Hunter Ralston
Associate
Summary
Hunter Ralston is an Associate with our Commercial/Business Litigation and the Tort Litigation practice areas. His experience includes drafting motions for summary judgment, motion for spoliation, and legal research related to insurance coverage, spoliation of evidence, trade secret misappropriation, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, fraud, and tortious interference. Hunter served as an extern for the Honorable Magistrate Judge Renee H. Toliver, United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 2021 and as a judicial intern for the Honorable Martin Hoffman, 68th Judicial District Court, 2020.
Education
- J.D., cum laude, SMU Dedman School of Law, 2022
- SMU Lynn Pinker Moot Court Semi-Finalist, 2022
- SMU Top Gun Voir Dire Champion, 2022
- ABA Client Counseling Semi-Finalist, 2022
- SMU Arbitration Competition, Finalist, 2021
- ABA Arbitration Regional Finalist, 2020
- The Order of Barristers, 2022
- William “Mac” Taylor Inn of Court, student member, 2021-2022
- B.A., magna cum laude, Economics, Texas Tech University, 2019
- Phi Delta Theta fraternity
Admissions
- State Bar of Texas, 2022
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
Memberships
- Dallas Bar Association
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, Trial Skills Planning Committee Member, 2022-present
Honors
- SMU Dean’s Scholarship Recipient, 2019-2022
