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Biography
Formerly a Justice on the Texas Court of Appeals, David Keltner is lead counsel in well over 100 appellate decisions. His legal writings are cited, with approval, by Texas courts.
Mr. Keltner is recognized for his appellate accomplishments. He was honored by Texas Lawyer as the "Go To" appellate lawyer in Texas. Texas Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters service published by Texas Monthly, selected him as one of the Top 10 Lawyers in Texas for the last seven years in a row. He was the "Top Point Getter" in Texas 2009-2011. The Texas Bar Foundation honored him with the inaugural Gregory S. Coleman Outstanding Appellate Lawyer Award. Mr. Keltner is also recognized on the national stage as a Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, one of only 300 in the country.
Mr. Keltner served as Chair of the Board of Directors of the State Bar of Texas. He was also Chair of the Litigation Section and the College of the State Bar of Texas, as well as Chair of the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation.
The Texas Supreme Court 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. He was also a member of the Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee for Professionalism that drafted the Texas Lawyer’s Creed.
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Licensed in Texas for 50 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 1975
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Location
Kelly Hart & Hallman
201 Main Street, Suite 2500, Fort Worth, TX, 76102
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Experience
Honors
2014
Top Attorney, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine
2014
Top 10 Lawyers in Texas, Texas Super Lawyers
2013
Top Attorney, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine
2013
Top 10 Lawyers in Texas, Texas Super Lawyers
2012
Top 10 Lawyers in Texas, Texas Super Lawyers
2012
Top Attorney, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine
2012
Gregory S. Coleman Outstanding Appellate Lawyer of Texas, Texas Bar Foundation
2011
Top Attorney, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine
2011
Top 10 Lawyers in Texas, Texas Super Lawyers
2010
Top 10 Lawyers in Texas, Texas Super Lawyers
2009
Top Attorney, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine
2009
Top 10 Lawyers in Texas, Texas Super Lawyers
2008
Top 10 Lawyers in Texas, Texas Super Lawyers
2008
Top Attorney, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine
2007
Jim D. Bowmer Professionalism Award, College of the State Bar of Texas
2007
Top 10 Lawyers in Texas, Texas Super Lawyers
2006
Go To Appellate Lawyer,
2003
Merit in 2003,
2002
Dan R. Price Memorial Award,
2002
Gene Cavin Award,
2002
Outstanding Lawyer, The Texas Bar Foundation
1986
Outstanding Law Review Article,
1984
Outstanding Young Lawyer of Texas,
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One Of The 100 Best Lawyers in Texas,
Associations
2014 - Present
Tarrant County Bar AssociationPresident-Elect
2013 - Present
Texas A&M University School of LawDean’s Advisory Council, Chair
1998 - Present
SMU Dedman School of LawExecutive Board
1997 - Present
The University of Texas McDonald ObservatoryBoard of Visitors
American Board of Trial Advocates
Member
American Board of Trial Advocates
American Academy of Appellate Lawyers
Fellow
Texas Board of Legal Specialization Certification
Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law
Texas Board of Legal Specialization Certification
Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law
State Bar of Texas
Member
American Bar Foundation
Life Fellow
American Academy of Appellate Lawyers
Fellow
2014 - 2014
Litigation Counsel of AmericaTrial Lawyer Honorary Society
2013 - 2014
Tarrant County Bar AssociationVice President
2012 - 2013
Tarrant County Bar AssociationSecretary/Treasurer
2009 - 2012
Tarrant County Bar AssociationDirector
2009 - 2012
Trinity Valley SchoolBoard of Trustees, President
2001 - 2013
Trinity Valley SchoolBoard of Trustees
2000 - 2012
Texas Wesleyan University School of LawDean's Advisory Council
1999 - 2000
State Bar of TexasBoard of Directors, Chair
1997 - 2000
Tarrant County Bar AssociationDirector
1990 - 1995
Tarrant County Bar AssociationDirector
Education
1975
Southern Methodist University
Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
1972
Trinity University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2015
UT Law Annual Conference on State and Federal Appeals
"Jury Charge Update"
2014
UT Law CLE Conference on State and Federal Appeals
“Oral Argument: Organization and Preparation”
2014
Texas Bar CLE Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course
"Jury Charges"
2014
Houston Bar Association Annual Conference on ADR
“Appellate Mediations”
2013
UT Law CLE Conference on State and Federal Appeals
"Getting the Charge Right & Charge Error Preservation”
2013
Texas Bar CLE Practice Before the Texas Supreme Court
"Respondent's Best Strategies in the Supreme Court,"
2013
Texas Bar CLE 5th Annual Damages in Civil Litigation Course
“Defenses to Damages: Prerequisites to Damages”
2013
State Bar of Texas Webinar
"Getting the Charge Right"
2013
Houston Bar Association
“Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law,”
2012
UT Law CLE Conference on State and Federal Appeals
"Voir Dire Update – When to Challenge for Cause and How to Preserve Error"
2012
Texas Bar CLE Advanced Personal Injury Trial Course
"Preservation of Error"
2012
Texas Bar CLE Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course
"Harmless Error—Really?"
2012
Texas Bar CLE 35th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course
"Continuing Developments in Jury Selection"
2012
State Bar College Summer School
"Preservation of Error"
2012
Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course
"Attorney Client Work Product"
2011
Texas Bar CLE Practice Before the Texas Supreme Court
"How to Convince the Supreme Court to Overturn Adverse Precedent"
2011
Texas Bar CLE Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course
"Bench Trials: Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law"
2011
Texas Bar CLE 34th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course
"Challenges for Cause in the Jury Selection Process: When a Person Can/Can't be Rehabilitated Judicial Perspective"
2011
State Bar College 13th Annual Summer School
"Trying Cases to the Trial Court: Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law Update"
2010
State Bar College Summer School
"Post-Judgment Collections and Enforcement of Final Judgments in Texas"
2010
State Bar College Spring Training
"The Future of Law Practice"
2010
BNSF Conference
"Preservation of Error"
2010
24th Annual Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course
"Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law: Do They Really Matter?"
2009
University of Texas CLE 19th Annual Conference on State and Federal Appeals
"Mandamus: Nine Months After McAllen Medical Center and We Survived"
2009
Texas Bar CLE Practice Before the Texas Supreme Court
"Respondent's Strategies in the Supreme Court"
2008
Texas Center for the Judiciary Winter Regional Conference
"Privileges and In Camera Inspection"
2008
Texas Bar CLE Cause of Action Law Course
"Suing and Defending Against Fraud"
2008
Texas Bar CLE 7th Annual In-House Counsel Course
"Attorney-Client Privilege"
2008
Texas Bar CLE 31st Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course
"Joint Defense/Common Interest Privilege: Convenient Memories are No Longer a Defense"
2008
Texas Bar CLE 22nd Annual Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course
"No Evidence Review, The Scope and Standard of Legal Sufficiency Review After City of Keller"
2007
Judicial Section Annual Conference
"Voir Dire after Cortez and Hyundai"
Publications
1986
17 St. Mary’s L.J. 273
"Protecting the Record for Appeal: A Reference Guide in Texas Civil Cases"
1981
34 Sw. L.J. 1131
"Trying the Trier of Fact: Jury Misconduct in Texas"