Kelly J. Curnutt

Prior to forming Curnutt & Hafer, L.L.P. with his partner in 2000, Mr. Curnutt worked in both a small Dallas trial boutique firm and for one of the largest firms in the world. Since graduation from law school, he has tried cases in many state and federal courts, ranging from personal injury to complex commercial and business tort matters. Mr. Curnutt is AV rated by Martindale Hubble, the highest ethical and legal ability ranking available.

Mr. Curnutt is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is admitted to practice law in the State of Texas, and is admitted in the Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western United States District Courts of Texas, as well as the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mr. Curnutt is a member of the State Bar of Texas, and its Litigation Section; the American Bar Association, and its Litigation and Tort & Insurance Practice Sections; and the Dallas County, Tarrant County and Arlington Bar Associations.

Mr. Curnutt obtained his law degree in 1993 from the Southern Methodist University School of Law where he was the Managing Staff Editor of the SMU Law Review Association, Oral Argument Champion and Best Brief Finalist in the all-school moot court competition, Outstanding Advocate in the mock trial competition, recipient of an American Indian Graduate Center Scholarship, member of the Order of the Barristers, and Province Winner in the International Graduate of the Year Award for the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. Mr. Curnutt received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting in 1989 from the University of Texas at Arlington, where he served as president of his fraternity, was selected to the Honor Roll and National Dean's List from 1985 to 1989, and served as a Younglife School Director. Mr. Curnutt is a former Certified Public Accountant, having previously worked for the KPMG Peat Marwick public accounting firm prior to entering law school.