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S. Donean Surratt
Partner since 1999
sds@obt.com

Donean has a broad-based litigation practice with experience in toxic torts, premises liability, governmental liability, products liability and employment law.

Donean has been Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Personal Injury Trial Law since 1997.

Donean was named by Texas Monthly magazine as a Rising Star in the legal profession for the years 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.

Her representative experience includes the following:

  • Lead and co-lead counsel in asbestos friction, electrical, and premises cases statewide.
  • Lead counsel in premises benzene cases.
  • Lead counsel in a variety of employment law cases, including sexual harassment, ADA, age discrimination, and gender discrimination. She has been involved in disputes over federal overtime laws and corporate officer liability.
  • Lead counsel in civil rights cases and Texas Tort Claims Act cases including false arrest, denial of medical care and excessive force.
  • Lead and co-lead counsel in various personal injury cases including medical malpractice, nursing home litigation, timber cases, 18-wheeler and automobile accidents and serious premises cases.

She served as President of the Jefferson County Bar Association during 2004-2005 and as President of Jefferson County Bar Foundation during 2004-2005. She is currently serving as Treasurer for Jefferson County Inns of Court and on the Editorial Committee of the Jefferson County Bar Journal.

She has been a member and served in the past as President of the Jefferson County Young Lawyers Association She is a member of the Lamar University Alumni Association and served as President from 2001-2002.

She is a current member of the Defense Research Institute Professional and Ethics Committee.

Donean graduated with honors from the University of Texas School of Law in 1991, where she was a member of the Board of Advocates. She graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree from Lamar University in 1987.

Donean practices primarily in the firm’s office in Beaumont and The Woodlands

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