Frederick Baron

Frederick Martin Baron (1947 - ) is a prominent asbestos attorney; founder of Baron & Budd, P.C., a Dallas law firm; a former president of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America; and a prominent fund-raiser for the Democratic Party and John Edwards. Baron was the finance chair of Edwards' 2004 presidential campaign before co-chairing the Kerry Victory '04 committee, a joint effort of the Democratic National Committee and the Presidential campaign of John Kerry.

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1947 - Asbestos - Dallas - Association of Trial Lawyers of America - Democratic Party - John Edwards - Democratic National Committee - John Kerry

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Baron's asbestos litigation tactics were called into question when a memo produced by his firm, which coached plaintiffs on what to say when being deposed, was unintentionally disclosed. http://www.nationalreview.com/ponnuru/ponnuru200407150806.asphttp://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/cpquery/T?&report=sr118&dbname=cp108 In response, Baron argued that the memo was not unethical, that other lawyers do the same thing all the time, and that his firm didn't use the memo except in a few cases; the law firm resisted attempts at further investigation. A Texas state bar grievance committee dismissed ethics charges filed against him by Judge John McClellan Marshall.http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/cjm_34.htm When the alternative progressive newspaper Dallas Observer investigated the charges, Baron attempted to intimidate reporters, including subpoenaing one reporter to discover her confidential sources.http://www.dallasobserver.com/Issues/1998-08-13/news/columns.html Baron & Budd successfully targeted Judge Marshall for defeat in the 2000 election.http://www.dallasobserver.com/Issues/2001-03-29/news/feature.html

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Baron is a graduate of the University of Texas, where he is a trustee, and the University of Texas School of Law.

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University of Texas - University of Texas School of Law

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