Volunteer Attorney, Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief
Volunteer Attorney, West Texas Legal Services
Life Member, Tarrant County Bar Association
