Marianne M. Auld

Marianne M. Auld

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Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP

57 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Appellate Practice Commercial Litigation

Biography

Marianne M. Auld is the managing partner of Kelly Hart and the chair of the firm’s Appellate section. She has briefed and argued dozens of appeals in both state and federal courts of appeals.

Ms. Auld began her career as a law clerk on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Following her clerkship, she joined Kelly Hart as an associate in the firm’s litigation section, where she worked on a wide range of civil matters for clients including governmental entities and both publicly-traded and privately-held companies. Later, she served as a tenured professor of law at Baylor Law School, where she taught, among other courses, civil procedure, remedies, and legal writing.

Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP

57 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • Baylor University, JD, graduated 1988
  • Baylor University, B.A., graduated 1982

  • Texas, 1988

  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Bar Association of the Federal Circuit - Member
  • Eldon B. Mahon Inns of Court - Master
  • Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce - Past Board Chair
  • Fort Worth Cradle to Career - Board Member
  • Fort Worth Museum of Science and History - Board Chair
  • Fort Worth Report - Board Member
  • Fort Worth Symphony - Board
  • Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra - Board and Executive Committee Chair
  • National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel - Member
  • Tarrant County Bar Association - Member
  • Tarrant County Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • Tarrant To and Through Partnership - Executive Committee
  • Texas Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • Texas Supreme Court Historical Society - Greenhill Fellow

  • 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
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • Texas, 1988
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Bar Association of the Federal Circuit - Member
  • Eldon B. Mahon Inns of Court - Master
  • Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce - Past Board Chair
  • Fort Worth Cradle to Career - Board Member
  • Fort Worth Museum of Science and History - Board Chair
  • Fort Worth Report - Board Member
  • Fort Worth Symphony - Board
  • Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra - Board and Executive Committee Chair
  • National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel - Member
  • Tarrant County Bar Association - Member
  • Tarrant County Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • Tarrant To and Through Partnership - Executive Committee
  • Texas Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • Texas Supreme Court Historical Society - Greenhill Fellow
  • Baylor University, JD, graduated 1988
  • Baylor University, B.A., graduated 1982
  • 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
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
Awards:
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, 2015-2025
  • Named to The 400 Most Influential by Fort Worth Inc. magazine, 2018-2025
  • Texas Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters, 2013-2025
  • Top 50 Women Texas Super Lawyers, 2022-2024
  • Top 100 Dallas/Fort Worth Super Lawyers, 2022-2024
  • Top Attorney in Appellate Law, 360 West magazine, 2017-2025
  • Top Attorney, Fort Worth Magazine, 2012-2025
  • Great Woman of Texas, Fort Worth Business Press, 2018
  • Law Good Scout Recipient by the Longhorn Council of the Boy Scouts of America, 2017

Case History

Cases
  • Malinski v. BNSF Ry. Co., 805 F. App’x 579 (5th Cir. 2020)
Malinski v. BNSF Ry.Co., 805 F.App'x579
  • CLC Roofing, Inc. v. Helzer, 594 S.W.3d 414 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2019, no pet.)
CLC Roofing, Inc. v.Helzer
  • Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. v. Enter. Prods. Partners, L.P., 593 S.W.3d 732 (Tex. 2020
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. v.Enter.Prods.Partners, L.P.
  • BNSF Ry. Co. v. Baca, No. 02-17-00168-CV, 2018 WL 1528573 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth March 29, 2018, no pet.)(mem. op.)
BNSF Ry.Co. v. Baca
  • City of San Antonio, Texas v. Hotels.com, L.P., 876 F.3d 717 (5th Cir. 2017)
City of San Antonio, Texas v. Hotels.com, L.P.

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