Charla G. Aldous

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Awards & Recognition

• Lawyer of the Year: Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Dallas/Fort Worth (2026)
• Lawyer of the Year: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Dallas/Fort Worth (2026)
• Lawyer of the Year: Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Dallas/Fort Worth (2024)
• Lawyer of the Year: Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Dallas/Fort Worth (2021)
• Lawyer of the Year: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Dallas/Fort Worth (2019)
• Lawyer of the Year: Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Dallas/Fort Worth (2018)
• Lawyer of the Year: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Dallas/Fort Worth (2017)
• Lawyer of the Year: Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Dallas/Fort Worth (2016)
• Lawyer of the Year: Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Dallas (2013)
• Lawyer of the Year: Personal Injury Litigation, Dallas (2009)
• Recognized: Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
• Recognized: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Recognized: Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Practice Area: Medical Malpractice Law
• Practice Area: Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Practice Area: Personal Injury Litigation
• Practice Area: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Practice Area: Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Special Focus: Medical Malpractice
• Best Lawyers in America, 2003-2026
• Lawyer of the Year, Dallas, Medical Malpractice, Best Lawyers in America, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2024, 2026
• Lawyer of the Year, Dallas, Personal Injury Litigation, Best Lawyers in America, 2009, 2017, 2019, 2026
• Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, 2007-2025
• Top 10: Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2012-2013, 2021-2025
• Top 50 Female Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2003-2025
• Top 100 Lawyers in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2003-2025
• Top 100 Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters Legal, 2003-2025
• Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers in America, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016-2025
• Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2001, 2003, 2005-2025
• Named among the “Elite Women of the Plaintiff Bar” by Law.com and The National Law Journal, 2023
• Plaintiffs Trailblazers Award by the National Law Journal, 2021, 2023
• Best Law Firms, Tier 1 Ranking in Personal Injury Litigation and Medical Malpractice, by U.S. News-Best Lawyers (2011-2025)
• Lawyers Hall of Fame by D Magazine, 2022
• Lifetime Achievement Award by the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2021
• Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation (2015-2021)
• Named the Law Firm of the Year/Elite Trial Lawyers in the dram shop category by American Lawyer Media (ALM) and The National Trial Lawyers (NTL), 2020.
• Honored as the Louise B. Raggio Award Recipient from the Dallas Women Lawyers Association, 2020
• National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers (2012-2017)
• Named to the list of 500 Most Powerful Business Leaders in Dallas by D CEO Magazine (2016)
• Lifetime Achievement Award from Texas Lawyer newspaper (2015)
• National Trial Lawyers, National Women Trial Lawyers Association Top 10, Executive Committee (2015)
• Faculty, National Trial College of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Harvard Law School (2014)
• Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame, Texas Lawyer (2013)
• Compassionate Gladiator Award, Florida Justice Association (2013)
• ABOTA National Trial College at Harvard Law School Honor
• Winning Women, Texas Lawyer newspaper (2011)
• Top Texas Verdicts, by Texas Lawyer and VerdictSearch, second largest negligence verdict in the state (2011)
• Top Texas Verdicts, by Texas Lawyer and VerdictSearch, two top verdicts on the list (2010)
• AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• John Howie Award, Dallas Trial Lawyers Association (2010)
• Trial Lawyer of the Year, Texas Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (2008)
• Top-Notch Lawyers in Personal Injury - Plaintiffs, Texas Lawyer's Go-To Guide (2007)
• Top 10 "Winning Lawyers in America" by The National Law Journal (2005)
• Top 10 Verdicts in the Nation, Lawyers Weekly USA (2000, 2004)

Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2003

Education

• Southern Methodist University, J.D., graduated 1985
• Austin College, B.A., graduated 1982

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