Practice areas: White Collar Crimes, Criminal Defense, Securities Litigation; view more
Licensed in Texas since: 1982
Education: South Texas College of Law Houston
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2003 - 2023 Dan Cogdell is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. His Chambers rating is “Band 1” in White Collar Crime and Government Investigations. Cogdell has been trial counsel in more than 300 jury trials in over sixteen different States. His experience includes verdicts of “Not Guilty” in the Branch Davidian matter, the only acquittal in any Enron related matter, and the successful representation of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton-both as a member of Paxton’s impeachment trial team and he was the lead counsel in the successful dismissal of Paxton’s state securities fraud cases. Cogdell also obtained an acquittal in the trial of the alternative cancer treatment physician, Stanislaw Burzinzki.
Cogdell was portrayed by actor Giovanni Ribisi in the Five-part Paramount series “Waco, The Aftermath” which initially aired in early 2024. Dan’s work has been featured in countless documentaries and “true crime” television shows.
Mr. Cogdell’s success in a multitude of Courtrooms across the Country has been well documented. His peers have recognized him as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” since 1996. He has been recognized as a “Super Lawyer” for over a decade. The Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association voted him as “Lawyer of the Year.”
Dan is consistently rated as one of the top White Collar Criminal Defense lawyers in the Country.
Practice areas
Criminal Defense: White Collar, Criminal Defense, Securities LitigationFocus areas
Criminal Fraud, Criminal Law, Criminal Law - Federal, Tax Evasion, White Collar Crime
- 50% Criminal Defense: White Collar
- 30% Criminal Defense
- 20% Securities Litigation
First Admitted: 1982, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.cogdell-law.com/dan-cogdell
Bar / Professional Activity
- Dallas County Bar Association
- Houston Bar Association
- Texas, 1982
- American Bar Association
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- State Bar of Texas
- United States Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1989
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1989
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1987
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1985
Pro bono / Community Service
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Educational Background
- University of Texas at Austin, B.B.A., 1979
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Frequent lecturer and speaker, Harvard Law School
- Frequent lecturer and speaker, The State Bar of Texas
- Frequent lecturer and speaker, Houston Bar Association
- Frequent lecturer and speaker, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Frequent lecturer and speaker, The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Frequent lecturer and speaker, Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association
- Frequent lecturer and speaker, Dallas County Bar Association
- Frequent lecturer and speaker, South Texas College of Law
- Frequent lecturer and speaker, University of Houston Law Center
- Frequent lecturer and speaker, Texas Tech School of Law
- Frequent lecturer and speaker, University of Texas School of Law
Other Outstanding Achievements
- NBC Nightly News
- The Today Show
- American Justice
- 20/20
- Good Morning America
- Nancy Grace
- Dateline NBC
- Larry King Show
- Court TV
- BBC
Honors
- Named by his peers to “Best Lawyers in America”, 1996
- Named “Super Lawyer” by his peers each year since 2003
- Impact Alumni of The Year, South Texas College of Law, 2014
- Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association, Lawyer of The Year
- Band I Chambers rating in White Collar Crime and Government Investigations
- Texas Super Lawyers, 2003 - 2023
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2003 - 2023
