Daena Goldsmith Ramsey

Daena Goldsmith Ramsey offers legal services to people living in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and throughout the entire state of Texas. She is also licensed in the state of Oklahoma.  Daena represents plaintiffs and defendants and focuses her practice on civil litigation, business litigation, premises liability, products defense, admiralty/maritime law, and appellate practice.

Ms. Ramsey graduated from Miami University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1982. She then went on to attend SMU Dedman School of Law, where she earned her law degree in 1988. 

Litigation involving companies is often lengthy and complex, especially cases involving product defect allegations. As a board-certified specialist in civil trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Ms. Ramsey understands how important it is to treat clients as team members throughout the legal process. She is committed to providing clients with personalized attention, regular updates on their legal matters, and the information they need to make informed decisions. Over the course of her career, Ms. Ramsey has built a reputation for her expertise and her litigation skills in handling a wide range of cases, and she has experience in handling businesses of all sizes. She has achieved successful outcomes for clients at the state and federal court levels, through negotiations and positive verdicts, and she has represented clients on both sides of the courtroom.

Tried cases to verdict in state, federal, and bankruptcy courts, both in Texas and outside Texas

National counsel for medical device manufacturer, handling lawsuits throughout the United States

Handled briefing and argument in multiple appellate courts in Texas and in multiple appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Litigated hundreds of cases involving medical devices and prescription drugs, trade secret violations, violations of non-compete agreements, fraud, personal injury, mass torts, class actions, contract disputes, banking, construction, shipping/logistics, insurance coverage, franchise disputes, claims of tortious interference, employment disputes including harassment and discrimination, prosecution and defense of requests for injunctive relief, and local and international maritime disputes.  Representation included:

·           Representing parties involved in contract, trade secret, non-compete disputes encompassing a multitude of industries (banks, brokers, telecommunication, logistics, trucking, medical, entertainment/media, medical, real estate)

·           Representing medical device manufacturers of heart devices and implants 

·           Representing prescription drug manufacturers in matters involving adverse events

·           Representing the FDIC and RTC during the savings and loan failures

·           Representing various financial institutions regarding foreclosures and loan disputes

·           Representing freight forwarders/OTIs, handling national and international cargo/shipping disputes

·           Defense counsel in wrongful death and serious injury cases

·           Defense counsel in breast implant and mold litigation which included multiple trials throughout the state of Texas (each involved over a decade of depositions, motion practice, and trials, and included handling and disposing of tens of thousands of plaintiffs’ claims)

·           Representing insurance companies and insureds in policy coverage disputes

·           Representing stevedores and logistics companies in matters involving property damage/personal injuries at various ports and during transportation of goods (including catastrophes at sea, loss of or damage to cargo, fatal injuries, contract disputes, large scale fires, damages to offshore drilling rigs)

·           Negotiating personal injury settlements after Defendants filed Bankruptcy

·           Handling creditors’ claims in Bankruptcy Courts, including lien priorities, personal and real property foreclosures, motions to lift stay, and collection of debts