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Don Swaim joined Rose Walker as a partner in 2009. He brings with him more than 25 years of experience handling a broad range of complex litigation. Practice Areas: Complex civil litigation, including cases involving; wrongful death and personal injuries involving product liability; aviation cases representing commercial carriers and pilots in aircraft accidents; security cases representing property owners and security companies in injury and death cases. Professional Affiliations: State Bar of Texas American Bar Association Dallas Bar Association Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, National Board of Trial Advocacy Defense Research Institute Texas Association of Defense Counsel American Board of Trial Advocates Litigation Counsel of America Trial Experience: Mr. Swaim has handled and tried cases in a number of states. These include Texas, New Hampshire, Ohio, Arkansas, Tennessee, New Mexico and California. Recent Trials: Represented the owner and operator of an aircraft which crashed and killed four. After all the passengers' cases were settled with no contribution from the pilot, Mr. Swaim represented the pilot's insurer and obtained a $1,000,000 verdict against the installer of the engine. A defense verdict in a case involving a seven alarm fire at a Dallas plastic recycling plant involving a claim of $3,000,000 in property damage and $15,000,000 in business interruption. Defense of commercial resin manufacturer in claims regarding roof failures on commercial buildings in seven states. Defense verdict for the manufacturer of an altimeter in a plane crash that killed two pilots. Defense of an offshore commercial helicopter operator that injured seven passengers. Defense of an aerospace company in cases involving age discrimination and allegations of termination for filing workers' compensation claims. Defense verdict for the architects and engineers that designed a coal dewatering bin at a TXU electrical plant. Admitted: All courts of the state of Texas U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas 5th and 6th U.S. Circuit of Appeals United States Supreme Court Education: Baylor University School of Law, J.D., 1982 Abilene Christian University, B.A., Magna Cum Laude, 1980