Partner Dallas, Texas Phone: 214.754.1910 Fax: 214.665.0846 ocamina@susmangodfrey.com* Print this Profile (PDF) Download Business Card Representative Cases I have 25 years of experience trying and winning lawsuits. I have tried cases for plaintiffs and defendants; in state court, federal court and in arbitration. These cases are in a broad range of commercial disputes.  Click on the link marked "Representative Cases" to see a sample of the cases I have handled.  I include contact information for my clients and opposing counsel.  I expect you will want to talk to these people who know, first hand, about how I handle, and win, cases. In addition to actual results, I have received recognition by my peers and the community for my skills as a trial lawyer.  In May 2010, I was selected for "Best Women Lawyers in Dallas" by DMagazine in the area of Litigation. In February 2008, I was profiled by the Dallas Business Journal in an article called Fighting Chance. The DBJ wrote: "Ophelia Camina is no ordinary lawyer. A partner with Susman Godfrey LLP since 1991, she has achieved extraordinary success at trial." In 2008, I was selected to be a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honorary society. My membership was based on my excellence in advocacy and effectiveness and accomplishments in the courtroom. In October 2007, I received the President's Award by the Dallas Hispanic Bar Association in recognition of my success in the legal profession. In 2006, 2008 and 2010, I was selected for Best Lawyers in America ® in the area of Commercial Litigation. In 2005, I was named one of the "Top 50 Women Lawyers" in Texas. Each year since its creation in 2003, I have been selected as a "Super Lawyer" by Texas Monthly Magazine. In 1993, the Dallas Business Journal selected me for their "40 Under 40 Award" a recognition of young business leaders. In December 2007, The Robert Redford Center at Sundance Preserve produced a film called Fighting Goliath: Texas Coal Wars. The film is a documentary about the Texas Cities' opposition to the permitting of new coal plants. I was on the legal team representing the Texas Cities. I am also in the film, playing myself, as a member of the legal team. Susman Godfrey also received the National Law Journal's Pro Bono Award for its pro bono representation of the Texas Cities in this litigation. In addition to my law practice, in 2005, I was appointed to the 7 member Board of Managers of Parkland Hospital.In 2004, I was appointed to the Texas Equal Access to Justice Commission. In 2003, I was elected to the Board of Directors of the State Bar of Texas, where I served on the Executive Committee. In addition, I have served as a director or chair of various other civic and professional organizations.   EDUCATION Saint Mary's College of Notre Dame (B.A. 1978) University of Notre Dame (J.D. 1982) Editor, Notre Dame Law Review (1980-82) Thomas J. and Alberta White Scholar for Law and Public Policy (1981-82) JUDICIAL LAW CLERK Law clerk to the Honorable Judge Jerry Buchmeyer (deceased) United States District Court Northern District of Texas (1982-1983) HONORS & DISTINCTIONS "Best Women Lawyers in Dallas," by DMagazine (2010) Dallas Business Journal's Facetime (February 1, 2008) President's Award, Dallas Hispanic Bar Association (2007) "Best Lawyers in America ®" (2006, 2008 & 2010) "Top 50 Women Lawyers" by Texas Monthly (2005) "Super Lawyer" by Texas Monthly (2003 to 2010) "40 Under 40 Award" by the Dallas Business Journal (1993) COMMUNITY SERVICE Member, Board of Managers, Parkland Hospital & Health System (2005-2007) Commissioner, Texas Equal Access to Justice Commission (2004-2006) Director, State Bar of Texas (2001-2005) Chair, Dallas Bar Foundation Fellows (2002-2003) Commissioner, Governor's Commission for Women (1993-1995) Member, Board of Directors, North Texas Legal Services (1990-1993) PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Bar Association State Bar of Texas Dallas Bar Association Fellow, American Bar Foundation Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America Sustaining Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation Sustaining Life Fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation Barrister, Higgenbotham Inn of Court Master, Mac Taylor Inn of Court ADJUNCT PROFESSOR Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University, 1983-85 and 1988-89 PUBLICATIONS  "A De Minimus Defense is Not Available to a Lender For a Technical Violation of Regulation Z," 56 Notre Dame L. Rev. 573 (1981) "Selective Preemption: A Preferential Solution to the Bartkus-Abbate Rule in Successive Federal-State Prosecutions," 57 Notre Dame L. Rev. 340 (1982) "Public Funding of Private Education: A Public Policy Analysis," 10 J. of Legis. 146 (1983) *Internet mail is not fully secure or private. Therefore, please do not transmit confidential information via Internet mail. Transmission of information is not intended to and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not assume that your communications sent using Internet mail are privileged or confidential. Please do not send Susman Godfrey any confidential information via the Internet without previously consulting one of our attorneys. **Nothing on this web page is intended to represent that Susman Godfrey currently represents any particular clients mentioned because matters and client relationships naturally terminate from time to time.