Andrew Lee Payne

Andy Payne is the founding partner of Payne MitchellLaw Group.  He is Board Certified inPersonal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and isBoard Certified in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.  He is licensed in Texas, Oklahoma &Arkansas, but routinely handles complex products liability, aviation &personal injury litigation throughout the country.  He graduated third in his class from BaylorLaw School where he served as Executive Editor of the Baylor Law Review.  D Magazine has selected Andy as one ofthe Best Lawyers in Dallas for the last 5 years.  Andy has been selected by Texas Monthly as both a Super Lawyer andas one of the top DFW attorneys.  Andyhas also been selected for inclusion in “The Best Lawyers in America.”  And U.S. News recently named his firm a tierone personal injury firm in Dallas. 

Mr. Payne is currently serving on the State BarPattern Jury Charge Committee for Products Liability.  He also serves on the State Bar GrievanceCommittee and has been a past chair of the State Bar Advanced Personal InjurySeminar.  Mr. Payne is a sought afterproducts liability and personal injury expert. Currently, he is an AdjunctProfessor of products liability at the SMU Law School and a frequent lecturerfor lawyer’s groups across the state.

Mr. Payne’s practice is focused on product defect andaviation cases.  He is currently servingon the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for the Texas MDL on Toyota SuddenAcceleration claims.  He also routinelyhandles significant personal injury cases arising from commercial vehiclecollisions.  In his practice, he handlescases involving life-changing events where millions of dollars and the client’slong-term security are at stake.

Mr. Payne is a Director Emeritus of the Dallas TrialLawyers Association.  He is a Fellow ofthe Texas Bar Foundation, the Dallas Bar Foundation and a member of the TexasCenter for Legal Ethics & Professionalism. He is a Fellowship Member and on the Board of Directors for the TexasTrial Lawyers Association. He is also a member of the AAJ, the DBA, the ABA andthe Mac Taylor Inn of Court.  He hasearned Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating (AV) through a peer reviewevaluation.