First Admitted: 2016, Texas

Professional Webpage: https://www.tedlyon.com/about/christy-l-hester/

Bar/Professional Activity:

Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, Member
American Association for Justice, Member
Texas Aggie Bar Association, Member
President of the Mesquite Bar Association, 2019
Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2016
College of the State Bar of Texas, 2016
Aggie Lawyers Association, 2016
State Bar of Texas, 2016

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Confidential Settlement in Construction wrongful death case - backover incident with asphalt dumptruck. Dallas County., 2024
Confidential settlement of woman injured by gases in a cryogenic chamber - Dallas., 2023
Confidential settlement of man injured in warehouse by fork falling from a forklift - El Paso., 2023
Confidential settlement of warehouse supervisor injured by forklift., 2023
Confidential Settlement after sexual assault of a minor at work, twice, by a co-worker/manager., 2022
Confidential Settlement after a dump truck's wheel came off vehicle due to failed maintenance, wheel and tire crossed highway and struck vehicle. , 2022
Confidential settlement - rock hauler/trucking death case in Kaufman County. , 2022
Ellis County, confidential settlement in factory explosion case. Represented the injured worker and his wife in a life altering case. Co-Counsel with Marquette Wolf., 2021
Dallas County confidential settlement with Kroger for injured dock worker. Injured worker sustained broken hip and other injuries., 2021
Confidential settlement out of Smith County, wrongful death at the hands of her caregivers - an autistic young adult., 2021
Confidential trucking settlement out of Kaufman County for an injured young lady who lost a limb as a result of the crash. The young lady suffered many additional serious and life-altering injuries from this crash. Her mother was also in the vehicle and suffered a broken neck among other internal injuries., 2020
Kaufman County, Texas - Defamation case of a political figure; Plaintiff's verdict included findings of conspiracy, defamation, and malice., 2020
Confidential settlements for a number of clients, including, an electrocuted client, two gunshot clients, and several death cases., 2019
Confidential settlement of a two trucking death cases., 2018
First jury trial verdict, finding for the Plaintiff., 2018

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Licensed to Practice in Arkansas, 2022
Admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2020
Admitted to Practice in the U.S. District Court - Western District, 2019
Admitted to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2018
Admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts-Northern & Eastern Districts of Tx, 2017

Pro bono/Community Service:

President-Mesquite Bar Association, 2024
President of the Mesquite Bar Association, 2023
Mesquite Bar Association President, 2022
Mesquite Bar Association President, 2021
Mesquite Bar Association President., 2020
Wylie Teen Court Attorney Mentor, 2017

Honors/Awards:

Named 2024 Texas Rising Star by Super Lawyers..., Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2024
Cover story for the January 2023 Super Lawyers - Rising Star Edition Magazine, by Thompson Reurters., Paralegals Make the Best Lawyers, Texas Rising Star - Super Lawyers Magazine, 2023
Client Champion - Platinum - Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service. Award recipients stand out from their peers with a platinum, gold or silver icon., Client Chamption - Platinum 2023, Martindale Hubbell, 2023
Named 2023 Texas Rising Star by Super Lawyers, Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2023
Named 2022 Texas Rising Star by Super Lawyers, Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2022
Named 2021 Texas Rising Star by Super Lawyers, Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2021
Named 2020 Rising Star by Super Lawyers, Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2020
Client Champion - Gold, Martindale Hubbell, 2020
Client Champion Silver, Martindale-Hubbell Client Champion Silver, 2019, 2019
Top Trial Lawyers, Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member, 2018

Educational Background:

ESS College of Business - AAS Legal Administrative Assisting, 2000
Dallas County Community College - AAS in Office Technology, 2007
Texas A&M Commerce - BAAS in Business, 2010
Texas A&M University School of Law, J.D., 2015

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Top 100 Registry Attorney of the Year, 2020
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Member for verdicts/settlement in excess of 2 million dollars., 2018
Top 40 Under 40 - Personal Injury Law, American Academy of Attorneys, 2018

Christy Lynn Hester