Author: JoAnn Ross

Chamblee Ryan Partner Reagan Boyce and Senior Associate Kathryn Shilling obtained summary judgment in child drowning case, in the Kaufman County District Court finding that plaintiff could neither establish a duty owed to guests at a residential community pool, nor negligence per se. Summary judgment was granted and taxable costs awarded against the Plaintiff. Plaintiff, […]

The firm’s Bill Chamblee has been named as Lawyer of the Year for North Texas in the practice area of Medical Malpractice Law–Defendants on the 2027 list of Best Lawyers in America. The legal guide annually recognizes the top 5 percent of practicing lawyers nationwide based on the evaluations of tens of thousands of leading lawyers and additional research […]

Jeff Ryan and Stuart Carter recently obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a national trucking company in a wrongful death claim that was tried in the United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston Division.  Plaintiff was the mother of a 19-year-old who died after his motorcycle collided with the side of an […]

Ed Quillin successfully defended a Physical Rehabilitation Physician who was sued for negligence in treating an elderly patient recovering from hip surgery.  The patient died from aspiration pneumonia. The Bowie County jury returned a unanimous defense verdict after deliberating for 15 minutes. Attorney: Ed Quillin

Jeff Ryan and Brenton Buckles obtained a defense verdict in Dallas County district court on behalf of two Ob/Gyn physicians.  The claimant had undergone a laparoscopic hysterectomy performed by one of the defendants which included a related sling procedure by a non-party urologist.  The patient was discharged following the procedure with no apparent complications.  With […]

Chamblee Ryan, P.C. (CR) wins its first jury trial of 2026!  In Ali Shan Essani v. Alina Mansoor Jamal, et al., tried in the 493rd District Court, Collin County, Texas, CR represented Plaintiff, an immigrant from Pakistan, who sued Defendants, a savvy business group, to recover his substantial all cash investment in a gas station […]

Plaintiff alleged that our client, a treating veterinarian who responded to an emergency call to treat a horse down in her stall was negligent in her care, and complicit in the alleged abuse by the trainer who had the horse in their custody. Our client only treated the horse on one occasion, in response to […]

William Chamblee, Jeffrey Ryan chosen among nation’s top legal talent for 2026 Chamblee Ryan founding partners William Chamblee and Jeffrey Ryan have again been named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America list, each earning  a place in the 2026 issue of the elite national legal guide. Mr. Chamblee and Mr. Ryan are both […]

For the seventh consecutive year, Chamblee Ryan PC has earned top-tier rankings for North Texas from the Best Law Firms legal guide for the firm’s medical malpractice defense and personal injury defense expertise. The guide’s 2026 edition is based on peer and client feedback and research by the staff of The Best Lawyers in America. […]

Jeff Ryan and Brenton Buckles obtained a defense verdict following a week-long trial in Wichita County.  CR represented an interventional cardiologist who consulted a patient who presented to the ER with lower extremity ischemia. The patient had a bypass graft that had been placed years earlier following an accident.  Plaintiff alleged the interventional cardiologist failed […]