Sommerman, McCaffity, Quesada & Geisler LLP

5 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Appellate Practice Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Biography

Rebecca Neumann is a passionate advocate, driven by her empathy for her clients’ problems and her desire to seek justice on their behalf. She has represented clients in a wide variety of litigation matters, including catastrophic injury, products liability, medical malpractice, commercial litigation, defamation, sexual assault and civil rights. Rebecca has deposed fact and expert witnesses, drafted and argued motions at every stage of litigation, briefed multiple appeals, and presented oral argument to a Texas appellate court. Rebecca has been recognized for her work by being named one of Best Lawyers’ “Ones to Watch.”

Rebecca attended SMU Dedman School of Law and graduated with honors. Before that, she attended Texas A&M University. Based on her passion and excellence in oral advocacy and legal writing, she was inducted into the prestigious Order of the Barristers.

Outside the office, Rebecca can be found coaching SMU Law moot court teams to victory with co-coach (and husband) Adrian and cheering on the Dallas Cowboys.

Sommerman, McCaffity, Quesada & Geisler LLP

5 Best Lawyers awards

Sommerman, McCaffity, Quesada & Geisler LLP logo

Overview

  • Southern Methodist University, J.D. - cum laude, graduated 2018
  • Texas A&M University, B.A. - magna cum laude, graduated 2015

  • Texas, State Bar of Texas

  • Dallas Association of Young Lawyers - Continuing Legal Education Committee Co-Chair (2020)
  • Dallas Association of Young Lawyers - Leadership Class of 2020
  • Dallas Bar Association - Member
  • William "Mac" Taylor Inn of Court - Member
  • Dallas Trial Lawyers Association - Member

  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas
  • Dallas Association of Young Lawyers - Continuing Legal Education Committee Co-Chair (2020)
  • Dallas Association of Young Lawyers - Leadership Class of 2020
  • Dallas Bar Association - Member
  • William "Mac" Taylor Inn of Court - Member
  • Dallas Trial Lawyers Association - Member
  • Southern Methodist University, J.D. - cum laude, graduated 2018
  • Texas A&M University, B.A. - magna cum laude, graduated 2015
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 for work in:
  • Appellate Practice
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers Ones to Watch, 2023-2026

  • Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation, 2023-2025

  • Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2024-2025

  • Dallas Association of Young Lawyers “One to Watch”, September 2022

  • SMU Law Board of Advocates, Moot Court Coach of the Year, 2020-2021
  • Order of the Barristers, 2018
  • University of San Diego National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition (2016), Tournament Champion, Third Best Brief
  • Fordham University Kaufman Securities Moot Court Competition (2017), Best Overall Speaker, Second Best Brief
  • Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst Moot Court Competition, 2017, 2018, Tournament Champion, 2017, 2018
  • 2L Advocate of the Year (2016-2017), SMU Law Board of Advocates
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Additional Information

  • Notable Appeals
  • S. Place SNF, LP v. Hudson, 606 S.W.3d 829 (Tex. App.—Tyler 2020, pet. denied)
  • Trigg v. Dunbar as Tr. of Chris & Paige Dunbar Family Tr., No. 05-19-01066-CV, 2020 WL 1615665 (Tex. App.—Dallas Apr. 2, 2020, no pet.)
  • JLB Builders, L.L.C. v. Hernandez, 622 S.W.3d 860 (Tex. 2021)
  • In re JI Audio Holdings, LLC, No. 05-24-00022-CV, 2024 WL 885254 (Tex. App.—Dallas Mar. 1, 2024, no pet.)
  • Fry v. Fry, No. 03-22-00739-CV, 2024 WL 2429417 (Tex. App.—Austin May 24, 2024, pet. denied)
  • Presentations
  • Moderator, Litigating from Home and Adapting to Virtual Platforms, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (August 2020)

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