Ruth Ruhl, the founder and President of RUTH RUHL, P.C., is passionate about the work she does and the level of service her team provides to clients. “I truly love what I do. And all of us understand we’re here for the client.” Ruth understands the importance of meeting deadlines without sacrificing quality. She knows how to cajole county clerks hundreds of miles away to ensure a document is filed on time. In one case, she managed to get papers recorded on short notice and, with six minutes to spare, saved a client from a costly loan repurchase. Ruth’s extensive knowledge of the industry comes from a career that began as a mortgage loan officer after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin. Equipped with a B.B.A. degree in Finance, Ruth quickly learned the critical importance of proactively addressing problems that arise in the preparation of loan documents. After honing her skills in that profession, she earned a law degree from Oklahoma City University School of Law where she graduated magna cum laude. Ruth joined the law firm of Barrett Burke Wilson Castle Daffin & Frappier, LLP, in Addison, Texas, which focused on residential foreclosures. Ruth’s understanding of the business side of mortgage lending prompted the managing partner to put her in charge of building a loss mitigation department. She was promoted to partner, specializing in loan origination, specialty loan and loss mitigation, and regulatory compliance. She joined PeirsonPatterson, LLP five years later, where she worked as a partner and director in the Specialty Loan Section. Ruth soon realized she was fully equipped to start her own law firm serving mortgage lenders and mortgage servicing companies, and, in 1999, RUTH RUHL, P.C. was created. RUTH RUHL, P.C. is recognized as a woman-owned business both nationally and state wide. The firm is a member of WBENC and is certified as a Texas Woman Owned Business. Ruth is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, College of the State Bar, Texas Academy of Mortgage Attorneys and, the Dallas Bar Association. Mortgage banking industry involvement includes the National Mortgage Bankers Association, American Mortgage Diversity Council, Texas Credit Union Real Estate Network, and the Dallas Mortgage Bankers Association. Ruth has served as an officer and is a board member of the Texas Mortgage Bankers Association where she currently is the co-chair of the 2018 Convention Committee, and has been chair of the Servicing Committee and TMBPAC. Ruth is a fifth generation Texan.

The Ruhmann Law Firm was opened with a single philosophy: People deserve a voice for justice. Too often, the plaintiffs’ voice is drowned out by insurance companies that can afford teams of defense lawyers, downplaying the severity of the injury, blaming the victim for shared responsibility and putting their own spin on the facts. Standing up for yourself in our adversarial system of civil litigation is nearly impossible without the strength and commitment of an experienced, knowledgeable trial lawyer.

Amy Ruiz received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Marketing and International Economics from the University of Florida in 2000. She received her Juris Doctorate from the Florida State College of Law in 2004. While at Florida State, Ms. Ruiz was a member of the Journal of Transnational Law & Policy. She also participated in the Institute on World Legal Problems where she studied Comparative Constitutional Law at the University of Innsbruck, in Austria, with Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Antonin Scalia. Upon graduating law school, Ms. Ruiz, a Tampa native, returned to Tampa and commenced working as an Assistant Public Defender for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit. She worked as an Assistant Public Defender from 2004 to 2006 and handled numerous motions, hearings, non-jury trials, and jury trials. In 2006, Ms. Ruiz accepted a position as an Assistant State Attorney for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit and served there until 2011. As a prosecutor, Ms. Ruiz handled thousands of cases ranging from misdemeanors to first degree felonies punishable by life. She litigated hundreds of motions, hearings, bench trials, and jury trials. In 2011, Ms. Ruiz accepted a position with a law firm that practiced exclusively in insurance defense. Ms. Ruiz attended mediations and motion hearings for personal injury and bodily injury cases, in addition to working extensively on Chinese Drywall Multi-District Litigation. Ms. Ruiz is licensed to practice law in both State Court and Federal Court in Florida. She is also a native Spanish speaker and is active amongst the Hispanic community in the Tampa Bay area.

David Rumley is a trial lawyer. For more than 20 years, he has been litigating personal injury and wrongful death cases in the areas of oil and gas, commercial vehicle accidents, medical malpractice and product liability in both state and federal courts throughout the United States. He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Fewer than two percent of lawyers practicing in Texas hold this distinction. David has been repeatedly recognized by his peers as one of the top personal injury trial lawyers in the State of Texas, being named a Texas Super Lawyer for more than 10 years and selected to be a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, an organization recognizing the top 2 percent of trial lawyers within the United States with a then minimum requirement of at least 20 jury trials as lead counsel. He has also earned Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating (AV) through a peer review evaluation recognizing not only his advocacy skills but his deep commitment to the ethical practice of law. David routinely handles significant cases across the country. In 2002, David and Jeff obtained a verdict against Ford Motor Company, which was reported as one of the largest awards of actual damages in Texas history and the largest award of compensatory damages against Ford Motor Company, according to The Detroit News. In his product liability practice, David specializes in defective tire litigation. He has handled more than 50 tire cases across the United States against all of the major tire companies. With the discovery and development of the Eagle Ford Shale, David has handled dozens of cases against companies doing business in the Eagle Ford Shale and the Permian Basin. From drilling rig accidents, explosions and well-site incidents to fatigued drivers, 18-wheeler accidents and distracted driving, he has taken on the most powerful oil companies in the world and has obtained substantial settlements for his clients. Because he has litigated cases against nearly every major oil company in the Eagle Ford Shale and the Permian Basin, his clients benefit from his thorough knowledge of the practices and procedures of these companies and of other incidents that have occurred that can be used to establish liability against these companies for repeated and continued careless conduct. In additional to personal injury and wrongful death cases, David’s practice also includes commercial litigation representing everyone from landowners against oil companies to homeowners against mortgage companies. His handling of dozens of commercial fraud and forgery cases against Clayton Homes, Inc., the largest manufactured home company in the United States, garnered national attention and was profiled in several major newspapers. This litigation culminated in a trial in 2009, where David served as lead counsel in Maria Trevino and Arturo Trevino v. Clayton Homes, Inc., CMH Homes, Inc. Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc., in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He obtained a civil RICO, fraud and forgery verdict against all of the defendants. David continues to handle commercial litigation disputes between companies and on behalf of individuals, who have been treated unfairly by big companies. Prior to forming Wigington Rumley Dunn & Blair, LLP, David joined the defense litigation firm of Brin & Brin, PC where he quickly made partner in three years. He graduated from St. Mary’s University Law School where he was distinguished by his selection to the Editorial Board of the St. Mary’s Law Journal. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Texas Trial Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice, and the State Bar of Texas. When not trying cases, David spends time with his family, from hunting with his boys to coaching baseball. In 2007, David and his wife, Sherry, opened the Rise School of Corpus Christi. The Rise School promotes an early intervention curriculum emphasizing special education, early childhood education and child development. The school which started with only a few children has grown so much that there is now a waiting list of children wanting to attend.