Ruth Ann Kollman
Law Office of Mynor E. Rodriguez P.C.Ruth A. Kollman is a 1990 graduate of Southern Methodist University School of Law. She has tried dozens of state and federal cases, both civil and criminal. She also has extensive state and federal appellate experience. She counsels attorneys throughout Texas in disciplinary rule compliance, in firms both large and small, in every area of practice. Texas courts have recognized her as an expert witness on legal ethics questions, and she has testified before the Texas Legislature regarding revisions to the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure. She represents lawyers and judges in disciplinary proceedings and has successfully defended sanctions motions and administrative complaints for hundreds of attorneys who trust her with their futures. Ms. Kollman also represents plaintiffs and defendants in lawyer conduct and other fiduciary litigation. While the focus of her practice is legal ethics, Ms. Kollman undertakes civil rights cases of compelling public interest. Recognized by the State Bar of Texas as satisfying its MCLE ethics requirement, Ms. Kollman lectures on topics ranging from trial advocacy, trial skills, appellate advocacy, ethics, avoiding grievances and preventing malpractice. She served as a supervising attorney for SMU’s criminal clinic students and as a guest lecturer, teaching future lawyers trial and appellate advocacy. In addition to speaking across Texas, she has published more than forty articles and papers on criminal procedure, evidence, conflicts of interest and lawyer disciplinary and liability standards, and civil rights.
- Southern Methodist University
- Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
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- North Texas State University
- B.A.
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- Of Counsel
- Law Office of Mynor E. Rodriguez P.C.
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- Attorney/Owner
- Private Practitioner
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- Briefing/Staff Attorney
- Justice Errlinda Castillo, 13th Court of Appeals
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- Attorney/Owner
- Private Practitioner
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- Legal ethics consultation and expert testimony Grievance defense and legal ethics litigation Criminal and Civil Rights trials and appeals
- Research Associate
- Walter W. Steele, Jr. - Professor Emeritus, Southern Methodist University School of Law
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- Associate
- Milner, Gornason, Sorrells, Udashen, Wells & Parker
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- Briefing Attorney
- Justice James A. Baker, 5th Court of Appeals
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- Research Assistant
- Professors Walter W. Steele, Jr., William V. Dorsaneo, III, and Joseph McKnight - Southern Methodist University School of Law
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- Intern
- Justice Nathan L. Hecht, Supreme Court of Texas
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- Law Clerk
- Milner, Goranson, Udashen & Wells
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- To Kill a Mockingbird: The Next Generation - Texas Lawyer Grievance Procedures and Pitfalls
- M.C.L.E. and Specialty Certification Accredited Lecture
- The Enigma of Standing Doctrine in Texas
- Civil Appellate Law Seminar, Corpus Christi Bar Association
- The Lady or the Tiger: Opening the Door to Lawyer Disciplinary Standards
- 231 Fla. Coastal L. Rev., Vol. 1
- The Lone Ranger in the Lone Star: So You Think You're the Only Stand- Up Lawyer in Texas
- The Art of Ethical Winning
- Through the Looking Glass: Alice in Mandamus Land, A Texas Supreme Court Disqualification Update
- Ethical Considerations and Malpractice Prevention in Litigation; Gilding the Tilley Opinion: Conflicts of Interest in Insurance Defense Representation, Law Foundation Advanced Insurance Seminar
- University of Houston
- Lawyers' Duties to Clients and Liabilities to Third Parties, The 2001 Commercial Real Estate Brokers Conference Seminar
- Texas Wesleyan University School of Law
- Looking for the Next Door to Open: Ethical Issues in Franchise Transaction Work, Franchise Law Section
- Dallas Bar Association
- Ineffective Effectiveness: A Working Definition, Criminal Law Section
- Dallas Bar Association
- Ineffective Effectiveness: A Working Definition, Criminal Law Section
- Dallas Bar Association
- Woman of the Year
- Texas National Organization for Women
- The Best DWI Trial Lawyer in Dallas County
- Oak Cliff Bar Association
- AV Preeminent Rating
- Martindale Hubbell
- Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Former Director
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- American Civil LIberties Union - North Texas Chapter
- Former Director
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- Corpus Christi Bar Association
- Member
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- Dallas Bar Association
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- Texas State Bar # 11668050
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- South Texas Lawyer Magazine
- Editorial Board - Editor-in-Chief
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- Texas
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- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance