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Geffrey W. Anderson is an accomplished trial lawyer who has also handled over twenty cases as lead counsel on appeal. He has substantial experience in trials and appeals in the state and federal courts of Texas. He has also represented clients in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee and Washington as well as lead counsel on Appeal to the 5th, 6th, and 8th Circuits of the United States of America. His practice includes complex commercial litigation, product liability, aviation as well as catastrophic personal injury and death cases, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. He has taken judgments in excess of one million dollars as well as successfully defended cases in which the damages requested were in the multimillion-dollar range.
Mr. Anderson founded the Fort Worth based law firm now known as Anderson & Riddle, L.L.P. in 1997. Since that time, he has been recognized by Texas Monthly Magazine as a Rising Star and now a Super Lawyer for the last eleven years. Additionally, since 2010 he has been recognized as one of the Top Attorneys by the Fort Worth Magazine. Other publications such as 360 West have recognized him as one of the top attorneys in the area. Possibly his highest honor was when he was asked to serve as a Special Deputy Prosecutor in a murder trial by the Tarrant County District Attorney. Read Coverage Here
On the local level, Mr. Anderson has served the Tarrant County Bar Association as a committee chair and as a Director from 2014-2016. On the state level, he has served as an officer in the aviation section, and a member of the insurance, appellate and consumer law sections. He is also a member of the Dallas Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute, the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, the Texas Association of Defense Counsel, the Helicopter Association International, and the National Agricultural Aviation Association. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Texas Bar Foundation.