Brian S. Stagner

Brian S. Stagner


Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP

Recognized since 2010

Fort Worth, Texas

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

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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.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 201 Main Street, Suite 2500
    Fort Worth, TX 76102
Education
  • Texas Tech University, J.D., graduated 1997
Bar Admissions
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 1997
Affiliations
  • Tarrant County Bar Foundation - Sustaining Life Fellow
  • Texas Bar Foundation - Fellow
Court Admissions
  • 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

Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP
Headquarters: Fort Worth, Texas

46 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

25 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
Special Focus:
  • Civil Litigation
  • White-Collar Criminal Defense
Awards:
  • 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

Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Appellate Practice
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Municipal
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Media Law

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