Byron L. Kelley
ABOUT
Byron was inspired to study law by a favorite uncle who seemed to know something about everything. As an attorney, Byron likes learning about the different fields in which his clients work, and enjoys helping people and companies resolve problems. He holds an undergraduate degree in communication studies and excels in written and oral communication with clients, adversaries, courts, and juries. Byron’s litigation practice consists of mortgage lending litigation, products liability defense, contract disputes, negligence actions, Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act claims, and insurance defense.
When he’s not working, Byron plays golf and keeps up with college football. He also likes to zip line in East Texas and serves in his church.
Byron Kelley likes the structure of the procedural rules and mechanisms that apply to litigation. He also enjoys building relationships by helping clients plan their estates to address each client’s unique needs. Byron values honesty and integrity, listens carefully, and takes his work personally. He serves and an Of Counsel member of SettlePou’s Commercial Litigation and Probate & Estate Planning practices
AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Commercial Litigation
- Probate & Estate Planning
EDUCATION
- University of Texas at Austin B.S., 2002; LBJ Fellow
- Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, J.D., 2008 (cum laude); International Law Review Association
ADMISSIONS & HONORS
- Certified by the State Bar of Texas to serve as counsel for guardians and guardianship applicants 2018
- Selected in Texas Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Edition, published by Thompson Reuters (2013 – 2017)
- Texas State Bar Admittance, 2008
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2011
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas 2009
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas 2009
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas 2010
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas 2011
ASSOCIATIONS
- Dallas Bar Association (Sections: Probate, Trusts & Estates)
- State Bar of Texas (Sections: Real Estate, Probate, & Trust)
- Henderson County Bar Association
ARTICLES & PRESENTATIONS
- Reported Case: Morris v. Am. Home Mtg. Servicing, Inc., No. 10-20854, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 19841 (5th Cir. Sept. 27, 2011)
- Reported Case: Morris v. Am. Home Mtg. Servicing, Inc., No. H-09-375, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 99467 (S.D. Tex. Sept. 22, 2010)
- Reported Case: Wachovia Bank, Nat’l Assoc. v. Metro Automation, Inc., No. 3:08-CV-2257-M, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 72008 (N.D. Tex. July 16, 2010)
- Reported Case: Bittinger v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 744 F. Supp. 2d 619 (S.D. Tex. 2010)
- Reported Case: Bittinger v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., No. H-10-1745, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 136032 (S.D. Tex. Dec. 23, 2010)
- Reported Case: Bittinger v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., No. H-10-1745, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 90631 (S.D. Tex. Aug. 15, 2011)