Dudley Oldham is a retired senior partner and current Of Counsel in the Houston location of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. having joined the firm in 1966.  His significant litigation practice consists of complex litigation primarily in the areas of energy, patent infringement and trade secret litigation, commercial and business matters, class actions, arbitration, securities, aviation, insurance disputes and mass torts.  He has been lead counsel in many large, complex disputes in federal and state courts, both internationally and domestically.  A certified mediator and arbitrator, he is also a member of the AAA Texas Large Complex Case Panel and CPR.

Dudley served on the firm's Executive and Policy Committees for over 25 years.  He is the former Chairman of the firm's Litigation Management Committee. 

• American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
  • Chair, Judiciary Committee
  • Complex Litigation Committee
  • Vice Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Judiciary 
• Member and president of the Houston Chapter, American Board of Trial Advocates; member of the National Board of Directors
• American Bar Association
  • Chair, Standing Committee on Independence of the Judiciary
  • Chair, Tort and Insurance Practice Section
  • Delegate, House of Delegates
  • Chair, Litigation Section Aviation Committee
  • Chair, Tort Section Aviation Committee
  • Standing Committee on Federal Judicial Improvements
  • Chair, Commission on Judicial Campaign Finance
  • Chair, John Marshall Award Committee
  • Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation
  • Advisor to Commission revising Model Code of Judicial Conduct
• State Bar of Texas
  • Judicial Relations Committee
  • Federal Judiciary Committee
  • Pattern Jury Charge Committee
  • Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
• Houston Bar Association
  • Member of several committees
  • Life Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation
• CPR Panel of Distinguished Neutrals
• American Arbitration Association
• Advisory Board, Institute for Transnational Arbitration
• Advisory Council, National Judicial College
• Advisory Committee, National Center for State Courts
• Chairman of the Board and President, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel
• Board of Directors and member, FDCC Foundation
• Member of the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors, Defense Research Institute
• Member of the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors, American Counsel Association
• President and member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors, Lawyers for Civil Justice 
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel

• Best Lawyers in America
• "Texas Super Lawyer," Texas Monthly magazine (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,2007,2008)
• Chambers & Partners, USA and in Chambers Global - ranked among the top attorneys in Litigation: General Commercial Practice Field in Texas (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,2007,2008)
• National Law Journal - one of the outstanding defense lawyers in the United States (1991)
• "Presidential Achievement Award," Defense Research Institute (1987)
• Who's Who in America
• Who's Who in American Law 
• Who's Who in the World

Dudley has served as a member of the Board of Editors of several legal publications and as country correspondent for the International Insurance Law Review.  He has been a frequent contributor to programs and publications in various areas including a broad range of litigation topics, arbitration, class action and judicial selection and independence issues at law schools and legal seminars in the United States and abroad. 

1966 - J.D., The University of Texas School of Law
1964 - B.A., The University of Texas

Dudley was admitted in 1966 to practice law in Texas.  He is also admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court, all U.S. District Courts in Texas and in the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Third, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

While Dudley stays very busy with activities surrounding the legal profession, he does find time for favorite outdoor activities of all varieties, including golfing, fishing, hunting and skiing.  He has strong interests in photography and the arts.  He finds great pleasure in spending time with this family, including his grown children and grandchildren. 

• Executive Committee, University of Texas Chancellor's Council
• Executive Committee, University of Texas Law Alumni Association
• Littlefield Society - University of Texas
• University of Texas Liberal Arts Advisory Council
• Board member, City of Hunters Creek Board of Adjustment
• Lawyer's Committee, National Constitution Center
• YMCA
• American Cancer Society