Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Clay Miller
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Clay is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Clay has practiced solely in the field of catastrophic injury and wrongful death since graduating from law school. His practice has been limited to the representation of victims. Over the past twenty years, Clay has successfully settled or tried to verdict cases in the areas of vehicular negligence, medical malpractice, construction site accidents, workplace injury, premises liability, and commercial trucking and a nationwide business loss case (suits filed in a dozen different states) involving defective truck engines sold to trucking companies.
Clay was raised in Lewisville, Texas and completed his undergraduate degree in Finance at Texas A & M University. Following graduation from Southern Methodist University School of law, Clay worked for two Dallas firms representing victims. In 1998, Clay began his own practice before forming his current partnership. In addition to his law practice, Clay has lectured at seminars and published in the areas of construction accidents, jury selection techniques, medical negligence, trucking accidents and settlement tactics. He is active in local and statewide trial lawyers' associations including serving as the Chair of the Advocates for the Texas Trial Lawyers' Association in 2002 and remains on the Board of Directors. Clay served as President of the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association from 2008-2009
Clay was raised in Lewisville, Texas and completed his undergraduate degree in Finance at Texas A & M University. Following graduation from Southern Methodist University School of law, Clay worked for two Dallas firms representing victims. In 1998, Clay began his own practice before forming his current partnership. In addition to his law practice, Clay has lectured at seminars and published in the areas of construction accidents, jury selection techniques, medical negligence, trucking accidents and settlement tactics. He is active in local and statewide trial lawyers' associations including serving as the Chair of the Advocates for the Texas Trial Lawyers' Association in 2002 and remains on the Board of Directors. Clay served as President of the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association from 2008-2009
Overview
- Southern Methodist University, J.D., graduated 1994
- Texas A&M University, Finance
- Southern Methodist University, Law
- Texas, 791266
- American Board of Trial Advocates - Member
- American Association of Justice - Member
- Dallas Trial Lawyers’ Association - Member
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association - Advocates Chair
- Texas, 791266
- American Board of Trial Advocates - Member
- American Association of Justice - Member
- Dallas Trial Lawyers’ Association - Member
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association - Advocates Chair
- Southern Methodist University, J.D., graduated 1994
- Texas A&M University, Finance
- Southern Methodist University, Law
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Dallas/Fort Worth (2024)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Awards:
- D-Magazine: Best Lawyers In Dallas 2014-2018
- Texas Super Lawyers: 2007-2018
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- $26,500,000 Jury Verdict In a Construction Accident Case
On October 4th 2017, a Dallas County Jury returned a verdict in the case of Fernando Canales vs. RJC Midwest L.P. in the amount of $26,500,000. The verdict included $11,500,000 of actual damages and $15,000,000 in punitive damages in a construction fall case. The case was tried by firm partner Clay Miller and Josh Birmingham who joined the firm on first day of the trial.
- $30,800,000 for Client Milan Supply Chain Solutions in a Commercial Fraud case
On Thursday, August 10, a jury in Jackson, TN found that Navistar Inc. committed fraud and violated the Tennessee Consumer Practice Act in connection with the sale of 243 Navistar International Prostars with Maxxforce engines. In the first trial involving Navistar Maxxforce engines in the country,the jury awarded damages to the trucking company that purchased the trucks—Milan Supply Chain Solutions (Milan) —in the amount of $10,800,000 of actual damages and $20,000,000 in punitive damages.
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