Grace Weatherly
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Medical Malpractice Attorney in Denton, TX
Denton, TX 76210
- Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff (50%),
- Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff (40%),
- Civil Litigation: Plaintiff (10%)
A highly regarded civil litigation attorney, Grace Weatherly is a principal at Wood Weatherly Trial Law. From the firm’s offices in Denton, Texas, she represents clients throughout Texas and southern Oklahoma. Admitted to practice in Texas since 1993, Ms. Weatherly is also admitted to practice in Oklahoma as well as before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.
Ms. Weatherly focuses her practice entirely on trials and appeals, exclusively catastrophic injuries and wrongful death. She has been board-certified in personal injury by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization for more than 20 years, and is also board-certified in medical malpractice by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. Beyond her expertise in medical malpractice, Ms. Weatherly has significant trial experience in truck accidents and nursing home abuse. She has also obtained multi-million dollar settlements and jury verdicts in breach of fiduciary and sexual abuse cases. During her esteemed career, Ms. Weatherly has also tried and settled many cases involving labor and employment law, trade secrets, and contract and has been board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in labor and employment law since 1999.
Ms. Weatherly’s successful track record in all of these endeavors has earned her a great deal of favorable recognition from her fellow members of the bar. Among her many honors and awards are an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and a “Superb” peer review rating through Avvo. In addition, Ms. Weatherly has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, and she has been named to The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100.
A 1993 graduate of Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law, Ms. Weatherly will be the third female elected as national president of the American Board of Trial Advocates in 2021. ABOTA has over 7600 members in 98 chapters nationwide, and is an invitation-only organization comprised of elite trial lawyers with significant trial experience. She is a member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association and serves as Trustee of the Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
- 50%Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 40%Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 10%Civil Litigation: Plaintiff
Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Wrongful Death, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff
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Super Lawyers: 2003 - 2004, 2008 - 2021
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About Grace Weatherly
Admitted: 1993, Texas
Professional Webpage: http://www.wtwlawfirm.com/firm-attorneys/grace-weatherly/
Honors/Awards:
- AVVO Rating 10 of 10, 2013-2017
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2016
- Designated as Texas Super Lawyer 2003-04, 2008-17
- AVVO Rating 10 of 10 (2013-present), 2013
- Martindale-Hubbell Preeminent Women Attorneys (2009-present), AV-rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 2009
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers (2014), 2014
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Board Certified Medical Malpractice Specialist, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys
- Certified Mediator, 2007
- Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization (2000) Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization (1999) Medical Malpractice, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (2012) Basic Mediation Training, Texas Women's University (2007)
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Supreme Court of Texas, Unauthorized Practice of Law, Fort Worth Subcommittee Member, 2009-2016
- State Bar of Texas Lawyers, Referral and Information Service, Chair 2008-2012
- State Bar of Texas, Pattern Jury Charge Committee, Malpractice, Premises & Products, 2008-Present
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 1992-Present
- Dallas Trial Lawyers Association
- Paul Brown Inn of Court
- College of the State Bar of Texas
- American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, Board Member, 2013-Present
- Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Trustee, 2012-Present
- Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Secretary 2017
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Advocate
- Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Legacy Member, 2010-present
- American Board of Trial Advocates, National Board Representative 2008-Present
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Dallas Chapter president, 2015
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- Denton County Bar Association, CLE Director, 2015-Present
- Member, American Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas, 1993
- 2016 Advocate American Board of Trial Advocates (2006- present), Dallas Chapter of ABOTA, president (2015), American Board of Trial Advocates, national board member (2008-present), TEX-ABOTA, secretary (2016), Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Trustee (2013- present); American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, board of directors (2012- present), representative of the American Civil Trial Bar Roundtable (2013-present); American College of Board Certified Attorneys, founding chair (2014-present); Texas Bar Foundation, Life Fellow (2009-present); State Bar of Texas, Pattern Jury Charge Committee (2008-present); Texas Supreme Court, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee (2009-2014); Denton County Bar Association, CLE Director (2014-present)
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Treasurer, Legal Aid of Northwest Texas, 1994-2009
- Denton Co. Friends of the Family Woman’s Auxiliary
- Keep Denton Beautiful
- Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas (2012-present), 2012
- Board member, Legal Aid of Northwest Texas 1995-2010
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- American Board of Trial Advocates' Masters in Trial participant, Nashville, TN, Deer Valley, UT and New Orleans, LA, 2012
- American Board of Trial Advocates' Masters in Trial Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 2011
- Presented to the Denton County Bar Association, Speaker and moderator, Civility Matters, American Board of Trial Advocates, 2015
- Examining, Dissecting, and Disproving the Chart, presented at the American Board of Professional Liability Attorney's Annual Meeting, South Beach, Florida, Speaker, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, 2014
- Expedited Trials, presented to State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Trial Seminars in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, Texas, Speaker, Expedited Trials, State Bar of Texas, 2014
- American Board of Trial Advocates' Masters in Trial program, Philadelphia, PA, Speaker, Masters in Trial, 2014
- American Board of Trial Advocates' Masters in Trial participant, Seattle, WA, speaker, Masters in Trial, 2013
- American Board of Trial Advocates' Civility Matters program, speaker and moderator, State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Trial, Advanced Personal Injury, and Business Torts Seminars, speaker, 2013
Educational Background:
- University of North Texas, B.A.A.S., Cum Laude, 1990
- J.D. Southern Methodist University (1993) B.A.A.S., cum laude, University of North Texas (1990)
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Last Updated: 6/2/2021