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Cailin M. Ringelman

Cailin Ringelman’s practice focuses on civil litigation with an emphasis on aviation litigation. She represents original equipment manufacturers, pilots and operators in various litigation matters. Ms. Ringelman also represents railroads in matters including FELA, grade crossing, freight claims and real estate. Part of Ms. Ringelman’s practice also represents entities, individuals and financial institutions in bankruptcy matters and related adversary proceedings.

Ms. Ringelman served, while in law school, as an Articles Editor for the Washburn Law Journal and was the first recipient of the John D. Ensley Memorial Writing Award. She served on the Washburn Law School Alumni Association Board of Governors from 2008 to 2014.

Aviation
Commercial Litigation
Bankruptcy

Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, J.D., cum laude, 2002
Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, B.S., Biology, 1999
Alpha Phi
cringelman@canteyhanger.com
817-877-2802
817-877-2807
600 West 6th Street, Suite 300
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Cailin Ringelman’s practice focuses on civil litigation with an emphasis on aviation litigation. She represents original equipment manufacturers, pilots and operators in various litigation matters. Ms. Ringelman also represents railroads in matters including FELA, grade crossing, freight claims and real estate. Part of Ms. Ringelman’s practice also represents entities, individuals and financial institutions in bankruptcy matters and related adversary proceedings.
State Bar of Texas, 2007
United States District Court for the Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts of Texas
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas
United States District Court for the District of Kansas, 2002
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas
United Stated District Court for the Western District of Missouri, 2003

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Maddie Royal

Maddie Royal received her B.S. in Political Science from Texas A&M University. Ms. Royal graduated from Texas Tech University School of Law, where she served on the Board of Barristers and the Estate Planning and Community Property Law Journal. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Royal clerked for Cantey Hanger for one summer and for the 48th District Court in Tarrant County.

Appellate
Commercial Litigation
Eminent Domain/Property Rights
Public & Regulatory

Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D., May 2024
– National Moot Court: Elon Constitutional Law, Gaming Law
– National Mock Trial: ABA Arbitration
– Estate Planning and Community Property Law Journal
– Dean’s Ambassador
– Board of Barristers
Texas A&M University, May 2021
– B.S. in Political Science
– Minor in History
– Chief of Staff, Legislative Relations, Student Government Association

mroyal@canteyhanger.com
817-877-2804
817-877-2807
600 West 6th Street, Suite 300
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Maddie Royal received her B.S. in Political Science from Texas A&M University. Ms. Royal graduated from Texas Tech University School of Law, where she served on the Board of Barristers and the Estate Planning and Community Property Law Journal. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Royal clerked for Cantey Hanger for one summer and for the 48th District Court in Tarrant County.
State Bar of Texas, 2024
U.S. District Court for the Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas, 2024
Tarrant County Young Lawyer’s Association, Member
Tarrant County Bar Association, Member
“Homeless, Hopeless, and Helpless: How Attorneys Ad Litem Can Help Foster Youth Aging Out of the System”, 16 Est. Plan. & Cmty. Prop. L. J. 303 (2024)

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Chad W. Robbins

Chad Robbins received his law degree from Texas A&M University in Fort Worth, Texas. While there he interned with the Honorable Reed O’Connor of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. While at Texas A&M he worked in the Entrepreneurship Law Clinic assisting his clients in starting their businesses and in the Tax Dispute Resolution Clinic advocating for his clients with the IRS. He joined the Cantey Hanger Litigation section in 2022.

Litigation
Insurance Defense

Texas A&M University School of Law, 2022
Columbia College, B.S., summa cum laude, 2018
crobbins@canteyhanger.com
(817) 877-2821
(817) 877-2807
600 West 6th Street, Suite 300
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Chad Robbins received his law degree from Texas A&M University in Fort Worth, Texas. While there he interned with the Honorable Reed O’Connor of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. While at Texas A&M he worked in the Entrepreneurship Law Clinic assisting his clients in starting their businesses and in the Tax Dispute Resolution Clinic advocating for his clients with the IRS. He joined the Cantey Hanger Litigation section in 2022.
State Bar of Texas, 2022

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April F. Robbins

April Robbins has practiced in the area of insurance defense litigation for over 30 years.  She represents clients in personal injury, premises liability, products liability, subrogation, general tort liability, employment, construction defects and commercial litigation.  She has successfully handled numerous lawsuits representing individuals, product manufacturers, pilots, aircraft leasing companies, aviation instructors and commercial businesses.  She has significant trial experience in federal and state district courts throughout Texas.
Ms. Robbins has represented domestic and international insurers, including Underwriters participating in the Lloyd’s of London insurance market.  She handles both first-party and third-party insurance claims as well as coverage issues.
Ms. Robbins is a frequent speaker on the topic of insurance litigation and multi-district litigation for state and national insurance organizations.
She has been recognized by his peers and elected as a Life Fellow with the Texas Bar Foundation.  She has also been recognized as a “Top Attorney” by Fort Worth Magazine.

