NATALIE FOSTER DUNCAN
Dallas,Texas
Summary
Accomplished Attorney offering 28-year record of supporting clients in legal matters. Communicates clearly and effectively with clients, opposing counsel, jurors and judges. She began her legal career representing defendants in injury cases and realized quickly that her heart and passions were with the victims. She also realized that individuals need competent representation, so she has worked on behalf of individuals on personal injury, asbestos, family law, estate planning and probate matters since 2000
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner
Hanners & Duncan, PLLC
06.2009 - Current
Represents Asbestos victims pursuing claims against manufacturers of asbestos-containing products. Handles submission of claims from Intake, evidence gathering, submission through settlement or arbitration with numerous Asbestos Bankruptcy Settlement Trusts.
Starting in 2021, represented individuals in family law matters including divorce, custody, modifications and premarital agreements. Handled all aspects of cases from Intake through trial.
Attorney
Baron & Budd
02.2000 - 06.2009
Negotiated and drafted global settlement agreements providing framework for settling thousands of asbestos claims. Worked with experts to draft disclosure letters to clients. Negotiated settlement of weekly docket of cases for trial defendants. Negotiated form for settlement releases. Defended depositions of asbestos clients. Reviewed and revised pleadings. Assisted with revision of Trust Distribution Procedures for Asbestos Personal Injury Trusts. Supervised submission of thousands of claims pursuant to global settlement agreements and to various Asbestos Settlement Personal Injury Trusts.
Attorney
Allen Stewart, P.C
01.1997 - 01.2000
- Managed docket of personal injury cases
- Intake for car wreck cases
- Draft demands
- Negotiate Settlements
- Communicate with clients
Attorney
Richey & Young, P.C
01.1995 - 01.1997
- Represented Defendants in car wreck cases in high volume litigation practice
- Drafted pleadings, discovery responses, took depositions, attended hearings and mediations.
Education
J.D. -
University of Texas School of Law
Austin, Texas07.1995
Bachelor’s - Government & Sociology
University of Texas
05.1992
Skills
- Case Analysis
- Judicial Procedures
- Revise Legal Documents
- Motions Drafting
- Client Intakes
- Evidence Gathering
- Client Relationships
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Mediation
- Negotiation
- Take and Defend Depositions
- Represent Clients at Hearings
Accomplishments
- Natalie also devotes time to her community. She has served as the co-chair for the Dallas Bar Associations Community Involvement Committee and the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Barristers for Babies Committee
- As a volunteer for the non-profit organization Trial Lawyers Care, she represented, pro bono, the family of a woman who was working in the World Trade Center on September 11 in seeking compensation from the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund
- In 2005, she received the Outstanding Clinic Attorney Volunteer award from the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program recognizing her pro bono work
- Since having children, she has volunteered in her children’s schools and served as PTA president and PTA board member at her children’s elementary and middle schools in DISD and BAnd Booster Club President at their high school.
- Natalie was recognized as a Rising Star of Texas Law in 2008 by Thompson & Reuters as printed in Texas Monthly Magazine, an honor bestowed on less than three percent of the lawyers under 40 practicing in Texas.
- She and her husband were licensed as foster care parents in 2020. She is married and has four children.
Timeline
Owner
Hanners & Duncan, PLLC
06.2009 - Current
Attorney
Baron & Budd
02.2000 - 06.2009
Attorney
Allen Stewart, P.C
01.1997 - 01.2000
Attorney
Richey & Young, P.C
01.1995 - 01.1997
J.D. -
University of Texas School of Law
Bachelor’s - Government & Sociology
University of Texas
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