Taryn E. Ourso

Taryn E. Ourso is an associate in the Dallas office of Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel, where she focuses on a range of litigation, including disputes related to asbestos exposure, toxic torts, personal injury, and complex civil litigation. Taryn is a 2018 summa cum laude graduate of the UNT Dallas College of Law. She earned her B.S. in chemistry from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2009. Before becoming an attorney, Taryn taught high school physics and chemistry in Mesquite and Plano public schools.

Areas of Practice

• Asbestos Litigation
• Birth Injury Litigation
• Civil Law
• Class Action
• Federal Practice
• Personal Injury
• Toxic Tort

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 2018
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 2019
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 2023

Education

• UNT Dallas College of Law, Dallas, Texas, J.D., Summa Cum Laude, 2018
• University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, B.S., 2009

Professional Associations & Memberships

• State Bar of Texas, 2018 to present
• Dallas Bar Association, 2015 to present
• Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, 2018 to present
• Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, 2023 Leadership Class
• The Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court, Associate, 2022-2023 term
• The Honorable Barbara M.G. Lynn American Inn of Court, Pupil, 2016-2017 term

Honors & Awards

• Ultimate Writer Competition, Baylor Law and Texas Young Lawyers Association, Honorable Mention, 2017
• Royal Furgeson Civility Award, UNT Dallas College of Law, 2017