A passion for securing justice

Colleen Carboy, RN, JD

Recent Awards and
Media Coverage

  • Fox TV News Story: A Dallas Lawyer Decided to Shelve her Law Practice for Six Weeks. She Stopped Trying Cases and Started Treating Cases of Covid-19 (5/20).
  • American Association for Justice: Trial Lawyers Care Award (2020).
  • Law 360 News Story: Texas Attorney Swaps Suits for Scrubs to Fight Covid-19 (6/20).
  • East Carolina University Publication: Are We Fighting (4/20).
  • Texas State Bar Publication: Nurse-attorneys? Yes. Lawyers are Donning Scrubs Again to Help Battle Covid-19 (5/20).
  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association: Presidential Recognition Award (2020).
  • Featured in Dallas Bar Association Article: DBA Members Doing Good! (7/20).
  • Dallas Trial Lawyers Association: Service to the Community Award (2020).
  • Big Secret Corporate Layers, Hidden Coverage and Non-Existent Policies and Procedures (10/22)
  • Advanced Medical Torts, Texas State Bar, Course Director (3/21)
  • Virtual Mock Trial for Nursing Students (over 600 participants), Tarrant Co. College & Texas A&M University Law School (10/20)
  • Covid-19: On the Front Lines-Advocating from the Courtroom to the ER, Minnesota Association for Justice 38th Convention (8/20)
  • Our Journey to the Covid-19 Frontline: A Conversation with Jim Mullen & Colleen Carboy, RN, JD, TTLA (6/20)
  • On the Front Lines at a Hospital in Northern New Jersey: Hear First Hand from Dallas Trial Lawyer, Houston Trial Lawyers Association (5/20)
  • Accessing Information from the National Practitioner Data Bank & How to Use It, Texas State Bar, Adv. Medical Torts (3/19)
  • DTLA Past Presidents’ Mentorship Panelist, DTLA (8/18)
  • Individuals Right Under HIPAA to Access PHI, Multiple Presentations to TTLA, CATLA, TCTLA & DTLA (2018-2019)
  • Avoiding Ipse Dixit and Reverse & Render, TTLA Medical Malpractice Conference (6/17)
  • Standards of Care and Where They Can Be Found, Texas State Bar, Adv. Medical Torts (3/17)
  • Tips for Suing Mid-Level Providers, TTLA Medical Malpractice Conference (5/16)
  • Faculty, Trial Advocacy College of Texas (4/16)
  • Moderator, Women & The Courtroom, DTLA (4/15)
  • Texas Board Rules for Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners, Texas State Bar, Adv. Medical Torts (3/15)
  • Course Director & Moderator, TTLA Medical Malpractice Conference (6/14)
  • Medmal Nuts & Bolts, DTLA/TCTLA Inside Baseball CLE (5/14)
  • Medical Malpractice Laws that Violate HIPAA, State Bar of Texas (3/14)
  • Course Director, TTLA Medical Malpractice Conference (6/13)
  • Finding & Using Standards of Care, American Association for Justice Convention (7/12)
  • Course Director, TTLA Medical Malpractice Conference (6/12)
  • Course Director & Moderator, TTLA Medical Malpractice Conference (6/11)
  • Chapter 74: Nuts & Bolts, Denton County Bar Association (5/11)
  • Developing a Discovery Plan, Texas Medical Board (3/11)
  • Course Director & Moderator, TTLA Medical Malpractice Conference (12/10)
  • How to Effectively Utilize Physicians in Tort Cases, Dallas Bar Association (5/10)
  • Definition of Willful & Wanton Negligence for ER Cases, TTLA’s 21st Annual Medical Malpractice Conference (12/10)
  • Evaluating ER Liability, American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (5/09)
  • A Perspective on Nurse Practitioner Malpractice, University of Texas at Arlington – Legal Symposium – Panelist (4/09)
  • Taking Effective Medical Depos, TTLA Annual Medical Malpractice Seminar (12/08)
  • Where to Find Standards of Care, TTLA Annual Conference & Expo (11/07)
  • Tips for Understanding & Using Medical Records, Texas Advanced Paralegal Institute (10/07)
  • Medmal Case Evaluation, Bailey & Galyen (8/07)
  • Medmal Nuts & Bolts, Collin County Bench Bar (4/07)
  • Where to Find Standards of Care, TTLA 17th Annual Medical Malpractice Conference (9/06)
  • Three Cases You Will Love & A Couple You Will Hate, DTLA (5/06)
  • Gender Bias in Litigation, Panelist, Dallas Women’s Association (4/06)
  • Secrets for Effective Medical Expert Depos, TTLA (8/04)
  • Legal Implications of Nursing Practice in Texas, Lorman (6/03)
  • Initial Considerations & Pre-Trial Procedure – Nursing Home Malpractice, NBI (2/02)
  • Texas Nursing Law Update, NBI (12/02)
  • Medical Record Review & Evaluation, DAPA (8/02)
  • Analyzing Medical Records for the TX Paralegal (5/02)
  • Discovery in Nursing Home Litigation, NBI (12/01)
  • Nursing Home Malpractice in Texas, NBI (9/00)
  • The Discovery Process, NBI- IPE (5/99)
  • Basics of Fen-Phen Litigation, North Dallas Bar Assoc. (2/98)
  • Litigation – Emerging Trends & Ideas, Local Bar Assoc. (11/97)