Jim M. Perdue, Sr. is Of Counsel to Perdue & Kidd. Mr. Perdue received both his Bachelor of Science cum laude and his Juris Doctorate cum laude from the University of Houston. 

Mr. Perdue has had over five decades of success in securing substantial and in some cases unprecedented multi-million dollar verdicts and recoveries for his clients. He has lectured across the country, speaking before law schools, scientific associations, medical groups, bar associations, trial lawyer organizations, and colleges of advocacy, delivering over 400 presentations on topics including the substantive law of malpractice and product liability, professional responsibility, rules of evidence, the psychology of jury persuasion, special issue submission, and trial strategy and technique. 

He has authored texts and treatises on the substantive law of medical malpractice and product liability. The appellate courts of Texas have often cited his books, law review, and law journal articles. Moreover, numerous appellate opinions in cases he has prosecuted have pioneered the way for today’s victims of negligence, defective products and corporate indifference. 

In 1989, Forbes magazine dubbed Mr. Perdue “King of the Malpractice Lawyers.” He has been a trailblazer in plaintiffs’ litigation for the past fifty plus years. He is one of the most well-known medical malpractice and product liability trial lawyers in Texas. 

Mr. Perdue has been a featured lecturer and writer in the legal community since the 1970’s, giving presentations on handling medical malpractice cases, effectively using narratives to persuade juries, and various other procedural and motivational topics that are useful for trial lawyers. 

His special Honors include Outstanding Committee Chairman of the Year – Houston Bar Association, 1974-1975; Outstanding Alumnus – University of Houston College of Law, 1977; Distinguished Alumnus – Order of the Coif, University of Houston College of Law, 1986. In 1995, the State Bar of Texas bestowed the Gene Cavin Award for outstanding contribution to continuing legal education. The Best Lawyers in America names him in every edition from the inception of the publication in 1983 up to the present. 

 

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