Carrie Phaneuf is the Vice President of Loss Prevention of Texas Lawyers’ Insurance Exchange (TLIE), an insurance company based in Austin, Texas that provides legal malpractice insurance to the lawyers of Texas. In her role at TLIE, she provides loss prevention and best practices guidance to TLIE insureds, she develops and presents CLE to TLIE insureds, bar association groups, and law school groups, and writes a weekly blog on legal malpractice, ethics, and loss prevention issues. Prior to joining TLIE in July 2024, she was a member of the Dallas law firm Cobb Martinez Woodward PLLC, where she practiced law for 16 years. Carrie also practiced law with the Dallas law firm Cowles & Thompson from 1998 to 2008. In private practice, Carrie represented Texas attorneys in professional liability and disciplinary matters. She also provided risk management advice to her clients. Carrie received a B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin, with honors, and graduated from the SMU Dedman School of Law in 1998, Cum Laude and Order of the Coif. Carrie twice has been recognized as one of the top 50 women attorneys in Texas by Thomson Reuters in 2019 and 2020. She was also named to “D” Magazine Best Lawyers in Dallas in 2014, 2016-2024; Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2013-2024; and “The Best Lawyers in America” by BL Rankings in Professional Malpractice Law-Defendants, 2021-2024. Carrie was also formerly on the TLIE Board of Directors from 2008-2024. Carrie has been married for 27 years to her husband, Marshall, and they have two daughters ages 20 and 22.