Mr. Dippel graduated from the SMU School of Law in 1983 and commenced work in the product liability division of Strasburger & Price. His practice included representation of General Motors Corporation as Regional Counsel. He became a shareholder in 1990, leaving in 1994 to form his own Plaintiffs' firm specializing in product liability, medical negligence, and premises liability. He has lectured at the Texas Trial Lawyers Association Advanced Products Liability Course, the State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Seminar, and the State Bar College Spring Training School. His writing on attorney client privilege was cited by the Texas Supreme Court, National Tank Co. v. Brotherton, 851 S.W.2d 19 (Tex. 1993), as well as by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Final Rule: Amendment to Rule 102(e) of the Commission's Rules of Practice (1998). His trial experience is unique in that he has tried significant cases on behalf of, and against, large product manufacturers. In 2001, Mr. Dippel was co-lead counsel for the Plaintiffs' in Roblez\Ramos v. Ford , the first significant Plaintiffs' verdict against an American auto manufacturer involving injury to a child from premature airbag deployment. The jury returned a verdict in excess of 23 million dollars. He also recently negotiated one of the largest Texas premises liability settlements this decade; his client has appeared on Good Morning America, NBC Dateline, and other national media programs, to educate sexual assault victims and encourage the reporting of these crimes. He practices not only in Texas, but throughout the United States, in both trial and federal appeals courts.