Atty. Ron C. McCallum
The principal attorney at his law firm in Dallas, Texas, Ron McCallum primarily practices personal injury and wrongful death litigation. He represents people throughout the DFW metropolitan area, and other parts of the state who have suffered harm because of the negligence of other parties.
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Ron C. McCallum is a Managing Partner based in Dallas, Texas, practicing at McCallum Law Firm – Ron C. McCallum and Associates, PLLC. They have 23+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2003. Their practice focuses on personal injury and aviation. Admitted to practice in Texas (2003), U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas (2003), U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas (2003), and Oklahoma (2014). Educated at South Texas College of Law (J.D. International, 2001) and University of Oklahoma (B.A. ACT, 1997). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of 5 percent of lawyers in the State of Texas, Selected in 2013 and 2014 as a “Super lawyer”, and Selected in 2012 and 2013 as one of the top trial lawyers in Texas by The National Trial Lawyers Association, an organization that limits membership to the top 40 trial lawyers in each state. Serands clients in Dallas, TX and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- The principal attorney at his law firm in Dallas, Texas, Ron McCallum primarily practices personal injury and wrongful death litigation
- He represents people throughout the DFW metropolitan area, and other parts of the state who have suffered harm because of the negligence of other parties
- The types of cases that Mr. McCallum has litigated have included bus, truck and other commercial vehicle crashes, toxic exposure, product liability, refinery explosions, airplane crashes, and construction site and oilfield injuries
- Ron McCallum was born in Dallas, Texas and attended high school at Missouri Military Academy
- He followed two majors at the University of Oklahoma, Sociology and Professional Aviation
- After graduating from the University of Oklahoma in 1997, he began his career as a professional pilot
- While maintaining his career as a pilot, he earned his Juris Doctor degree from South Texas College of Law in 2001, where he was a member of the International Law Journal
- Mr. McCallum spent several years at leading personal injury law firms before founding Ron C. McCallum & Associates, PLLC., in January 2018
- Admitted to practice before all Texas and Oklahoma state courts, he is also admitted to practice before the U.S
- District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas
- An accomplished pilot, Mr. McCallum is a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association as well as several legal organizations
- Throughout his career, Mr. McCallum has obtained numerous settlements and jury awards for his clients
- One notable lawsuit resulted in a jury award of nearly $19 million against Greyhound Lines, Inc., in a case involving a Greyhound bus that lost control on a road covered with ice, catastrophically injuring two of his clients
- As a result of his successes, Mr. McCallum is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and he has been awarded an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and a 10.0 'Superb' peer review rating through Avvo
- He has also been named to The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40
- As a trial lawyer, Mr. McCallum has secured five multi-million dollar verdicts
- These verdicts were obtained against aggressive and well-funded opponents, some of whom were multi-billion-dollar corporations
- Mr. McCallum has turned serious injury cases into large settlements and verdicts in favor of his clients
- Attorneys across the country have trusted him to handle their most serious cases at every stage of litigation
- His trial success includes the largest verdict ever against Greyhound Inc., in Reedy v
- Greyhound Lines, Inc., No. 09-09239 (193rd Dist
- Ct., Dallas County, Tex
- Nov. 14, 2011)
- That unanimous verdict was the #1 largest motor vehicle verdict in the State of Texas and Dallas County for 2011
- The clients in this case were injured when a Greyhound bus lost control on an icy road in December 2007
- Mr. McCallum’s courtroom victory against Greyhound came after a three-week trial, wherein the jury awarded over $18.6 million, including $9 million in punitive damages
- This was the largest verdict ever awarded against Greyhound and was covered by local and national media
- Again, in January of 2013, Mr. McCallum tried the case of Ken Zeiler, et al., v
- Barron Thomas, et al., No. CC-09-03492 (Dallas Co. Ct. at Law No. 3)
- In this case concerning breach of contract, fraudulent inducement and “Ponzi” scheme allegations, Mr. McCallum obtained a verdict of $867,880.20, including $250,000.00 in punitive awards against the Defendants
- Yet another important verdict came on April 24, 2014 in the case of Bush v
- R&L Carriers, Inc., No. DC-11-16041 (298th Dist
- Ct., Dallas County, Tex
- Apr. 14, 2014)
- A Mississippi woman was seriously injured when her pick-up truck rolled over after it was rear-ended by an 18-wheel tractor-trailer driver
- The jury in this case found that the truck driver, who had two previous rear-end collisions, was grossly negligent
- The jury further found that his employers, Greenwood Motor Lines, Inc., doing business as R&L Carriers, were grossly negligent in failing to properly supervise and train their driver
- The client was awarded over $4.1 million
- This case is unique in that Mr. McCallum held the largest private trucking company accountable under both general negligence, and by clear and convincing evidence for gross negligence findings against both the driver and the company
- Recently, Mr. McCallum obtained the second largest recovery in the history of Lubbock County Texas
- Despite overwhelming odds for his client, Mr. McCallum resolved a motor vehicle case for over $6.4 million dollars
- Mr. McCallum’s success in the courtroom reflects in being awarded the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethics by Martindale-Hubbell (AV Preeminent) and being selected as a “Super Lawyer” for the last five consecutive years (2013 - 2025)
- Mr. McCallum was also selected as a “Texas Rising Star” by Super Lawyers (a Thompson Reuters publication) in 2011, 2012 and 2013, which is an honor limited to the top 2.5 percent of lawyers in the State of Texas
- Most recently, Mr. McCallum was selected as one of the top trial lawyers in Texas by The National Trial Lawyers Association, an organization that limits membership to the top 40 trial lawyers in each state
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Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
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Aviation attorneys for aircraft accidents, FAA regulation, pilot defense, and aviation industry matters.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Texas
Practicing law in Texas. Legal matters in Texas are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Dallas are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Texas state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Texas brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Texas courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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