Appellate Practice
Jacob DeKeratry
Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2025 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Jacob deKeratry is an associate who practices in the firm’s Appellate and Litigation departments. He graduated magna cum laude from Baylor University School of Law, where he also served as the Articles Editor for the Baylor Law Review. He earned his B.A. in Government and Philosophy with cum laude distinction from Georgetown University in Washington, DC.
Before joining the firm, Mr. deKeratry was a law clerk for the Honorable Priscilla R. Owen at the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Overview
- Baylor University, J.D., graduated 2020
- Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2020
- Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2020
- Baylor University, J.D., graduated 2020
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 for work in:
- Appellate Practice
Awards:
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, Best Lawyers® 2025, 2026
Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, 2025
- Business Litigation
Top Attorney, 360 West magazine, 2022-2025
Top Attorney under five years in practice, Fort Worth Magazine, 2023, 2024
- Appellate Law
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- Payne v. BNSF Railway Company, No. 02-21-00425-CV, 2022 WL 2753626
- Payne v. BNSF Railway Company, No. 02-21-00425-CV, 2022 WL 2753626 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth July 14, 2022, no pet.)
- Fisher v. BNSF Railway Company, No. 02-21-00369-CV, 2022 WL 2753398
- Fisher v. BNSF Railway Company, No. 02-21-00369-CV, 2022 WL 2753398 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth July 14, 2022, no pet.)
- Fuller v. Rabalais Oil and Gas, No. 21-11083, 2022 WL 2208518
- Fuller v. Rabalais Oil and Gas, No. 21-11083, 2022 WL 2208518 (5th Cir. June 21, 2022)
- In re State, No. 07-21-00315-CV, 2022 WL 1462275
- In re State, No. 07-21-00315-CV, 2022 WL 1462275 (Tex. App.—Amarillo May 9, 2022, orig. proceeding)
- Lon Smith & Assocs., Inc. v. Key, No. 02-21-00227-CV, 2022 WL 1112388
- Lon Smith & Assocs., Inc. v. Key, No. 02-21-00227-CV, 2022 WL 1112388 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth April 14, 2022, no pet.)
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