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Ranelle Meroney has had an active trial practice since being licensed to practice law in 1980 and has tried 90 first chair jury trials in courts of record. After graduating from the University of Texas School of Law in 1980, she began her legal career in Beaumont, Texas with a small defense firm that afforded her significant litigation experience. She then returned to Austin in 1986, first with a firm now known as Wright & Greenhill where she was a shareholder from 1990-2000 (managing shareholder 1993-1996). In 2000 she became Of Counsel to Chamberlain ♦ McHaney. She was board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 1998, and invited to become a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates in 2001. Her practice consists primarily of the defense of personal injury, property damage, employment, construction and defamation cases, with a special emphasis on premises liability matters.
Honors and Activities:
- AV® Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell (Highest Rating)
- Austin Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas (Member, Litigation Section)
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Association of Defense Trial Advocate Attorneys
- TASB Council of School Attorneys
- College of the State Bar of Texas
- University of Texas Law School Faculty, Trial Advocacy Program Lecturer
Board Certification:
Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Admissions:
State Bar of Texas; U.S. District Courts, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; United States Supreme Court
Author and Speaker:
Recent Topics and Publications include:
- Deciphering Medical Records and Billing (2007)
- Slip, Trip, Fall, Ouch! (2006, 2007)
- Jury Selection (2004)
- Premises Liability and Negligence Update (2003)
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy Instructor (1998)
- Insurance Company Guidelines (1997)
Education:
- University of Colorado (B.A., with distinction, 1977), Phi Beta Kappa
- University of Texas (J.D., 1979)
Personal:
Born in 1955. Married to Vic Meroney since 1979 with whom she has three children.
Hobbies: outdoor activities, running (four marathons since 1999).
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