Steve Baron
Shareholder | Baron & Budd, P.C.
Steve Baron is a asbestos & mesothelioma, dangerous drugs and mass torts trial lawyer and shareholder at Baron & Budd, P.C. in Dallas, Texas. J.D., University of Texas School of Law (1988).
Meet Steve
Steve Baron is a shareholder at Baron & Budd, P.C. in Dallas, Texas, where he leads the firm’s mesothelioma and asbestos practice. He represents people diagnosed with mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases, along with clients injured by unsafe pharmaceuticals.
Over several decades, Baron has served as the lead negotiator on many of the firm’s mesothelioma settlements and has represented the firm’s clients on major bankruptcy creditor committees. He took part in trust negotiations with asbestos companies including W.R. Grace, Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, Babcock & Wilcox Co. and Halliburton, and he was a lead negotiator in the Halliburton matter, which produced a $4 billion settlement. On the pharmaceutical side, he led negotiations covering 17,000 Avandia cases.
Baron earned his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 1988, two years after completing his undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at Austin. He has been named to The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Lawyers list since 2023 and is a member of the American Association for Justice and the Texas Trial Lawyers Association.
Experience and Expertise
Qualifications
Timeline
- J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 1988
- B.A., Data Processing & Analysis, with honors, University of Texas, 1986
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- Georgia
Practice Areas
- American Association for Justice
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Dallas Trial Lawyers Association
- Dallas Bar Association
- Best Lawyers in America, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs (2026-present)
- Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (2026-present)
- 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers, Lawdragon (2024-present)
- 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers, Lawdragon (2024-present)
- 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, Lawdragon (2024-present)
- Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers (2023-present)
- Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters (2003-2007)
- $4 Billion Settlement: Served as a lead negotiator in the case against Halliburton that resulted in a $4 billion settlement compensating tens of thousands of asbestos cancer victims.
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