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Ms. Ondich represents companies and individuals in high-exposure and high-profile disputes in federal and state courts all over Texas. Ms. Ondich has represented clients in a number of contexts, including first party "bad faith" litigation, insurance coverage litigation, construction litigation and commercial business litigation, involving both contractual and tort claims. Since joining the firm, Ms. Ondich's practice has expanded to include catastrophic tort cases involving transportation and premises liability matters.
Ms. Ondich graduated from the Texas Tech University School of Law, where she served as a member of the Texas Tech Law Review, Board of Barristers and TYLA, ATLA and NITA Invitational Tournament of Champions Mock Trial Teams, and received numerous academic and advocacy awards. The publishers of Texas Monthly and Texas Lawyer magazines recently recognized Ms. Ondich as a "Rising Star" for 2006.
In addition to her trial work, Ms. Ondich has been a speaker at various seminars involving a number of insurance issues and their impact on the insurance and construction industries.
Practice Areas:
Transportation and Cargo Litigation
Construction Liability and Defects
Premises Liability (Property Management and Retailer)
Products Liability
Commercial and Business Litigation
Insurance Coverage/Bad Faith
Representative matters:
El Naggar Fine Arts Furniture, et al. v. General Agents Ins. Co. of America, et al. - counsel representing insurance carrier in collection/bad faith litigation with millions of dollars claimed in damages
The Frymire Co. v.The Clariden School - counsel representing general contractor in construction defect arbitration
D&H Masonry v. West American Ins. Co. - counsel representing insurance carrier in breach of contract/bad faith litigation
Lamb v. Britton-Gallagher & Associates, et al. - counsel representing insurance broker in breach of fiduciary duty/DTPA/Insurance Code litigation
Ohio Casualty Ins. Co. v. Union Pacific Railroad Co, et al. - counsel representing insurance carrier in declaratory judgment action involving applicability of blanket additional insured endorsement
Minter v. Burleson, et al. - counsel representing real estate broker and real estate agent in fraud/misrepresentation litigation
R&A Consultants v. American Safety Insurance - counsel representing insurance carrier in declaratory judgment action involving duty to defend
Trial victories:
West American Insurance Co. v. Tim Hill Builder, Inc., -- obtained a declaratory judgment in favor of plaintiff finding general contractor did not qualify as additional insured under blanket additional insured endorsement.
Professional Affiliations:
State Bar of Texas
Dallas Bar Association
Named 2007 "Rising Star" by Texas Lawyer/Texas Monthly
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