Born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 10, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (B.S., 1982); legal education, Drake University (J.D., 1985). National Order of Barristers. Recipient, Lewis F. Powell Award for Excellence in Advocacy, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Champion, Midwest Moot Court, 1984. National Moot Court Team, 1985. Author and Lecturer: "Recent Medical Malpractice Developments, Judicial and Legislative," South Texas College of Law Seminar (August 1989); "Direct Examination of Medical Experts," Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, State Bar of Texas (July-August, 1990); "Informed Consent," Medical Malpractice in Texas, National Business Institute Seminar (December 1991) "New Law Update," Medical Malpractice in Texas, National Business Institute Seminar (December 1991); "Practical Considerations: Filing Suit and Discovery," Medical Malpractice in Texas, National Business Institute Seminar (December 1991); "Preparing Your Own Client," Pre-Trial Preparation for Medical Malpractice Attorneys, Professional Development Network (April 1997). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Dallas Trial Lawyers Association; Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Sustaining Member).
Jill A. Pollak, Associate jap@tgtlaw.com
Born Queens, New York, February 10, 1969; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U. S. Supreme Court, Washington DC. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Arlington (B.B.A., Finance, 1993); legal education, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Associate Editor, Texas Wesleyan Law Review, 1998-99. Member: Dallas, Frisco (President, 2008) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; DAYL Foundation (Founding Fellow); Dallas Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 2009-10); Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Advocates Board of Directors, 2010); Dallas Women Lawyers Association (Vice President - Membership 2009-10; Board of Directors, 2008); American Association of Justice (formerly ATLA); Texas Wesleyan Law Review Alumni Association (Board of Directors, 2005-09); American Inns of Court (Associate, The Patrick L. Higginbothan Inn of Court, 2001-02).
