Andrew Payne - Dallas, TX
Attorney at Payne Mitchell Ramsey Law Group
Personal Injury Lawyers in Dallas, TX
3500 Maple Avenue Suite 1250 Dallas, TX 75219
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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32
Years
Experience
Dallas Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 02/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
Attorney Information
Overview
Andrew Payne graduated at the top of his class in law school and started his career working for a prestigious international firm representing large insurers and corporations. But it did not take long for Andy to realize that he wanted to help people who had suffered harm through no fault of their own, not protect negligent corporations whose actions harmed people. Andy’s passion for handling significant personal injury cases stems from his desire to help people who truly need justice. And on a larger scale, together with his clients, Andy’s pursuit of these claims effects positive safety changes so that more families do not have to suffer. Through his work on his clients’ cases, products have been redesigned, policies changed and lives saved.
As an experienced and effective trial lawyer, Andy routinely handles significant, newsworthy personal injury cases across the country. He has been lead counsel on numerous aviation and product defect cases, commercial vehicle collisions, medical malpractice and other general personal injury matters.
Andy is double Board Certified in both Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He serves as President for the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), and he’s a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Induction in both organizations is by invitation only, and is limited to the top trial lawyers in the country who exhibit exemplary character, ethics and professional standards. Additionally, Andy was elected to the AIEG Board of Directors. AIEG is an organization of top trial lawyers who handle Product Liability and other complex cases throughout the country. These organizations are highly selective and only a small percentage of practicing lawyers are invited to join.
Andy is one of the few trial attorneys inducted in the D Hall of Fame, earning recognition as one of the best lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine for 17 consecutive years. He has also been named repeatedly as a Top 100 Lawyer in D/FW and a Top 100 Lawyer in Texas by Texas Monthly’s Super Lawyers. In addition, he has been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® multiple times and has been named “Lawyer of the Year” (2015, 2019, 2021) by his peers in Product Liability Litigation/Plaintiffs in Dallas/Fort Worth. He has also earned Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating (AV) through a peer-review evaluation. Andy is licensed in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, but routinely handles complex litigation across the nation. He has successfully tried numerous cases to jury verdict in state and federal courts.
Andy’s drive to help people goes beyond his cases with his deep commitment to pro bono representation. Each year he represents several clients without charging a fee, as a way to give back and to make a difference where it is needed most. Moreover, his firm has been a cornerstone donor to Equal Access to Justice campaigns over the last decade. Through the years, Andy and his partner have given hundreds of thousands of dollars to help individuals in crisis obtain legal services and much-needed access to the justice system.
Andy serves on the State Bar Pattern Jury Charge Committee, which drafts form jury charges in products liability cases used by all trial courts in the State of Texas. He is also on the Board of Directors for the State Bar of Texas Litigation Council. He has served on the State Bar Grievance Committee and has chaired Personal Injury seminars for both the State Bar and the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. A former Adjunct Professor of Products Liability at the SMU Dedman School of Law, Andy is a frequent lecturer at professional meetings both in Texas and nationally.
Outside of practicing law, Andy enjoys flying airplanes, riding dirt bikes, traveling and spending time with his wife and daughters.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
- American Board of Trial Advocates, President
- Best Lawyers, D Magazine, 2008–present
- Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, Top 100 Lawyer in both DFW and Texas, 2013–present
- Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2003–present
- The Best Lawyers in America®, 2010–present
- AV Preeminent (highest possible) Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
- The Best Lawyer of the Year, Product Liability Litigation/Plaintiffs, 2015, 2019, 2021
- AIEG, Board Member
- State Bar of Texas Litigation Council, Board Member
Other Sources of Feedback About Andrew Payne
Included on the 2026 Texas Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2005 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2004 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2003 Texas Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Baylor University School of Law,
Waco,
Texas, 1994
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: magna cum laude
Law Review: Executive Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1994
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Baylor University School of Law,
Waco,
Texas, 1994
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Non Legal Education
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Texas Christian University,
Fort Worth,
Texas, 1991
B.B.A., Bachelor of Business Administration
Honors: cum laude
Major: Finance
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Texas Christian University,
Fort Worth,
Texas, 1991
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Past Positions
- Fulbright & Jaworski, Attorney, 1994 - 1996
Classes and Seminars
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“Advanced Products Liability Update”, Advanced Personal Injury Seminar, State Bar of Texas
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"Proportionate Responsibility & Indemnity", Annual Litigation Update Institute, State Bar of Texas
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"Aviation Law Update", Texas Lawyer
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"Screening Automotive Products Liability Cases", Texas Trial Lawyers Association and Arkansas Association for Justice
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"Plaintiff's Jury Argument", Texas Trial Lawyers Association
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"Safety Issues with Sport Utility Vehicles", Texas Trial Lawyers Association
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"Attacking and Defending GARA: Competing Methods to Avoid and Uphold the General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994", American Bar Association, Aviation Section
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"Does F.F.P. Operating Partners, L.P. v Duenez Effectively Kill Third Party Dram Shop Liability?", State Bar of Texas
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"FNC Update", American Bar Association, Aviation Section
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"Capturing, Creating and Presenting Persuasive Demonstrative Evidence", Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, State Bar of Texas
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"Defeating Daubert/Robinson Challenges", Texas Trial Lawyers Association
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Protecting Plaintiff's Experts from Daubert/Robinson", Texas Trial Lawyers Association
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"Building, Structuring and Financing Tomorrow's Products Liability Practice", Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention
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"Winning Deposition Strategies", Car Wreck Seminar, Texas Trial Lawyers Association
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"Comparative Causation and Indemnity", State Bar of Texas, Personal Injury Seminar
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"Products Liability: Where Are We Now?", State Bar of Texas, Litigation Section
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"Getting Money on the Table at Mediation", Dallas Trial Lawyers Association
- "Courtroom Technology – Not Star Wars, But Trench Wars", Advanced Personal Injury Course, Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1994
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1996
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1995
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1995
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1995
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1996
- Oklahoma
- Arkansas
Specialties and Certifications
- Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
Other Affiliations
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (Chairman, Member Services, 1996)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Texas Bar Association (Member)
- Dallas Bar Association (Member)
- State Bar Texas; Member and Former Board of Director
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA); President
- American College of Trial Lawyers; Fellow
- AIEG National Board of Directors; Executive Committee Dallas Chapter
- American Association for Justice; Leaders Forum
- State Bar Pattern Jury Charge Committee
- State Bar Grievance Committee; Former Member
- Dallas Trial Lawyers Association; Director Emeritus
- Texas Bar Foundation; Member
- Dallas Bar Foundation; Member
- Texas Center for Legal Ethics & Professionalism
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Board of Directors
- Dallas Bar Association; Member and Former Board of Directors
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Delta Theta
- Beta Gamma Sigma
- Phi Delta Alpha
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Contact
3500 Maple Avenue
Suite 1250
Dallas, TX 75219
Phone: 469-213-2713
Fax: 214-252-1889
Email: Send a message
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