Dee J. Kelly, Jr.

Dee J. Kelly, Jr.


Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP

Recognized since 2007

Fort Worth, Texas

Practice Areas

Administrative / Regulatory Law

Commercial Litigation

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Administrative / Regulatory Law
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Dee J. Kelly is a partner at Kelly Hart & Hallman and served as the firm’s managing partner from 2005-2016. He is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Administrative Law practice groups and serves on its executive committee. Mr. Kelly represents corporate and individual clients in a wide variety of business litigation in state and federal courts. Mr. Kelly also provides advice and representation to clients with matters pending before governmental and administrative bodies.

U.S. News and World Reports has included Mr. Kelly on The Best Lawyers in America® ranking every year since 2007. From 2003 through 2023, he was named a Texas Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters. Since 2018, Mr. Kelly has been named to the Top 400 Most Influential by Fort Worth Inc. magazine and was voted by his peers as among the city’s best attorneys in polls conducted by Fort Worth Magazine, and 360 West.

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Location
  • 201 Main Street, Suite 2500
    Fort Worth, TX 76102
Education
  • The University of Texas, JD, graduated 1985
  • The University of Texas, B.A., graduated 1982
Bar Admissions
  • Texas, 1985
Affiliations
  • Center for American and International Law - Board of Trustees
  • Cotton Bowl Athletic Association - Executive Committee
  • Fort Worth Symphony Association - Executive Committee
  • Fort Worth Zoological Association - Executive Committee
  • Performing Arts Fort Worth/Bass Performance Hall - Finance Chair
  • Safe City Commission - Board of Directors
  • Southeast Fort Worth, Inc - Board of Directors
  • Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show - Executive Committee
  • Tarrant County Bar Foundation - Board of Directors
  • Texas Christian University - Trustee
  • The Gatehouse - Board of Directors
  • Trail Drive Management Corp. | Dickies Arena - Board of Directors
  • University of Texas Law School Foundation - Trustee
  • Van Cliburn Foundation - Board Member, Executive Committee
  • Worthington National Bank - Board of Directors
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas

Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP
Headquarters: Fort Worth, Texas

53 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

28 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Administrative / Regulatory Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law, Dallas (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Commercial Litigation
Special Focus:
  • Administrative
  • Appellate
  • Civil Litigation
  • Commercial Disputes
  • Complex Litigation
  • Elections
  • Government Relations
  • Liquor
  • Litigation
  • Transactions
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers in America®, U.S. News & World Report, 2007-2025

    • Administrative | Regulatory Law
    • Commercial Litigation
  • Top 100 Dallas/Fort Worth Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2022
  • Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2003-2024

    • Business Litigation
    • Civil Litigation | Defense
  • Top Attorney, Fort Worth Magazine, 2006-2023

    • Civil Law & Litigation
  • Top Attorney, 360 West magazine, 2017-2024

    • Government and Administrative Law
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Corporate Counsel
  • The 400 Most Influential People, Fort Worth, Inc. magazine, 2018-2024
  • Distinguished Citizen Award, Longhorn Council of the Boy Scouts of America, 2014
  • Best Lawyers® Administrative | Regulatory Law Lawyer of the Year, Dallas, 2014
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Corporate Governance Law

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