Danica L. Milios
Practice Areas
Experience
- Appellate
- Business Litigation
Biography
Danica Milios is a litigator with Jackson Walkerâs appellate practice group with over 20 years of appellate experience. Danica came to Jackson Walker after 16 years at the Texas Attorney Generalâs Office, where she began her career as a trial lawyer before ultimately moving to an appellate practice in the Office of the Solicitor General. There, Danica served 3 years as Deputy Solicitor General.
In her state practice, Danica handled several important and high-profile appeals, including the 2011 challenge to the Stateâs franchise tax system and the 2005 school finance case. Danica also tried cases defending state agencies in contract disputes, medical malpractice, and other personal injury cases.
Danica has represented clients before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits, the Texas Supreme Court, and many of the Stateâs intermediate courts of appeals.
Danica often begins her involvement in cases at the trial stage of proceedings to ensure proper error preservation and presentation of legal issues. Since moving into private practice, she has handled appeals in a diverse range of areas, including arbitration awards, bill of review procedure, business disparagement, tortious interference with contracts, oil and gas matters, free exercise of speech and religion, wrongful death, and the Texas Citizenâs Participation Act.
Education
B.S., magna cum laude, Texas A&M University
J.D., with honors, University of Texas School of Law
- Intern, Honorable John Cornyn of the Supreme Court of Texas
- Legal Research Board
Bar Admissions
Texas
Court Admissions
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- Chambers USA: Americaâs Leading Lawyers for Business, Ranked for Litigation: Appellate â Texas, 2026
- The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), Appellate Practice, 2026
- Texas Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2016-2020, 2025
- “Austinâs Top Attorneys” List, Austin Monthly, 2019, 2025
- The Top Women Attorneys in Texas, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2019
- Texas State Bar, Appellate Section
- Austin Bar Association, Civil Appellate Section
- Texas Aggie Bar Association
- Travis County Women Lawyersâ Foundation, Board Member, 2017-present
- Texas Law Aggie Society, Board Member, 2018-present
âAustin Monthlyâ Lists 53 Jackson Walker Attorneys Among âAustinâs Top Attorneysâ of 2026
Jackson Walker congratulates the 53 attorneys recognized among Austin Monthlyâs list of âAustinâs Top Attorneysâ for 2026. For recognition in the list, Austin attorneys must be nominated by their peers on the basis that they offer experienced counsel in one of 40 categories.
Attorney News • July 10, 2026
Jackson Walker’s Appellate Practice Ranked in 2026 Chambers USA Guide
Jackson Walker proudly announces the ranking of the Litigation: Appellate practice in the prestigious Chambers USA Guide released today. In addition, litigation partners Brett Kutnick, Danica Milios, and Jeffrey Oldham were recognized among the top attorneys in Texas.
Spotlight • June 4, 2026
Chambers and Partners Releases 2026 USA Guide Featuring 88 Jackson Walker Attorneys and 30 Ranked Departments
Jackson Walker is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners has selected 88 attorneys and 30 departments for inclusion in the 2026 edition of the Global and USA guides. Attorneys were ranked across 29 departments, with 6 attorneys listed among multiple areas, 9 ranked nationwide in their respective areas, and 12 recognized for the first time.
Spotlight • June 4, 2026
Jackson Walker Congratulates 2025 Texas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the recognition of 75 attorneys by Thomson Reutersâ Super Lawyers in the 2025 “Texas Super Lawyers” list, as well as 66 attorneys as “Texas Rising Stars” for 2025. Each year, less than 5% of attorneys are selected to Super Lawyers and 2.5% to Rising Stars. Selection is based off of peer nominations that are then reviewed by a research team. Each nominee is evaluated on his or her professional accomplishments, peer recognition, and community involvement.
Attorney News • September 18, 2025
âThe Best Lawyers in Americaâ Features 350 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2026 Edition, Including 10 âLawyers of the Yearâ and 106 âOnes to Watchâ
The Best Lawyers in America, a widely regarded guide to legal excellence, has recognized 350 Jackson Walker attorneys across 87 specialty practice areas in its 2026 edition, including 10 Lawyers of the Year and 106 Ones to Watch.
Attorney News • August 21, 2025
âAustin Monthlyâ Lists 44 Jackson Walker Attorneys Among âAustinâs Top Attorneysâ of 2025
Jackson Walker congratulates the 44 attorneys recognized among Austin Monthlyâs list of âAustinâs Top Attorneysâ for 2025. For recognition in the list, Austin attorneys must be nominated by their peers on the basis that they offer experienced counsel in one of 40 categories.
Attorney News • July 15, 2025
‘Austin Monthly’ Lists 21 Jackson Walker Attorneys Among “Austin’s Top Attorneys” of 2024
Jackson Walker congratulates the 21 attorneys recognized among Austin Monthlyâs list of âAustinâs Top Attorneysâ for 2024. For recognition in the list, Austin attorneys must be nominated by their peers on the basis that they offer experienced counsel in one of 39 categories.
Attorney News • July 11, 2024
Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Standard for Qualifying for Workersâ Compensation Actâs Intentional-Injury Exception
The Texas Supreme Court recently clarified that the Workersâ Compensation Actâs intentional-injury exception applies only to situations where the employer purposefully causes injury or when the employer believes âthat its actions are substantially certain to result in a particular injury to a particular employee, not merely highly likely to increase overall risks to employees in the workplace.â
Insights • June 16, 2020
53 Jackson Walker Attorneys Named to 2017 “Texas Super Lawyers” List
Thomson Reuters has named 53 Jackson Walker attorneys to its 2017 âTexas Super Lawyersâ list. According to Thomson Reuters, the list recognizes a âcredible, comprehensive and diverseâ selection of âoutstanding attorneys,â and serves as a resource for those in search of legal counsel.
Attorney News • September 6, 2017
Recognition & Accolades
- Chambers USA: Americaâs Leading Lawyers for Business, Ranked for Litigation: Appellate â Texas, 2026
- The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), Appellate Practice, 2026
- Texas Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2016-2020, 2025
- “Austinâs Top Attorneys” List, Austin Monthly, 2019, 2025
- The Top Women Attorneys in Texas, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2019
Community Involvement
- Texas State Bar, Appellate Section
- Austin Bar Association, Civil Appellate Section
- Texas Aggie Bar Association
- Travis County Women Lawyersâ Foundation, Board Member, 2017-present
- Texas Law Aggie Society, Board Member, 2018-present