Hunter Ralston

Practice Emphasis

Hunter Ralston represents clients in commercial/business Litigation, construction law, and tort litigation practice areas. As a young attorney, Hunter gained invaluable experience at a prominent full service law firm, drafting and arguing motions for summary judgment, taking and defending depositions, and trying cases involving a range of disputes that include tort/premises liability, insurance coverage disputes, evidentiary spoilation, residential and commercial construction defects, trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, fraud, and tortious interference claims.

Hunter earned his law degree cum laude at Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law. As a student, Hunter competed at the national level on the ABA Mock Arbitration and the ABA Client Counseling Teams, and regionally on multiple mock trial and moot court teams. He was inducted into the Order of the Barristers, a nationally recognized honor society for outstanding student advocates. Hunter also served as an extern for Hon. Renee H. Toliver of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas and as a judicial intern for Hon. Martin Hoffman of the 68th Judicial District Court in Dallas County. In his final semester of law school, Hunter received his student bar card and was selected to join the SMU Civil and Consumer Law Clinic to serve those in Dallas/Fort Worth who would not otherwise be able to afford an attorney.

Before law school, Hunter graduated magna cum laude from Texas Tech University with a B.A. in Economics, where he served in student politics, in the Interfraternity Council, and was a congressional intern in Washington, DC during the 115th United States Congress. After making lifelong connections in West Texas, Hunter returned to North Dallas where he was born and raised. In his free time, Hunter enjoys spending time with friends and family, hiking, and going on adventures with his wife and dog, Copper.

Representative Matter

• Successfully obtained Summary Judgment and complete dismissal of Plaintiff’s negligence and premises liability claims on a Statute of Limitations Defense in Ellis County, Texas for national retail client in which Plaintiff alleged more than $1 million in damages. (2023).
• Successfully obtained Summary Judgment and complete dismissal of Plaintiff’s negligence and premises liability claims on a Statute of Limitations Defense in Tarrant County, Texas for national retail client in which Plaintiff alleged more than $1 million in damages. (2024).
• Successfully obtained a defense verdict in Parker County, Texas as second chair attorney in a motor vehicle accident case in which Plaintiffs alleged $1 million in combined damages, handling opening statements, cross-examination of fact and expert witnesses, and direct examination of an expert witness. (2025).