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LUKE RADNEY

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Luke Radney is a trial attorney who handles injury, wrongful death, disability, and commercial claims in state and federal court.  Mr. Radney started practicing law by trying cases and taking depositions from the get-go; his first day of practice after being sworn in involved questioning a witness in litigation over an oil pipeline.  Mr. Radney routinely represents clients in accidents involving overservice of alcohol (dram shop claims), hotel and bar security claims, and construction site accidents.  He also advocates for clients in business disputes for breach of contract, business torts, and construction defect litigation.  Mr. Radney represents clients in will contests and estate litigation.  His jury trials have included holographic (handwritten) will litigation and tort cases.  Mr. Radney also has extensive experience in handling Social Security Disability claims and first-party disability insurance claims, including ERISA litigation. 

 

Mr. Radney was born in Dallas, Texas, and raised in nearby Waxahachie, Texas. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, in 2002.  While at Texas A&M, Mr. Radney was a Dean’s Merit Scholarship Recipient and a member of Pi Sigma Alpha (National Political Science Honor Society). Mr. Radney attended South Texas College of Law Houston as a member of the Board of Advocates. South Texas College of Law Houston awarded Mr. Radney a Doctor of Jurisprudence in 2006. 

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Mr. Radney practices throughout the State of Texas out of the Firm’s office in Dallas, Texas, and the affiliate office in Houston, Texas.

  • Texas A&M University in College Station, B.S. in Political Science, 2002

    South Texas College of Law, J.D., 2006
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    Supreme Court of Texas, 2007

    Northern District of Texas

    Eastern District of Texas

    Western District of Texas

    Southern District of Texas

    • Construction Site Accidents: Secured defense verdicts or favorable resolutions in over a dozen cases involving serious injury or death on construction sites or with heavy equipment.

    • Oil Field Accidents: Successfully defended Houston-based oil field service companies in personal injury suits related to operations from North Dakota’s Bakken Field to Texas.

    • Business Disputes: Successfully prosecuted suits for business clients, including cases to wind up and terminate business entities.

    • Appellate: Achieved a successful appeal to the Dallas Court of Appeals to return seized livestock.

    • Dram Shop: Litigated numerous dram shop cases across Texas, including many involving seven- and eight-figure damage claims.

    • Appellate: Upheld the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in a wrongful death suit as lead appellate counsel in Appleton v. Consol. Crane & Rigging, LLC, No. 09-21-00247-CV, 2022 Tex. App. LEXIS 9357 (Tex. App. – Beaumont Dec. 22, 2022).

  • PUBLICATIONS
    Recognitions & Certifications

    • Rated 10.0 by Avvo,

    • Rated "Preeminent" by Martindale-Hubbell in Legal Ability and General Recommendations Categories from 2013 to Present

    • Recognized as a Texas Rising Star by Texas Lawyer Magazine, as voted through a Thomson Reuters service, consistently from 2012 to 2017 in Civil Litigation: Defense

  • Professional Affiliations

    • Dallas Bar Association

    • Dallas Association of Young Lawyers

    • St. Mary’s University School of Law Young Alumni

    • Texas Christian University Letterman’s Association

    • Texas Young Lawyers Association

    • Dallas Young Lawyers Association 

    • Texas Young Lawyers Association 

    • TCU Letterman's Association

    • San Antonio Young Lawyers Association (2013-2015)

    COMMUNITY SERVICE

    • Active in the Junior League of Dallas.

    • Engages in various charity works in the Dallas area.

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