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Paula Fisette Sweeney
About Paula
Biography
Paula Sweeney, former name partner at Howie & Sweeney, currently works in the Dallas office of Slack Davis Sanger LLP and handles serious injury and death cases arising from medical and hospital negligence, defective medical devices and prescription drugs, products liability and negligent trucking. She is an AV ®-rated attorney (Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings) and has been Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law since 1986. She is a frequent teacher and invited lecturer, having been asked to speak to legal, medical, nursing and other professional groups across Texas and much of the United States.
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Licensed in Texas for 44 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 1981
No misconduct found
Location
Slack Davis Sanger LLP
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX, 75219
Slack Davis Sanger LLP (Austin)
2705 Bee Cave Rd., Suite 220, Austin, TX, 78746
Slack Davis Sanger LLP (Fort Worth)
100 Lexington St., Suite 70, Fort Worth, TX, 76102
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Experience
Honors
2013
Trial Lawyer of the Year, Dallas Bar Association
2012
Legend of Trial Law, Dallas Bar Association
2008
Extraordinary Woman in Texas Law, Texas Lawyer Magazine
2003
Defender of Democracy, Common Cause, Texas
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Health Care Professional of the Year, Texas Nurses' Association
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Alumna of Distinction, University of Dallas
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Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine
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Super Lawyers (2003 - 2013), Thomson Reuters
Work Experience
2011 - Present
Of Counsel, Slack & Davis, LLP
1995 - 2011
Partner, Howie & Sweeney, LLP
Associations
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Fellow
American College of Trial Lawyers
Fellow
Dallas Bar Association
Chair, Judiciary Committee (1990)
State Bar of Texas
College of the State Bar of Texas
Dallas Trial Lawyers Association
President (1991)
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
President (1998)
American Board of Trial Advocates
President of Dallas Chapter (2001)
PJC III
Medical Malpractice Committee (1994-2004)
The American College of Legal Medicine
Texas Supreme Court
Dallas Inn of Court
Barrister
Sample of Legal Cases
Sherry Yvette Robinett, et al. v. Latisha Wooten, et al.
Winning verdict
Rene Leduc v. Oriental Building Services, Inc.
Winning verdict
Education
1981
Southern Methodist University
JD - Juris Doctor
1978
University of Dallas
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2014
Meeting
Screening Medical Negligence Cases in the Era of Ch. 74
2014
Advanced Trial Strategies CLE
Strategies for Dealing with Difficult Witnesses
2013
Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course
Cross Examination
2011
Texas Trial Lawyers Association Convention
Medical Malpractice Update
2011
Texas Trial Lawyers Association and Medical Malpractice Seminar
Megatrends in Health Care Liability Litigation
2011
McAllen, Texas
Med Mal Update and Primer on Opening Statements
Languages
English