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Biography
David Keltner is a partner and heads the firm’s Appellate practice group.
Formerly a Justice on the Texas Court of Appeals, Mr. Keltner’s practice is dedicated to appellate work. Mr. Keltner has participated as counsel of record in well over 100 appellate decisions. His legal writings have been frequently cited, with approval, by Texas courts.
Mr. Keltner has been recognized for his appellate accomplishments. He was honored by Texas Lawyer as the "Go To" appellate lawyer in Texas. Texas Monthly has selected him as a Super Lawyer and one of the Top 10 Lawyers in Texas. Likewise, the Fort Worth Business Press has named him an "Attorney of Excellence." He has also been recognized in the national stage by being named a Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, one of only 500 in the country. He was selected as a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and has been included in "Best Lawyers in America" by his peers since 2006.
He has also been honored as a Sustaining Life Fellow of the American Bar Association and a Sustaining Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. He served the Texas Bar Foundation as Chair of the Fellows in 2006.
Mr. Keltner has been active in service to the legal profession. He was Chair of the Board of Directors of the State Bar of Texas in 2000. Previously, he served as Chair of the Litigation Section and Chair of the College of the State Bar of Texas.
The Texas Supreme Court has appointed Mr. Keltner to a number of its committees. He served on the Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee from 1993-2000 and was appointed Chair of the Texas Supreme Court Discovery Task Force in the mid-1990s. He was also appointed to the Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee for Professionalism which drafted the Texas Lawyer’s Creed, which governs lawyer conduct in Texas.
Education & Honors
Trinity University, B.A., 1972
Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, J.D., 1975
Fellow, American Academy of Appellate Lawyers (1996-present)
American Board of Trial Advocates (1986-present)
Gene Cavin Award, State Bar of Texas (2002)
Dan Rugely Price (Excellence in Continuing Legal Education) Award, Texas Bar Foundation (2002)
Presidential Citation, State Bar of Texas (1984, 2000)
Outstanding Law Review Award, Texas Bar Foundation (1986)
Outstanding Young Lawyer of Texas, Texas Young Lawyer’s Association (1984)
Master Bencher, American Inns of Court-Eldon Mahon Inn (1994-96)
Selected as the "Go To" Texas Lawyer for Appeals by Texas Lawyer
Recognized as one of the Top 10 Lawyers in Texas by Texas Monthly in 2008
Recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly (since the survey began)
Selected as Attorney of Excellence by the Fort Worth Business Press and the top rated lawyer for appellate work
Listed in Best Lawyers in America
Listed in Chambers USA: Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2007
Helen A. Cassidy Award for highest rated CLE presentation at the State Bar of Texas 20th Annual Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course, September, 2007
admission & affiliations
Texas, 1975
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
United States District Court, Northern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas
Sustaining Life Fellow, American Bar Association
Sustaining Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Charter Member, Tarrant County Bar Foundation
Executive Board, SMU Dedman School of Law (1998-present)
Deans Advisory Council, Texas Wesleyan School of Law (2000-present)
Board of Visitors, University of Texas McDonald Observatory (1997-present)
Vice President, Board of Trustees, Trinity Valley School
Significant Matters
Baker Botts, L.L.P. v. Cailloux, __S.W.3d ___, 2007 WL 460643 (Tex. App.-San Antonio 2007, pet. denied)
Hyundai Motor Co. v. Vasquez, 189 S.W.3d 743 (Tex. 2006) Baker Botts, L.L.P. v. Cailloux, 224 S.W.3d 723 (Tex.2007).
Monsanto Co. v. Boustany, 73 S.W.3d 225 (Tex. 2002)
Borneman v. Steak & Ale of Texas, Inc., 22 S.W.3d 411 (Tex. 2000)
Shirvanian v. DeFrates, 161 S.W.3d 102 (Tex. App.- Houston [14th Dist.] 2004, pet. denied)
In re Continental Airlines, Inc., 988 S.W.2d 733 (Tex. 1998)
ACS Investors, Inc. v. McLaughlin, 943 S.W.2d 426 (Tex. 1997)
George Grubbs Enterprises, Inc. v. Bien, 900 S.W.2d 337 (Tex. 1995)
Hyundai Motor Co. v. Alvarado, 892 S.W.2d 853 (Tex. 1995)
In re Stone & Webster, Inc., 2005 WL 1654875 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth, July 12, 2005, pet. denied, 49 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 27 (April 28, 2006)
COC Services, Ltd. v. CompUSA, Inc., 150 S.W.3d 654 (Tex. App.-Dallas 2004, pet. denied)
Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts v. LaSalle Hotel Operating Partnership, I, L.P., 141 S.W.3d 870 (Tex. App.-Dallas 2004, pet. denied)
Swank v. Sverdlin, 121 S.W.3d 785 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st. Dist.] 2003, pet. denied)
Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corp. v. United Technologies Corp., 9 S.W.3d 324 (Tex. App.-San Antonio 1999, pet. denied)
J.D. Abrams, Inc. v. McIver, 966 S.W.2d 87 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1998, pet. denied)
Vinson & Elkins v. Moran, 946 S.W.2d 381 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 1997, writ dism'd by agr.)
Simms v. First Gibraltar Bank, 83 F.3d 1546 (5th Cir. 1996)
Publications & Speeches
Voir Dire after Cortez and Hyundai, Judicial Section Annual Conference, Galveston, Texas (2007)
Voir Dire and Jury Selection: Scope of Examination and Error Preservation, State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course, Austin, Texas (2007)
Jury Selection, State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Trial Course, Dallas, Texas (2007)
Jury Selection, State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Trial Course, Dallas, Texas (2007)
Jury Selection: Preservation of Error, University of Texas 17th Annual Conference on State and Federal Appeals (2007)
Texas Discovery, West Publishing (2006) [Loose-leaf Service of Texas Discovery]
Error Preservation in Jury Selection, Texas Bar CLE 20th Annual Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course (2006)
Summary Judgments, Texas Judicial Section Annual Conference (2006)
Preservation of Error, University of Texas 16th Annual Conference on State and Federal Appeals (2006)
Suing and Defending Against Fraud, Texas Bar CLE Causes of Action Seminar (2006)
Supreme Court Review, 19th Annual Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course (2005)
Protecting the Record for Appeal: A Reference Guide in Texas Civil Cases, 17 St. Mary’s L.J. 273 (1986) [Selected "Outstanding Law Review Article" by the Texas Bar Foundation]
Trying the Trier of Fact: Jury Misconduct in Texas, 34 Sw. L.J. 1131(1981) |
