Javier Perez

For injured workers and families in Dallas who want a lawyer who can argue their case in two languages and back it with a national-caliber firm, Javier Perez is a strong candidate. He practices of counsel with Crain Brogdon, LLP, concentrating on employment law and catastrophic injury claims, and he operates as the point person coordinating the firm’s full bench of specialists when a case pits an ordinary family against a global insurance carrier. That team-first setup matters: catastrophic cases are won by resources and coordination as much as by any single advocate.

Perez is not a settle-early lawyer by resume. He has handled hundreds of matters in Texas state and federal courts and has taken more than a dozen cases through civil jury trials, bench trials, or final arbitration hearings. His standing among Dallas lawyers is measurable in an unusual way, too: he was chosen for the Merit Selection Panel Committee that interviews and recommends candidates for federal Magistrate Judge in Dallas, a role reserved for attorneys the local legal community genuinely trusts.

His honors track a steady upward arc. Super Lawyers Magazine has repeatedly listed him first as a Rising Star and later as a Super Lawyer. D Magazine has counted him among the best lawyers in Dallas, and Latino Leaders magazine has recognized him nationally as a Top Latino Lawyer. He holds elected fellowships in the Texas Bar Foundation, the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Foundation, and the Dallas Women Lawyers Foundation.

His career path shows early exposure to how judges think. Before co-founding a plaintiff’s litigation firm in Dallas, Perez worked under former federal judge Joe Kendall and completed legal externships with Texas Supreme Court Justice David Medina, Federal Magistrate Judge J. Scott Hacker, and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF). He earned both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Texas, where he led the Chicano/Hispanic Law Students Association and served as articles editor of the Texas Hispanic Journal of Law & Policy. He is also a founding board member and past president of the Dallas Hispanic Bar Foundation, and he lives in Oak Cliff with his wife, son, and two rescue dogs.

Perez is a particularly good fit if you were seriously hurt on the job, lost a family member in a truck crash or workplace incident, or simply want a bilingual advocate who is comfortable in front of a jury. Consultations are free, the firm works on contingency, and the first meeting is used to map out your actual options – not to pressure you into signing.