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Kenneth C. Riney
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“The legendary college football coach Bud Wilkinson once said that preparation engenders the confidence that enables the will to win. My goal is to be more prepared than the opponent, which will lead to the confidence that enables a successful result for the client.”
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| | | Representative Experience- Defense of product manufacturers and distributors in multiparty litigation.
- Defense of business and residential property owners/operators in premises liability actions.
- Defense of professionals in professional liability litigation, including insurance agents and real estate agents
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Obtained a unanimous defense jury verdict in a transportation lawsuit in favor of client whose vehicle rear-ended Plaintiff’s vehicle.
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| | | Bar Admissions
- State Bar of Texas, 2004
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U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas
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| | | Education
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science from Texas A&M University, 2001
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Juris Doctor Degree from South Texas College of Law, 2004
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| | | Awards and Recognitions
- Texas Young Lawyers Association President’s Award of Merit, 2009
- Texas Rising Star – Texas Monthly and Law & Politics Magazine, 2008, 2010
- Order of Barristers
- Selected as Dallas Association of Young Lawyers’ One to Watch, July 2007
- Dean’s Student Advocacy Service Award, 2004 - Awarded for meritorious service to the advocacy program of South Texas College of Law
- Vice-Chairman, Board of Advocates, South Texas College of Law, 2003-2004
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Eagle Scout
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| | | Publications & Presentations
- Author and speaker, “Professionalism After Twenty Years of the Texas Lawyer’s Creed,” State Bar of Texas 17th Annual Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, March 18-19, 2010
- Moderator & Panelist, “What Young Lawyers Want and Need to Become Trial Lawyers of the Future,” Texas Association of Defense Counsel Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, September 2009
- Author, “Don’t Worry, the Second Mouse Gets the Cheese,” TYLA eNews, January 29, 2009
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Speaker, “Privacy Expectations of Employees in the Digital Age”, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Summer Seminar, Vail, CO, 2007
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| | | Memberships
- Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel – Board of Directors, 2008 – present; Young Lawyers Chairman, 2008-2009, Director at Large 2009 - 2010; Young Lawyers Committee, 2005 – 2009
- Texas Young Lawyers Association, Board of Directors, 2008 - present
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Foundation, Life Fellow
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers - Board of Directors, 2008 - present; Member, 2006 DAYL Leadership Class; Co-Chair, Freedom Run Committee, 2006-present; Member, Long Range Planning Committee, 2007-present; Co-Chair, Membership Committee, 2007
- State Bar of Texas
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Dallas Bar Association
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| | | Community Service
- Co-Chairman, Freedom Run, 2006 - 2010; A 9/11 Memorial 5k and Festival that supports Dallas Police Officers and First Responders through the Assist the Officer Foundation
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Founding Member, MDA Dallas Legal Leaders: Hot Hundred Who Care
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| | | Personal
Ken was born in Amarillo, Texas. He is an avid runner, having competed in half-marathons in Dallas, Fort Worth and Austin.
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