Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2022 
Jeff Whitfield is a litigation partner at Kelly Hart who resolves high-stakes legal and policy disputes, recently anchoring a trial team to a landmark $27 million trade secrets jury verdict. Jeff’s practice is uniquely shaped by a distinguished career in public service. He is a former active-duty Air Force Captain, a past legislative aide to Texas State Senator John Whitmire, and a former war crimes prosecutor for a United Nations international tribunal in The Hague. Following a federal clerkship on the U.S. Fifth Circuit, Jeff now handles complex commercial claims and directs the firm's pro bono programs.
Biography
Locations
Education
- The University of Texas, JD, graduated 2007
Bar Admissions
Court Admissions
- U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2008
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 2010
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2010
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 2010
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 2010
Affiliations
- Texas Bar Foundation - Fellow
- United Way of Tarrant County - Board
- Texas Lawyers for Texas Veterans - Founding Member and Chair
- United Way Veterans Fund Committee - Member
- Rotary Club of Fort Worth - Member
- Member of the Board of Governors, B.H. Carroll Theological Institute - Member
- Leadership Fort Worth - Class of 2013
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 for work in:
- Commercial Litigation
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Litigation - Antitrust
- Litigation - First Amendment
Awards:
Best Lawyers in America®, 2022-2026
- Commercial Litigation
Top Attorney, 360 West magazine, 2017-2025
- Government and Administrative
- International Law
- Professional Malpractice Non-Medical Defense Law
- Family Law
- Civil Law | Litigation
- Products Liability Law
Top Attorney, Fort Worth Magazine, 2014-2018, 2023, 2024
- Civil Law | Litigation
- Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star, Thomson Reuters, 2013-2017
- Community Champion Award Finalist, Presbyterian Night Shelter Fort Worth, 2017
- Featured as the Texas Rising Star cover story (“At Your Service: Lessons Learned in the Air Force Inspire Jeff Whitfield Both On and Off Duty”), 2014
- 40 Under 40 honoree, Fort Worth Business Press, 2013
- Kelly Hart Pro Bono Award Honoree
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- Election - First Amendment
Defeated election challenge filed against Democratic state legislator-elect by the defeated incumbent
- Election - 1st Amendment
Defeated term-limit and election lawsuit filed against governmental entity
- Busniess Litigation
Successfully prosecuted bet-the-business litigation allowing veteran-owned business to recover debt from French aerospace company
- Litigation
Recovered significant funds for the military-veteran employee-affinity group of one of the largest companies in the world
- Product Liability Defense
Defeated product liability lawsuit against a company with one of the world’s most valuable brands
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