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Charla Aldous

Charla Aldous

Founder and Lead Trial Attorney at Aldous Law
Dallas, TX
Car AccidentsProduct LiabilityMedical MalpracticeWrongful Death

About Charla Aldous

Charla G. Aldous founded the firm in 2000 after spending the early part of her career defending businesses and insurance companies. She made a deliberate choice to represent plaintiffs so she could know her clients personally and believe in their cause. Over more than three decades of practice, she has tried more than 200 jury trials and developed a reputation for courtroom advocacy in cases involving birth injury, medical malpractice, product liability, sexual assault, and wrongful death. She is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, a member of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and a member of the International Society of Barristers. She has been named Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in America eleven times, ranked among the Top 3 attorneys statewide by Texas Super Lawyers, and listed among the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers. Forbes named her the best-in-state personal injury attorney in Texas for 2025. The Dallas Bar Association honored her as a Living Legend, and the Texas Trial Lawyers Association presented her its Lifetime Achievement Award.

Notable case results

$71.95 millionVerdict

Wrongful death of electrician killed in scissor lift collapse at Irving Frito-Lay factory (Lopez v. Walker Engineering)

$52.5 millionSettlement

Wrongful death and paralysis case

$37 millionVerdict

Seat belt defect causing quadriplegia

$32.5 millionSettlement

T-bone wreck causing paralysis

$25 millionVerdict

Dram shop landmark case

$21.17 millionVerdict

Failure to monitor leading to brain injury

$20 millionVerdict

Man killed by Greyhound bus

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Car Accidents
Product Liability
Medical Malpractice
Wrongful Death

Education

Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
J.D., 1985
Austin College
Undergraduate, 1982

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas

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