Position: Member

TEL: 214.754.1910

FAX: 214.665.0846

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Website: www.susmangodfrey.com

Admitted: Texas

Law School: University of Notre Dame (J.D. 1982)

College: Saint Mary's College of Notre Dame (B.A. 1978)

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Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation

Additional Information: I have 25 years of experience trying and winning lawsuits.I have tried cases for plaintiffs and defendants; in state court, federal court and in arbitration. These cases are in a broad range of commercial disputes.Below is a sample of the cases I have handled.I include contact information for my clients and opposing counsel.I expect you will want to talk to these people who know, first hand, about how I handle, and win, cases. In addition to actual results, I have received recognition by my peers and the community for my skills as a trial lawyer.In February 2008, I was profiled by the Dallas Business Journal in an article called Fighting Chance. The DBJ wrote: "Ophelia Camina is no ordinary lawyer.A partner with Susman Godfrey LLP since 1991, she has achieved extraordinary success at trial." In October 2007, I received the President's Award by the Dallas Hispanic Bar Association in recognition of my success in the legal profession. In December 2007, The Robert Redford Center at Sundance Preserve produced a film called Fighting Goliath: Texas Coal Wars.The film is a documentary about the Texas Cities' opposition to the permitting of new coal plants.I was on the legal team representing the Texas Cities.I am also in the film, playing myself, as a member of the legal team.Susman Godfrey also received the National Law Journal's Pro Bono Award for its pro bono representation of the Texas Cities in this litigation. In 2009, I was selected to be a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honorary society. My membership was based on my excellence in advocacy and effectiveness and accomplishments in the courtroom. In 2006 and 2008, I was selected for Best Lawyers in America ® in the area of commercial litigation. In 2005, I was named one of the "Top 50 Women Lawyers" in Texas.Each year since its creation in 2003, I have been selected as a Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly magazine. In 1993, the Dallas Business Journal selected me for their "40 Under 40 Award" a recognition of young business leaders. In addition to my law practice, in 2005, I was appointed to the 7 member Board of Managers of Parkland Hospital.In 2004, I was appointed to the Texas Equal Access to Justice Commission.In 2003, I was elected to the Board of Directors of the State Bar of Texas, where I served on the Executive Committee.In addition, I have served as a director or chair of various other civic and professional organizations.

* American Bar Association * State Bar of Texas * Dallas Bar Association * Fellow, American Bar Foundation * Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America * Sustaining Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation * Sustaining Life Fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation * Barrister, Higgenbotham Inn of Court * Master, Mac Taylor Inn of Court

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