"AV" rated by Martindale-Hubble, Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and Labor & Employment Law, I have a national board certification in medical malpractice by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, and I am licensed in Texas and Oklahoma. I am a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (open to invited candidates who have tried more than 20 jury trials to verdict), serve as president elect for the 16 Texas chapters of ABOTA, past president of the Dallas chapter, and a Legacy member of the ABOTA Foundation. I am also a member of the State Bar College, the Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas, and I participate in the committee that publishes the pattern jury charges in malpractice, premises and products cases in Texas. I am an experienced teacher and lecturer, mediator, and attorney ad litem, a Texas Monthly "Super Lawyer" in medical malpractice, and I am admitted to federal courts in Northern, Eastern & Western Districts of Texas. Civil trial is all I do and all I have ever done for the past 25 years.
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Acquired: 2018
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Acquired: 1993
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3541 Teasley Lane Suite 100, Denton, TX, 76210
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Posted by anonymous | October 16, 2014
Needing an attorney, a friend passed on her information. Without knowing how my case will unfold, I will still undoubtedly recommend her. Having felt buried, now I do not. She's fascinating in her ability to respond so quickly with exactly what needs to be said yet delivering it with a dose of subtle...
Posted by Phil | August 29, 2014
From the first meeting Grace was always professional and I never doubted her ability. It really came to light during negotiations with the other party and their lawyers. She literally “ripped them a new one” when presenting my case. I can only say I was glad I wasn’t on the other end during that m...
"I endorse this lawyer. Grace is a top tier trial lawyer by the standards which measure the best in the profession. She is also a very high quality professional as well as a fierce competitor in any type of high stakes civil litigation."
"I endorse this lawyer. Ms. Weatherly and I have worked together on several matters and tried a case together. Both her trial skills and her knowledge of the law are outstanding. I have had the pleasure of working with and against some of the very best lawyers in Texas and Arkansas, and Ms. Weatherly is at the very top of that list."
Personal injury lawyer
Litigation lawyer
2012
Texas Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly Magazine
2012
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2012
Board certified- Medical Malpractice Specialist, American Board of Professional Liability Lawyers
2011
Texas Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly Magazine
2011
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2010
Texas Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly Magazine
2010
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2009
Texas Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly Magazine
2009
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2008
Texas Super Lawyer- Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice, Texas Monthly Magazine
2004
Texas Super Lawyer- Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice, Texas Monthly Magazine
2003
Texas Super Lawyer- Plaintiff's medical malpractice, Texas Monthly Magazine
2000
Board Certified - Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
1999
Board Certified - Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
1996 - Present
Owner, Wood Weatherly Trial Law
1993 - 1996
Associate, Wood, Springer & Lyle, P.C.
2018 - Present
International Society of BarristersMember
2018 - Present
American Board of Trial AdvocatesVice President elect
2013 - Present
American Board of Trial Advocates, Texas ChapterPresident
2012 - Present
American Board of Professional Liability AttorneysBoard Certified Medical Malpractice Specialist
2010 - Present
Litigation Council of AmericaSenior Life Fellow
2008 - Present
Texas Bar FoundationLife Fellow
2008 - Present
Foundation of the American Board of Trial AdvocatesSenior Life Fellow
2008 - Present
State Bar of Texas Pattern Jury Charge Committeemember Medical Malpractice, Premises & Products Liability
2006 - Present
American Board of Trial AdvocatesAssociate
2006 - Present
National Arbitration Forummember
2005 - Present
Paul Brown Inns of CourtMember
1995 - Present
American Bar Associationmember litigation section
1995 - Present
State Bar CollegeMember
1994 - Present
Texas Trial Lawyers AssociationMember
1993 - Present
Denton Bar AssociationMember
2012 - 2012
American Board of Trial AdvocatesMembership chair for Dallas Chapter
2009 - 2016
Supreme Court of Texas Unauthorized Practice of Law Committeemember of Fort Worth subcommittee
2008 - 2018
American Board of Trial Advocates- Dallas ChapterExecutive Committee and National Board Representative
2008 - 2012
State Bar of TexasChair Lawyers' Referral Information Service
2007 - 2008
Legal Aid of Northwest TexasTreasurer
2006 - 2012
State Bar of Texas, Labor and Employment Law Sectionpro bono committee member
2005 - 2007
Denton Bar Associationpro bono committee
1995 - 2011
Legal Aid of Northwest TexasBoard Member
1993
1990
B.A.A.S. cum laude
2018
Cross Examination of Defendant
2013
Cross-Examination of Expert Witness
2012
Cross-Examination of Expert Witness
2012
Cross-Examination of Defendant
2012
Civility Matters
2012
Civility Matters
2012
Civility Matters
2011
Texas Pattern Jury Charges
2011
Direct examination of child witness
2011
Cross-examination of expert witness
2018
2012
2010
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