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Dallas Plaintiff’s Lawyer Brian Loncar is Dead

December 4, 2016 Mark Curriden

© 2016 The Texas Lawbook.

By Mark Curriden

(Dec. 4) – Brian Loncar, a Dallas plaintiff’s lawyer known through his television advertisements as “The Strong Arm,” was found dead Sunday – only a week after his teen-aged daughter committed suicide.

Multiple news reports say that the medical examiner is conducting an autopsy, but the cause and manner of death have not yet been announced.

Brian Loncar
Brian Loncar

A graduate of Texas Tech School of Law, Loncar was 56. He started his law firm in 1988. He employed 20 lawyers in 11 offices across Texas and represented about 7,000 clients annually. The homepage to the law firm’s website was disabled Sunday afternoon.

Loncar’s 16-year-old daughter committed suicide Thanksgiving week after a five-year battle with depression. Her funeral was Friday.

An associate who works at Loncar & Associates, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told The Texas Lawbook Sunday that Loncar was “deeply impacted by his daughter’s decision to take her own life.”

More details as they become available.

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Mark Curriden

Mark Curriden is a lawyer/journalist and founder of The Texas Lawbook. In addition, he is a contributing legal correspondent for The Dallas Morning News.

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