Litigation
Insurance Defense
Construction
Labor & Employment

Baylor University School of Law, J.D., 1990, Order of Barristers
Tarleton State University, B.B.A, 1987, summa cum laude

arobbins@canteyhanger.com
(817) 877-2856
(817) 877-2807
600 West Sixth Street, Suite 300
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Amicus Brief for Baptist General Convention in First Baptist Church of San Antonio vs. Bexar County Appraisal Review Board, 833 S.W.2d 108 (Tex. 1992)
Draper v. KK Ford, 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 21464 (5th Cir. 2006)
Successfully defended employee’s claim for discrimination claiming wrongful termination under the disabilities law.
Lizette Leyva v. Ranchers & Farmers Mutual Inc. Co (2018)
Successfully defended fraudulent theft claim.
Blessing Solomon v. Assurant, Inc., Ranchers & Farmers Mutual Ins. Co, Cause no 2013-59493; (2015)
Successfully defended first party claim for fire damage with defense of fraud.
Deemer v. Bontz, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79253 (N.D. Tex. 2007)
Successfully challenged personal jurisdiction in case involving Nebraska airplane repair company and its president.
Stone v. CAC Vi, LP, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 67042 (N.D. Tex. 2006)
Successfully obtained summary judgment for apartment complex in wrongful death claim concerning negligent security.
Draper v. KK Ford, L.P., 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16979 (N.D. Tex. 2005)
Successfully defended summary judgment for employer on FMLA claim.
Buenrostro v. Flight Safety Int’l, Inc., 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13871 (W.D. Tex. 2001)
Obtained summary judgment that was affirmed on appeal for employer on sexual harassment claim.
Ranchers & Farmers Mutual Ins. Co. v. Stahlecker, 2010 Tex. App. LEXIS 8797 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2010, no writ)
Successfully defended challenge to arbitration agreement.
Central Freight Lines, Inc. v. Smith, No. CC-07-16351-D County Court at Law No. 4, Dallas County, Texas
Obtained favorable jury verdict in age discrimination case.
Diaz v. DTC West Tidwell Corp., 2009 Tex. App. LEXIS 7845 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2009, no writ)
Successful defended property owner on wrongful death claim for the criminal conduct of third parties.
Bobora v. Unitrin Insurance Services., 255 S.W.3d 331 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2008, no writ)
Won jury verdict for indemnity company in breach of guaranty case and affirmed on appeal.
In Re: Delta Lloyds Insurance Co. of Houston, Texas 339 S.W.3d 384 (Multidistrict Litigation Panel of Texas 2008)
Successfully obtained transfer of venue of Hurricane Rita cases to MDL court.
Decrescentis v. Metro Basements & Waterproofing, 2004 Tex. App. LEXIS 10904 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth 2004)
Won summary judgment for target defendant in construction defect case.
Wellington Insurance Company v. Standard Guaranty Insurance Company.
Successfully obtained arbitration verdict of reimbursement for carrier on coverage issues.
Cervantes v. Home State & County Mutual.
Successfully defended carrier in first party bad faith arbitration.
Hilton v. Central Freight,
Successfully obtained plaintiff’s verdict in age discrimination suit.
State of Texas, 1990
State of Oklahoma, 2008
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
State Bar of Oklahoma
State Bar of Texas
Tarrant County Bar Association
Tarrant County Bar Foundation
Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
Active volunteer –Tabernacle Baptist Church; VBS/Praise team/ women’s ministry
Sustaining Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Fort Worth Women Who Care 2019-2021
Volunteer – Aviation Insurance Association Education Committee
Recognized as a “Top Attorney” by Fort Worth Magazine
“The Texas MDL Statute and Insurance Litigation,” Journal of Texas Insurance Law (Winter 2008)
“Y2K and Aviation: What’s the Big Deal?” SMU Air Journal (1999)
“It’s August: Does My GPS Work?” Women in Aviation (Winter 1998)
“Are Service Bulletins Mandatory?” Women in Aviation (Fall 1997)
Liability for Criminal Acts of Third Parties, National Association of Insurance Women and Texas Independent Insurance Adjusters
Legal Update for Insurance Personnel, Texas Independent Insurance Adjusters
Bad Faith in the Lone Star State, Texas Department of Insurance and HomeFirst Agency Adjusters
Changing Legal Landscape in Texas, Texas Independent Insurance Adjusters
MDL and Consolidation: Tools to Use to Aid in Case Management, State Bar of Texas, Advanced Personal Injury Seminar
You’re Going to Be Sued, National Association of Insurance Women
Former Instructor, National Real Estate and Right of Way Seminar
Frequent CE lecturer for TIIAA

