David M. Vereeke Dallas, Texas
| Partner | |
| phone | 214-726-1334 888-312-1750 214-736-1334 |
| fax | 214-824-5490 |
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Former school teacher, David Vereeke, is a partner in the firm. He brings extensive trial experience to the group having tried many jury trials in Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, Parker, Palo Pinto, Upshur, and Harris Counties.
He believes in helping to keep people in their homes. When a person has had their home wrongfully foreclosed, that person has been betrayed by their mortgage company. One of his mentors, Gerry Spence, has convinced him that betrayal is the most powerful theme a wronged person can have in trial.
Mr. Vereeke has obtained jury verdicts and settlements of over $60,000,000 in his 36 year career. He tried his first jury trial November 3,1975. He believes who is on the jury is more important than the facts of the case. He spends a lot of study time and practice time getting ready for jury selection. As his mentor, Gerry Spence, says, "You have to show them yours, before they will show you theirs." And by the way, he won that 1st jury trial in November 1975.
Mr. Vereeke is a charter member of Stonebriar Community Church, He is active in the church and has been a facilitator of the divorce recovery program since the program began in 2000.
He and Mr. Peacock went to Baylor Law School together. As he is fond of saying, Mr. Peacock introduced him to the first video game, Pong. They played it together at the Union Building at Baylor.
Mr. Vereeke joined the firm August 16, 2010 and is excited about trying cases with his old friend Jack Peacock and the Gagnon, Peacock, and Shanklin team.
- Areas of Practice:
- Wrongful Foreclosure
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Products Liability
- Medical Malpractice
- Consumer Litigation
- Negligence
- Certification/Specialties:
- Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Bar Admissions:
- Texas, 1974
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1990
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1990
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1990
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1990
- Education:
- Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas,
1974
J.D.
Honors: Honors List, 1973 - Baylor University, Waco, Texas,
1968
B.A.
Major: English
Major: Philosophy
- Representative Cases:
- Weaver v. KFC Management, Inc., 750 S.W.2d 24 (Tex.App.-Dallas 1988)
- References:
- Cornerstone Bank, 8080 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, Texas
- Comerica Bank, 431 N. Central, Dallas, Texas 75204
- Honors and Awards:
- Honors List, Baylor Law School, Summer of 1973
- Texas Bar Foundation, Sustaining Life Fellow
- AV Rated (highest rating) Martindale/Hubbell
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyers' College 2007
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Dallas Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, 1998 - 2000
- Director
- Texas Trial Lawyer Association, 1989 - 2002
- Associate Director
- The American Association for Justice (formally ATLA)
- College of the State Bar of Texas
- Texas Bar Foundation, Sustaining Life Fellow
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Delta Theta Phi











