Daniel J.T. Sciano - San Antonio, TX
Tinsman & Sciano, Inc.
10107 McAllister FreewaySan Antonio, TX 78216-4648 http://www.stovetip.com
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Daniel J.T. Sciano Overview
Daniel J.T. Sciano is vice president and senior attorney at the Law Offices of Tinsman, & Sciano, Inc. With over 30 years of legal experience, Dan has handled a vast variety of civil and personal injury litigation matters throughout his legal career. They have included complex medical malpractice claims, motor vehicle accident claims, truck/tractor motor vehicle wrecks involving serious injury or death, claims regarding unreasonably dangerous and defective products involving a vast array of commercial and industrial products, and a panoply of claims brought due to catastrophic injury or death. His practice also involves civil litigation in a wide variety of areas. He has a national reputation with regard to his representation of victims (most often small children) catastrophically injured or killed as a result of stove tip-overs. He is and has been involved as both co-counsel and local counsel regarding complex consumer class action litigation. His current docket, as it has for more than a decade, is national in scope. Additionally, Dan speaks on a wide variety of legal topics for the State Bar of Texas as part of continuing legal education of other lawyers.
Current Employment Position(s)
- Vice President & Attorney
Bar Admissions
- Wisconsin, 1986
- Texas, 1981
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1984
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1994
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1995
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1995
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1992
Specialties and Certifications
- Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1989
- Board Certified – Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1987
- Board Certified – Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1988
Other Affiliations
- San Antonio Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- State Bar of Texas (Member)
- State Bar of Wisconsin (Member)
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Director)
- San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association, 1988 - 1992 (Director)
- San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association, 1994 - 1995 (President)
- American Association for Justice
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2006 - 2011 (Administration of Rules of Evidence Committee (AREC))
Education
- St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas,
1981
J.D.
Honors: With Distinction
Honors: Phi Delta Phi
Honors: Member, John M. Harlen Society
Law Journal: St. Mary's Law Journal, Senior Associate Editor, 1980 - 1981 - London School of Economics
- University of Wisconsin,
1978
B.S.
Honors: summa cum laude
Honors
- Texas Super Lawyers (a Texas Monthly publication): Plaintiff Personal Injury: Product Liability, 2003 - 2011
- The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury and Civil Litigation, 2001 - 2012
- The Best Lawyers in America, San Antonio Lawyer of the Year in Personal Injury Litigation, 2010 and 2012
- Texas Super Lawyers (a Texas Monthly publication): One of the Top 50 Lawyers in the Central & West Texas Region, 2008 and 2011.
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Address
10107 McAllister Freeway
San Antonio, TX 78216-4648
Phones
210-888-9540
877-220-0867
Faxes
210-225-6235
Emails
Offers Free Initial Consultation
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Websites
Articles
Stove Tip-Over in Texas Lawyer, 1999
18-Wheeler Accident, The National Law Journal, March, 2001
Settlement for Oven-Tipping Accident Totals $2.1 Million