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Pollard Rogers

Pollard Rogers is a Fort Worth native who joined the Firm in 1984 after practicing law in Houston and Washington, D.C. His primary areas of practice have been in real estate, including farm and ranch, finance and oil and gas.
Mr. Rogers served as Managing Partner of Cantey Hanger from 2004 to 2011.

Banking
Energy
St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, TX , J.D. Law Review: St. Mary’s University Law Review, Comments Editor
The University of Texas, Austin, B.A.
Colorado College, Colorado Springs
progers@canteyhanger.com
(817) 877-2851
(817) 877-2807
600 W. 6th St., Suite 300
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Real Estate Development Projects
Fort Worth Independent School District Oil & Gas Leasing Project
Sale of 27,000 acre ranch
Baylor Health Care System
Bell Helicopter/Textron
Frost National Bank
Klein Tools
Private Landowners and Investors
Bank of Texas
Community Bank & Trust
Basic Energy Services, Inc.
Public-Private Partnerships
Licensed to practice in Texas, 1977
Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Baylor All Saints Medical Center – Past Chairman
Modern Art Museum, Executive Committee
Member, Fort Worth Stockshow Syndicate
Davey O’Brien Foundation
YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth
Downtown Fort Worth, Inc.
Named Texas Super Lawyers in Real Estate by Texas Monthly magazine, 2014, 2015. 2018
Recognized in Fort Worth Inc. Magazine for being a “Top Attorney” for 2018

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Joshua D. Ross

Mr. Ross is an experienced litigator representing clients in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in both federal and state jurisdictions, with a general focus in defense of health care providers and in environmental regulation and enforcement. With over 70 trials to jury verdict, and prior service as a State Attorney with experience in white collar and organized crime investigation and litigation, Mr. Ross represents clients in malpractice and licensure matters, fraud and abuse investigations and litigation, and other civil and criminal disputes.

Health Law
Government Investigations and Criminal Defense
Administrative Law
Environmental Law
Public & Regulatory
White Collar Criminal Defense
St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, 2004
St. Mary’s University School of Law, Institute on World Legal Problems, Innsbruck, Austria, Summer, 2002
Studied Concepts of Foreign Legal Systems, The Internationalization of the Legal Profession, and issues relating to Comparative Constitutional Law under United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
The University of Texas, B.S., May, 2001
jross@canteyhanger.com
(817) 877-2854
(817) 877-2807
600 W. 6th St., Suite 300
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
500 N. Akard Street, Suite 2940
Dallas, Texas 75201
Eleven years as an Assistant District Attorney in the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, with lead counsel trial experience in the office’s Misdemeanor Trial Division, Family Violence/Domestic Crimes Unit, Felony Trial Division, Juvenile Division, and the Gang/Homicide Unit.

Defense of clients against environmental criminal charges.

Over 70 trials to jury verdict.  Lead counsel on thousands of cases.

Many of Mr. Ross’ criminal trials garnered significant media attention in local, national and worldwide publications and media outlets, including the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The New York Daily News, The Daily Mail, etc.

Mr. Ross’ prosecution and trial of an Aryan Brotherhood of Texas “kingpin” in 2015 was part of a state-wide law-enforcement crackdown by local, state and federal officials targeting the leadership of one of the most violent organized criminal enterprises in the nation.

State Bar of Texas, 2004
United States District Court – Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Texas
Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Fellow, Tarrant County Bar Foundation
Regional Director, Texas Association of Defense Counsel
Tarrant County Bar Association Volunteer Attorney Services Committee Co-Chairperson
Vice Chair, Cantey Hanger Litigation
Partner-in-Charge, Cantey Hanger Dallas Office
Recognized in Fort Worth Inc. Magazine for being a “Top Attorney” for 2018

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