Practice Emphasis
Sandy Meador's practice began in the area of hospital risk management and health care liability matters including general hospital administration and defense against nursing, hospital malpractice and EMTALA (patient dumping) claims. Mr. Meador has been defending hospitals, nurses, and other health care providers against health care liability claims since 1990, and has a successful record of disposing of such claims through effective pre-trial procedures. Through mediation, pre-trial motions, and summary judgment practice, he has successfully disposed of both low and high-risk claims during the pre-trial phase of litigation. Mr. Meador's practice has expanded to include eminent domain litigation, matters involving contract drafting and dispute resolution, and preparation of insurance coverage opinions.
Representative Clients
- Hendrick Medical Center and affiliates
- Individual nurses and physical therapists
- Alpha Glass and Mirror Company, Inc.
- TXU Corp. (and related entities)
- Lone Star Steel Company
- Texas & Northern Railway Company
- The Wagner-Smith Company
- Energy Transfer Fuel, LP
- Texas Midstream Gas Services, LLC
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Company
Professional Memberships and Involvement
- State Bar of Texas
- Dallas Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel
- Dallas Association of Defense Counsel
- Dallas Inn of Court
- Phi Delta Phi
- Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation
- Greenland Hills Neighborhood Association, Board of Directors
- Hardin-Simmons University Academic Foundation Board, Member
Publications and Speeches
- Hospital Liability After House Bill 4, Primer for Hospital In-House Counsel and Health Care Professionals, Spring 2005.
- "Focusing on Risk Management Issues in Serving Vulnerable Populations: How the Legal Process Works after House Bill 4 and Steps to Prepare for Litigation," presentation sponsored by Sammons Insurance Group, Dallas, Texas, April 2004.
- "Informed Consent and the 'Mentally Challenged,"' presentation to medical staff members and other health professionals through the Department of Education and Professional Development, Hendrick Medical Center, Abilene, Texas, Feb. 18, 2004.
- Meador & McConnell, Establishing and terminating the physician-patient relationship, BUMC Proceedings 11(2); 99-101 (April 1998).
- Meador, Stimmel, & Jordan, Delegation of medical acts to nonphysicians, BUMC Proceedings 10(2); 99-107 (April 1997).
- Price, Meador, & McConnell, The medical records mess-what's a hospital to do?, BUMC Proceedings 9(2); 29-34 (April 1996).
- Meador & Emmert, Medical liability reform: put up or shut up, BUMC Proceedings 9(1): 37-39 (January 1996).
- Meador & Stewart, A patient's right to refuse medical treatment, BUMC Proceedings 8(3): 33-38 (July 1995).
- Research Editor for the Oklahoma City University Law Review
Education and Professional Background
- J.D., Oklahoma City University School of Law, 1990
- M.B.A., Hardin-Simmons University, 1986
- B.B.A., Hardin-Simmons University, 1980
Reported Opinions
- Tex. Atty Gen. Op. No. GA-0399 (2006).
Significant Reported Cases
- Duncan v. Hendrick Medical Center, 2001 WL 34373613 (Tex. App. - Eastland 2001)(not designated for publication).
- Hendrick Medical Center v. Tyson, 1998 WL 134094 (Tex. App. - Dallas 1998)(not designated for publication).
Court Admissions
- Licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of Texas
- 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals