Missy K. Atwood

Principal

Overview

Missy K. Atwood is a principal in the Austin office at Germer, PLLC.  She has over 25 years of experience in civil litigation, healthcare law and administrative law. She has tried more than 60 cases to verdict as first-chair trial counsel in State District Courts and Federal Courts. She represents clients in a wide variety of complex civil litigation, as both lead counsel and local…

Professional Background

  • Joined Germer Beaman & Brown in 2004

Bar Admissions

  • State Bar of Texas – 1991
  • Admitted to practice before the following courts:
    • All Texas state courts
    • The United States Supreme Court
    • United States District Court for the Western and Eastern Districts of Texas

Professional Certifications

  • Board Certified, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
    • Personal Injury Trial Law

Education

  • Baylor University Law School
    • Juris Doctor, cum laude – 1991
    • Baylor Law Review
      • Lead Articles Editor,
      • Notes and Comments Editor
    • Teaching Assistant – Health Law Curriculum
  • Baylor University
    •  Bachelor of Arts, cum laude – Speech Communication with Minor in Latin Studies – 1988

Recognitions and Honors

  • American Board of Trial Advocates
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating: AV® PreeminentTM 5.0 out of 5
  • Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

  •  State Bar of Texas
    • Civil Litigation Section
    • Healthcare Law Section
    • Insurance Section
  • South Texas Society for Healthcare Risk Management
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel

Representative Experience

  • Representative Clients Include:
    • Baylor Scott & White Health
    • Health Care Indemnity, Inc.
    • NIBCO, Inc.
    • Pacific Specialty Insurance Company
    • ProAssurance
    • St. David’s Healthcare Partnership, L.P., LLP
    • Texas Medical Liability Trust
    • Westlake Medical Center

Civic Involvement

  • City of Dripping Springs – Tax increment Reinvestment Zone
    • Board of Directors – 2016 to present
  • Dripping Springs Library District (governmental taxing district)
    • President – 1997 to Present
  • St. David’s North Austin Medical Center
    • Bioethics Committee – 2004 to present
  • St. David’s South Austin Medical Center
    • Advisory Board of Trustees – 2011 to present
  • Sunset Canyon Baptist Church
    • Member
  • Texas Hospital Association
    • Advance Directives Work Group – 2004 to present

An experienced attorney is ready to help at Germer.