Gerald T. Drought - President and Chairman

Location: San Antonio Office
Phone: 210-227-7591
Email: gdrought@mdtlaw.com

Experience
For over thirty years, Mr. Drought has been practicing business and general litigation in San Antonio and South Texas. Mr. Drought is the President of the Firm, Head of the Litigation Section and Board Certified in Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is a fourth generation lawyer practicing in San Antonio. Mr. Drought has been rated AV, the highest rating, by Martindale-Hubbell since 1980. He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in Super Lawyers -- Best Attorneys in Texas Edition Law & Politics Magazine, 2003-2005, 2008.

The vast majority of Mr. Drought's practice is devoted to complex litigation. He has been lead counsel in many cases that resulted in sizeable verdicts or settlements against some of the largest and best known companies in America. In recent years he has represented investors in class and mass actions against auditors, lenders and attorneys as lead and co-lead counsel resulting in substantial settlements. Additionally, he has defended multimillion dollar cases for a variety of business clients, primarily lenders, and enjoys the distinction of never having lost a defense verdict.

Education
University of Houston (J.D. with honors, 1972; Order of the Barons/Delta Theta Phi)

University of Texas At Austin (B.B.A. in Finance, with honors, 1970)

United States Marine Corps 1966-1968

Admitted to the Texas Bar in 1972, also admitted to practice in 1974 before the U.S. District Court for the Southern, Western and Northern Districts of Texas and U.S. Supreme Court; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Professional Associations
San Antonio Bar Association
State Bar of Texas (Special Counsel, Commission for Lawyer Discipline, 1994)
San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association
Texas Association of Bank Counsel
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)
Association of Attorney-Mediators, San Antonio Chapter
ADR Training - Attorney Mediators Institute, March 1996
San Antonio Bar Association Fee Dispute Committee
San Antonio and Texas Bar Foundations (Fellow)

Languages
English and Spanish (competent)