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Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense

Michael Dean

Fort Worth, TX

• E-Mail: mdean@raylaw.com

Years of Experience: 26

Admitted

• Texas, 1993
• Utah, 1999
• Arizona, 2000
• Oklahoma, 2015
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 1995
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1999
• U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2000
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 2004

After graduating from law school, Mr. Dean accepted a position with the Court of Appeals for the Seventh District of Texas as a briefing attorney for the Honorable Carlton B. Dodson. Mr. Dean served in that capacity until he joined the firm in 1995. 

Mr. Dean specializes in the areas of products liability, commercial litigation, railroad and trucking litigation, professional malpractice, premises liability, worker's compensation, and appellate matters.

Education:

• Brigham Young University, B.A., 1990
• Baylor Law School, J.D., 1993

Sunny Smith

Fort Worth, TX

• E-Mail: ssmith@raylaw.com

Years of Experience: 19

Admitted

• Texas, 2000
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 2004

While in law school, Sunny clerked at the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office in the Crimes Against Children Unit. Before joining Ray, McChristian & Jeans, Sunny was an associate at a Houston litigation boutique, where her practice centered on securities and complex litigation.

Education:

• Texas Wesleyan University, B.A., 1996
• Baylor Law School, J.D., 1999

James G. Stouffer

Fort Worth, TX

• E-Mail: jstouffer@raylaw.com

Years of Experience: 35

Admitted

• Texas, 1984
• Arkansas, 2008
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1985
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1987
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1990
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 2007
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, 2009
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 2011

In 1984, Mr. Stouffer joined a Victoria, Texas law firm as a personal injury and commercial litigator. He subsequently became a partner in the firm and remained there until May 1990, returning to his hometown of Fort Worth where he practiced until 2008. He moved to Little Rock, Arkansas to serve Of Counsel to Kutak Rock, L.L.P.. In July 2011, Mr Stouffer returned to Fort Worth to practice at RVMJ.

Education:

• Stephen F. Austin State University, B.S., 1978
• University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 1984

M'Kaylee Patteson

Fort Worth, TX

• Toll Free: 1-866-832-7200

Years of Experience: 2

Admitted

• Texas, 2024

Education:

• Texas A&M University, B.A.
• Oklahoma City University School of Law, J.D., 2024

Ryan Webb

Fort Worth, TX

• Toll Free: 1-866-832-7200

Years of Experience: 1

Admitted

• Texas, 2025

Memberships:

• Tarrant County Bar Association, Texas Association of Defense Counsel

Education:

• Texas Christian University, B.S. Psychology, 2022
• St. Mary's University School of Law, J.D., 2025

Antonio Hansberry

Fort Worth, TX

• Toll Free: 1-866-832-7200

Years of Experience: 10

Admitted

• Missouri, 2020
• Texas, 2025

Education:

• University of Arkansas, B.S. Finance, 2011
• Southern University Law Center, J.D., 2015

Taylor Harrington

Fort Worth, TX

• Toll Free: 1-866-832-7200

Years of Experience: 9

Admitted

• Texas, 2018
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas, 2023

Education:

• Dallas Baptist University, B.A., Business Administration, 2014
• Texas A&M University School of Law, J.D., 2017