Brian S. Stagner has handled complex business litigation for over 20 years. He has represented clients on both sides of the docket at both the trial and appellate level, including arguments before the Texas Supreme Court, intermediate state and federal appellate courts, and trial courts in more than 20 states, including New York, California, North and South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Arkansas, Missouri, Michigan, and Colorado. These disputes have involved consumer class actions, corporate governance, unfair business practices, e-commerce, insurance coverage, taxation, trademark and intellectual property, and other issues.
Mr. Stagner joined the firm’s litigation practice group in 1997 after graduating summa cum laude from Texas Tech University School of Law. Among his many legal accolades, U.S News and World Reports have included Mr. Stagner on The Best Lawyers in America® ranking, every year since 2010. Mr. Stagner was named to the Texas Super Lawyers and Texas Rising Stars lists which are published by Thomson Reuters. Mr. Stagner was also voted by his peers as among the city’s best attorneys in polls conducted by Fort Worth Magazine and 360 West.
Mr. Stagner serves on the Board of Directors for CASA of Parker County. His other community service includes Habitat for Humanity, service on the Charity Golf Committee of the Young Professionals Association for the Lena Pope Home and assisting in the construction of Bearcat Park in Aledo, Texas.
- E-mail: brian.stagner@kellyhart.com
- Direct Phone Number: (817) 878-3567
- Lawyer Page: https://www.kellyhart.com/attorney/Brian-S-Stagner
- 201 Main Street, Suite 2500
Fort Worth, TX 76102
- Texas Tech University, J.D., graduated 1997
- Texas, State Bar of Texas, 1997
- Tarrant County Bar Foundation - Sustaining Life Fellow
- Texas Bar Foundation - Fellow
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
46 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
25 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
- Commercial Litigation
- Civil Litigation
- White-Collar Criminal Defense
Best Lawyers in America®, U.S. News & World Report, 2010-2024
Commercial Litigation
Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2012-2013, 2020-2022
Business Litigation
Top Attorney, 360 West magazine, 2017, 2021
Civil Law | Litigation, 2017, 2021
Commercial Litigation, 2018-2020
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Appellate Practice
- Copyright Law
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Municipal
- Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Media Law
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