The awards ceremony is still weeks away, but the cat's out of the bag. Dallas attorney Charla G. Aldous is the American Board of Trial Advocates' Trial Lawyer of the

Year for Texas. This is just the latest in a long list of honors for Charla. During her 23 years of practice, she has secured hundreds of millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements. Charla, founder of the Aldous Law Firm, is routinely named among the most successful attorneys in practice. Says TEX-ABOTA president Dicky Grigg, "Charla is the epitome of those whom we seek to honor with the ‘Trial Lawyer of the Year' award. Her courtroom record is enviable, and she has unselfishly shared her leadership skills through public service to the legal profession and her community."