Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP

57 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Labor and Employment Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Biography

Lars Berg represents individuals, corporations, and other institutional clients as plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of civil litigation matters, including business and commercial disputes, product liability claims, trade-secret litigation, trademark disputes, personal injury claims, employment law, and civil rights litigation. Mr. Berg also has broad experience in professional malpractice claims and disputes among business partners and shareholders of privately held entities. His extensive trial experience has gained him membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates and enabled him to become board-certified in personal injury trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 2001 and re-certified in 2006, 2011, and 2016.

Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP

57 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • Baylor University, J.D., graduated 1993
  • The University of Texas, B.B.A., graduated 1989

  • Texas, 1993

  • American Board of Trial Advocates - Associate Member
  • Amon Carter, Jr. YMCA, Board of Managers - Former Chairman
  • College of the State Bar of Texas - Member
  • Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court - Former Barrister
  • Tarrant County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section - Former President
  • Tarrant County Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • Texas Bar Foundation - Sustaining Life Fellow

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
  • Texas, 1993
  • American Board of Trial Advocates - Associate Member
  • Amon Carter, Jr. YMCA, Board of Managers - Former Chairman
  • College of the State Bar of Texas - Member
  • Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court - Former Barrister
  • Tarrant County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section - Former President
  • Tarrant County Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • Texas Bar Foundation - Sustaining Life Fellow
  • Baylor University, J.D., graduated 1993
  • The University of Texas, B.B.A., graduated 1989
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Dallas/Fort Worth (2021)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Litigation - First Amendment
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Special Focus:
  • Civil Litigation
  • Employment
  • Individuals
  • Labor
  • Management
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers in America®, 2005-2026

    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation | Intellectual Property
    • Litigation | Labor and Employment
    • Mass Tort Litigation | Class Actions - Plaintiffs
  • Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2008-2025

    • Business Litigation
  • Top Attorney, Fort Worth Magazine, 2012-2025

    • Civil Law | Litigation
    • Commercial Litigation
  • Top Attorney, 360 West magazine, 2017-2025

    • Commercial Litigation
    • Product Liability Law
    • Professional Malpractice Non-Medical Defense
    • Civil Law | Litigation
  • Best Lawyers® Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Dallas/Fort Worth, 2021
  • Texas Top 10 Bench Award Recipient, TopVerdict.com, 2021
  • Top 100 Dallas/Fort Worth Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2020

    Business Litigation

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Case History

Cases
  • Jury Verdict - Trade Secrets
Recently obtained a $3.2 million dollar jury verdict in a case involving the theft of trade secrets
  • Jury Verdict - Mineral Interests
Recently won a jury verdict partitioning mineral interests in Zavalla County, Texas
  • Trademark Litigation
Successfully prosecuted cutting-edge Internet-related trademark lawsuit
  • Trade Secret - Trademark Infringement Lawsuit
Successfully prosecuted trade-secret and trademark-infringement lawsuit for the domestic arm of an international, privately-held entity
  • Breach-of-Contract
Successfully prosecuted a breach-of-contract claim in an international arbitration related to an oil and gas exploration agreement
  • Breach-of-Contract - Insurance Claims
Successfully prosecuted breach-of-contract and bad-faith claims related to a first-party insurance claim
  • Health Care Defense
Successfully defended pharmaceutical company against claims that its products crippled plaintiffs
  • Litigation Defense
Successfully defended defense contractor in survival and wrongful-death claims arising out of the crash of a fighter jet
  • Litigation Defense - Wrongful Death
Successfully defended helicopter manufacturer in survival and wrongful-death claims arising out of crash of a commercial helicopter
  • Litigation Defense
Successfully defended component part manufacturer against survival and wrongful-death claims arising out of the crash of a commercial airliner
  • Defense - Class Action
Successfully defended chemical manufacturer in class action lawsuit involving personal injuries and property damage caused by a spill from a rail car
  • Litigation Defense - Licensing Agreements
Successfully defended Fortune 500 company against multimillion dollar claims for breach of contract and fraud related to licensing agreements
  • Personal Injury Defense
Successfully defended medical-device manufacturer against claims that its device caused serious personal injury
  • Breach-of-Contract Litigation
Successfully prosecuted multimillion dollar breach-of-contract claim for a Fortune 500 company against a construction contractor
  • Medical Malpractice Litigation
Successfully prosecuted multimillion dollar medical-malpractice claim against nursing home

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