Law Firm Overview

Areas of Practice

• Appeals - General Civil 70%
• Insurance Coverage Litigation 10%
• Eminent Domain/Condemnation 20%

Honors and Awards

• Named Texas Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2003 - 2009
• Named to Best Appellate Lawyers, D Magazine, 2005 - 2009
• Named to Top 50 Women Lawyers in Texas, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2006
• AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell

Published Works

• Dealing with Default Judgements, 35 St. Mery's Law J. I, 2003

Classes and Seminars

• Appellate Ethics, Appellate Practice Institute, 2009
• Covering Your Appeals, State Bar of Texas, 2009
• Handling Default Judgements, Dallas Bar Association, 2008 - 2009
• Texas Supreme Court Update, N Dallas Bar Association, 2009
• Texas Supreme Court Update, Plano Bar Association, 2009
• Handling the Monster Appeal, Appellate Judges Education Institute, 2006
• Post Judgment Motions, Dallas Bar Association, 2006
• Eminent Domain, North Dallas Bar Association, 2006

Representative Clients

• Appellants, Landowners, Insureds, & (Quite Often) Other Lawyers

Representative Cases

• Digiuseppe v. Lawler, 269 S.W. 2d. 588 (Tx. Sup. Ct. 2008)
• Herefeld v. Herzfeld , (Dallas Ct. App. 2009)
• Fernandez v. Frost Nat'l Bank, 267 S.W. 3d. 75 (Corpus Christi 2008)
• Fidelity & Guaranty Ins. Co. v. Drewery, 186 S.W. 3d. 571 (2006)

West Practice Categories

Mediation, Deceptive Trade Practices, Affirmative Action, Discrimination, Eminent Domain, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee, Ethics, Divorce, Bad Faith, Commercial Insurance, Directors' & Officers' Liability Insurance, Errors & Omissions Insurance, Fidelity, Guarantee & Surety, Insurance Malpractice, Reinsurance, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Supreme Court, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Condemnation, Land Use & Zoning, Asbestos, Trucking