Paula F. Sweeney
Paula Sweeney focuses on cases involving complex medical and scientific issues. She has been a leader in the field of healthcare liability litigation (medical malpractice) for decades, and still takes a few cases in that field, along with work on pharmaceutical and prescription liability cases. Paula is well known for her powerful cross-examination skills and her expertise in handling complex cases involving catastrophic injury and complicated medical issues.
A frequent teacher and invited lecturer for legal, medical, and other professional groups across Texas and much of the United States, Paula was named a Legend of Trial Law by the Dallas Bar Association as well as its 2012 Trial Lawyer of the Year.
In the courtroom, Paula's skills as a cross-examiner have been described as “relentless” and “driven”; as one defense lawyer put it, “Paula is like a heat-seeking missile.” Paula has been a Martindale-Hubbell AV®-rated attorney for more than 35 years and has been Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law since 1986. She has also received the Gene Cavin Award from the State Bar of Texas for lifetime commitment to continuing legal education. Paula is licensed to practice law in Texas and Montana.
- State Bar of Texas Best CLE paper
- Common Cause Texas Defender of Liberty Award
- Dallas Bar Association Legend of Trial Law
- State Bar of Texas Gene Cavin Award for lifetime achievement in support of CLE
- Texas Nurses' Health Care Association Professional of the Year
- University of Dallas Distinguished Alumna
- Texas Watch's Champions of Justice Award
- TTLA 2021 Don Bowen Distinguished Service Award
- Trial Lawyer of the Year, Dallas Bar Association, 2013
Dallas, Texas 75219
