Cienna B. Hancock is an associate in the Dallas office of GRSM.  Cienna’s practice focuses on defending corporations in cases involving product liability, wrongful death, mass tort, environmental liability, and medical malpractice involving long-term care facilities. She participates in all phases of litigation, including drafting responsive pleadings; drafting dispositive motions; drafting written discovery; assisting in trial preparation; attending depositions; attending hearings; and attending trial. Cienna serves as national coordinating counsel for a major energy conglomerate, overseeing litigation strategy and ensuring consistent defense approaches across multiple jurisdictions.

While in law school, Ms. Hancock was an extern for the Honorable Beau Miller of the 190th Judicial District Court of Texas. Cienna also worked as a research assistant to Professor Daniel Correa, where she conducted research to update the business organizations and commercial litigation sections of Dorsaneo’s Texas Litigation Guide. While earning her undergraduate degree from Texas A&M, which she completed in just three years, Cienna worked in Dr. Heather Lench’s Emotion Science Lab as a lab manager.

Cienna completed a 200-hour RYT program in January 2025. In her spare time she enjoys teaching yoga, attending fitness classes, and spending time with her rescue animals.

Admissions

  • Texas
  • New Mexico

Memberships

  • State Bar of Texas
  • Dallas Bar Association
  • Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
  • Phi Delta Phi

Education

  • J.D., South Texas College of Law, cum laude, 2022
    • Presidential Fellow
    • Dean’s Merit Scholarship
    • Imogen S Papadopoulos ’84 Annual Scholarship
    • Women’s Law Society, Board Member
  • B.S., in Psychology, Texas A&M University, magna cum laude, 2018
    • Minor in Philosophy
    • Cornerstone Honors Student