A Legacy Of Legal Victories In Fraud And White Collar Crime Defense

Dan L. Cogdell

Dan
L.
Cogdell

  • Principal & Founder
  • Health Care Fraud Defense
  • White Collar Criminal Defense
  • Federal Criminal Defense
  • Criminal Appeals
  • Grand Jury Investigations
  • Fraud Cases

Biography

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.

Education

  • South Texas College of Law Houston, Houston, Texas
    • J.D. - 1982
    • Honors: With Highest Honors
  • University of Texas, Austin, Texas
    • B.B.A. - 1979

Classes & Seminars

  • Frequent lecturer and speaker, Houston Bar Association
  • Frequent lecturer and speaker, The State Bar of Texas
  • Frequent lecturer and speaker, Harvard Law School
  • 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, University of Texas School of Law
  • Frequent lecturer and speaker, Texas Tech School of Law

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 1982
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1985
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1987
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1989
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1989
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
  • United States Supreme Court

Professional Associations

  • State Bar of Texas
  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association
  • The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
  • Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association
  • American College of Trial Lawyers
  • American Bar Association
  • Houston Bar Association
  • Dallas County Bar Association

Honors

  • Named by his peers to “Best Lawyers in America”, 1996
  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Texas Super Lawyers
  • Band I Chambers rating in White Collar Crime and Government Investigations
  • Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association, Lawyer of The Year
  • Impact Alumni of The Year, South Texas College of Law, 2014
  • Named “Super Lawyer” by his peers each year since 2003

Past Positions

  • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Briefing Attorney for Presiding Judge John F. Onion, Jr., 1982 to 1983
  • Past President of the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association

Representative Cases

  • USA v. Russo et. al., H-93-134
  • USA v. Kelly et. al., H-94-184
  • USA v. Stinger, H-96-175
  • USA v. Nesteroff, H-95-21-SS-02
  • USA v. Ramming, H-94-181
  • USA v. Anzelmo, H-01-391
  • USA v. Keraga, H-97-237
  • USA v. Burzynski, H-95-290
  • USA v. Peavy, H-97-147
  • USA v. Ghadially, H-03-147
  • USA v. Kahanek, H-03-363