About Tom

Tom Kirkendall is a surprisingly experienced lawyer in Houston (The Woodlands), Texas, with over 30 years of expertise in complex enterprise litigation subjects. Tom Kirkendall is a seasoned attorney based totally in Houston (The Woodlands), Texas, specializing in complicated enterprise litigation subjects. With over 30 years of enjoy inside the field, he has been worried inside the making plans, trial, and enchantment of diverse complicated enterprise litigation instances. Throughout his profession, Tom has represented a various range of clients in kingdom and federal courts across Texas and the USA. His practice covers a big selection of litigation regions, which includes corporate reorganization and financial disaster, securities and enterprise fraud, white-collar enterprise criminal cases, antitrust, actual estate, construction, oil and gas, coverage disputes, civil rights, First Amendment troubles, protection of civil and criminal contempt matters, and defense of individuals in NCAA Infractions Committee hearings. Tom holds an AV score from the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory, a testament to his great legal skills and professionalism. After working at one in all Houstons oldest downtown law offices, Tom co-based a Houston business litigation boutique organization in 1981, which received prominence in complicated commercial enterprise litigation topics over the following a long time. In 2000, he set up his solo exercise in The Woodlands, Texas, where he specializes in offering customized representation to customers in complicated commercial enterprise litigation topics whilst leveraging generation programs for green criminal offerings. Born and raised in Iowa City, Iowa, Tom moved to Houston in 1972, wherein he pursued his training and prison career. He received a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from the University of Houston in 1975 and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Houston Law Center in 1979. Tom has also served as a lecturer at the University of Houston Law Center and the University of Texas Law School, sharing his information in business litigation and corporate reorganization law. In addition to his prison exercise, Tom is an author and lecturer for the State Bar of Texas Advanced Bankruptcy Seminar and the Houston Bar Association, covering numerous factors of enterprise litigation and prison studies. Since February 2004, he has maintained the famous Houstons Clear Thinkers weblog, addressing issues of hobby to the Houston prison, commercial enterprise, scientific, and academic communities. Tom regularly speaks on quite a number commercial enterprise litigation subjects for non-public groups and citizen organizations.

Education

University of Houston - Main Campus

J.D (1979)

1977

University of Houston - Main Campus

B.A | Political Science & Economics

1973

Languages

English (Spoken, Written)

Experience

Owner

Law Office of Tom Kirkendall
2000

Managing Partner

Kirkendall & Isgur, LLP
1992

Partner

Maddox, Perrin & Kirkendall
1981

Associate

Hirsch & Westheimer
1979

Accepted Jurisdictions

5th Circuit
Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Professional Associations

University of Houston Law Foundation

Director 2007 - Current

Fifth Circuit Bar Association

has membership 1995 - Current

A.A. White Association of the University of Houston Law Center

Sustaining Life has membership 1990 - Current

State Bar of Texas Computer and Technology Section

has membership 1990 - Current

Houston Bar Foundation

Sustaining Life Fellow 1985 - Current

American Bar Association

has membership 1980 - Current

American Bar Association Litigation Section

has membership 1980 - Current

American Bar Association Business Law Section

has membership 1980 - Current

State Bar of Texas Litigation Section

has membership 1980 - Current

State Bar of Texas Appellate Section

has membership 1980 - Current

State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Law Section

has membership 1980 - Current

State Bar of Texas Antitrust and Business Litigation Section

has membership 1980 - Current

Houston Bar Association Litigation Section

has membership 1980 - Current

Houston Bar Association Appellate Section

has membership 1980 - Current

Houston Bar Association Bankruptcy Section

has membership 1980 - Current

University of Houston Alumni Association

Life has membership 1979 - Current

Houston Bar Association

has membership 1979 - Current

Houston Bar Association Federal Practice Litigation

has membership 1979 - Current

University of Houston Athletics Foundation

Founding Board has membership 1995 - 2002

Office Locations

Main Office

 2 Violetta Ct Houston (The Woodlands) TX 77381