John Langdoc

John Langdoc is no stranger to the complex medical and scientific issues involved in the cases he tries. Before becoming a lawyer, he was a scientist who studied how the brain works. At Baylor College of Medicine he researched the brains of people with schizophrenia, depression, and autism. Earlier, in graduate school, he helped discover that some prescription anti-depressants can cause brain birth defects.

"I've always loved science. As a scientist, I loved the puzzle of trying to figure out how our brains work," he says. "Today as a lawyer, you'd be surprised how much of my practice is devoted to fighting to expose phony science – phony science that when you dig deep enough has almost always been funded in one way or the other by industry to avoid responsibility for the harms their toxic products have done to people and to the environment."

John melds his scientific training and experiences with a core belief that the best way to work on a legal case is "to not do any of the stuff they teach you in law school." He says, "most lawyers seem to be trained to do everything they can to distort the truth to help their side of the case. No matter how cleverly a lawyer spins things, my belief is that you just can't cover up the truth."

"I love what I do. I'm honored to fight for people. I'm honored to fight for the environment."