Marianne M. Auld

Marianne M. Auld


Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP

Recognized since 2015

Fort Worth, Texas

Practice Areas

Appellate Practice

Commercial Litigation

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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.

Ms. Auld rejoined Kelly Hart in 2008 as a partner in the firm's appellate section. Since that time, she has worked primarily on complex civil appeals involving labor disputes, antitrust matters, oil and gas issues, and claims against Class I railroads. She has also worked with trial teams involved in high stakes litigation to ensure that clients are well-positioned for resulting appeals.

Location
  • 201 Main Street, Suite 2500
    Fort Worth, TX 76102
Education
  • Baylor University, JD, graduated 1988
  • Baylor University, B.A., graduated 1982
Bar Admissions
  • Texas, 1988
Affiliations
  • 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
Court Admissions
  • 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

Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP
Headquarters: Fort Worth, Texas

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
Awards:
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, 2015-2024
  • Named to The 400 Most Influential by Fort Worth Inc. magazine, 2018-2023
  • Texas Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters, 2013-2023
  • Top 50 Women Texas Super Lawyers, 2022, 2023
  • Top 100 Dallas/Fort Worth Super Lawyers, 2022, 2023
  • Top Attorney in Appellate Law, 360 West magazine, 2017-2023
  • Top Attorney, Fort Worth Magazine, 2012-2022
  • Great Woman of Texas, Fort Worth Business Press, 2018
  • Law Good Scout Recipient by the Longhorn Council of the Boy Scouts of America, 2017

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