Gary S. Kessler
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Dallas, Texas
Practice Areas:
Business litigation,
Insurance coverage,
Securities litigation,
General litigation,
Bad faith insurance,
Insurance defense
Education Qualification:
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Practice Areas:
Business litigation,
Insurance coverage,
Securities litigation,
General litigation,
Bad faith insurance,
Insurance defense
500 N Akard St, Suite 3700Dallas, Texas, 75201
First Admitted: 1974, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.kesslercollins.com/attorney/gary-kessler/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Dallas Inns of Court
- Dallas Bar Association Fee Disputes Committee
- American Bar Association, International, Bankruptcy, Tort and Insurance Practice, Antitrust and Litigation Sections
- U.S. District Court Eastern Districts of Texas
- Dallas Bar Foundation
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- Association of Attorney Mediators
- U.S. Tax Court
- Defense Research Institute
- College of the State Bar of Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern Districts of Texas
- Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court Southern Districts of Texas
- Society for Professional Dispute Resolution
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (Compliance & Legal Society)
- National Institute of Trial Advocacy (faculty)
- Texas, 1974
- Dallas Bar Association
- U.S. District Court Western Districts of Texas
- Texas Bar Foundation
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Building Owner's & Management Association
- Friend of IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management)
- The Real Estate Council
- International Council of Shopping Centers
- Urban Land Institute (ULI)
Honors/Awards:
- Fellow, Texas Bar Association
- Russell Baker Moot Court Award, Southern Methodist University, 1974
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
- President, Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity, Southern Methodist University, 1974
- Member, Inns of Court
- Best Lawyers in America, Business Litigation Section, 1997 - 2013
Educational Background:
- University of Notre Dame, B.B.A., 1971
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- "Judicial Alchemy - Spinning Letters of Credit into Security Deposits," Shopping Center Legal Update, Vol. 23, Issue 3, 2003
- "The Runaway Jury Trial," Shopping Center Legal Update, Vol. 24, Issue 3, 2004
- "Can you Handle Rejection," Shopping Center Legal Update, Vol. 26, Issue 1, 2006
- Frequent speaker at IREM, ULI, National Association of Industrial & Office Properties (NAIOP) and ICSC National Conferences
- Frequent Lecturer, Industry Groups and is an Instructor for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy
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