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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