Overview
Darrell W. Calvin, Jr. is a trial attorney with Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, LLP. Mr. Calvin is in his 25th year of practicing law. He has spent the majority of his career in the field of insurance defense representing commercial as well as individual insured clients in personal injury lawsuits. He graduated summa cum laude, second in his class, from law school and began his career serving the citizens of Dallas County, Texas as a misdemeanor and then felony prosecutor. He was a full equity partner at one of the oldest insurance defense firms in Dallas and ran his own insurance defense firm for a number of years before joining Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom. He has been recognized by his peers in the Texas Bar by being named a Texas Super Lawyer, a Thomson Reuters Service. Mr. Calvin believes the practice of law is a privilege never to be taken for granted and a lawyer's first duty is to always put his or her client before themselves.
Honors & Awards
Named a Texas Super Lawyer, a Thomson Reuters Service 2013–2017
Professional Affiliations
Professional
State Bar of Texas
Dallas Bar Association
Texas Association of Defense Counsel
News & Insights
PUBLICATIONS/SEMINARS:
A Texas Insurance Adjuster’s Guide to Wrongful Death and Survival Claims; March 2009
Texas Nuts and Bolts: A Basic Overview For Insurance Adjusters On Texas Law That May Be Encountered In Handling Routine Liability Claims; October 2013
Credentials
Education
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, J. D., 1999, summa cum laude
University of North Texas, B.A., 1995
Admissions
- Texas State Courts
- United States District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
- The Supreme Court of the United States of America
Employment
- Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom 2019 - Present
- Nationwide Insurance 2018 -2019
- Crane Lewis Brogdon, LLP 2016–2017
- The Calvin Law Firm, PLLC 2013–2016
- Touchstone, Bernays, Johnston, Beall, Smith & Stollenwerck, LLP 2002–2012
- Dallas County District Attorney's Office 1999–2001