Monica C. Vaughan

Attorney at Law

Practice Areas

  • Civil Litigation
  • Premises Liability
  • Insurance Defense
  • Products Liability
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Professional Liability

Published Cases

  • Bass v. Stryker Corp., 669 F.3d 501 (5th Cir. 2012)
  • Garza v. Carlson, 398 S.W.3d 848 (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi 2012, no pet.)
  • Hillery v. Kyle, 371 S.W.3d 482 (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.] 2012, no pet.)
  • Granbury Minor Emergency Clinic v. Thiel, 296 S.W.3d 261 (Tex. App. – Fort Worth 2009, no pet.)
  • Baylor College of Med. v. Tate, 77 S.W.3d 467 (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.] 2002, no pet.)

Awards and Recognition

  • Order of the Lytae
  • Order of Barristers
  • Assistant Articles Editor, South Texas Law Review
  • National Champion, Tulane Mardi Gras Sports Law Moot Court Competition
  • National Champion, San Diego National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition
  • National Champion, Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Competition

Professional and Community Involvement

  • State Bar of Texas
  • Houston Bar Association
  • STCL Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2006 (Speaker) – Probate Issues in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases

Education

  • University of Texas at Austin, B.A. 1991
  • South Texas College of Law, J.D. Cum Laude, 1995

Admitted to Practice

  • 1995, Texas
    U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Northern, Southern & Western District of Texas
    U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
    United States Supreme Court