Kent C. Krause
E-mail: kkrause@cdklawfirm.com
Phone: 214-750-3555
Kent C. Krause received his undergraduate degree in 1979 and his Juris Doctor in 1982 from Southern Methodist University. He was admitted to the Texas bar in 1982, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas in 1983, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit in 1984 and subsequently to the other Federal Districts in Texas as well as appearing pro hac vice in numerous courts throughout the country. Mr. Krause is a partner in Craddock Davis & Krause LLP in Dallas, Texas, and is also of counsel to Speiser Krause, a Professional Corporation, with offices in New York and Washington, D.C. Mr. Krause has practiced extensively in all phases of aviation related litigation and transactional matters, a natural extension from a lifelong involvement in aviation, including piloting single-engine fixed-wing aircraft. He has been actively involved in numerous general aviation and airline litigation matters.
General aviation lawsuits have included the Christie Brinkley helicopter crash in Telluride, Colorado, Westwind II crash in Guatemala, Beech Baron crash near Swanzey, New Hampshire, Payne Stewart Lear 35 crash, Cessna 402B crash near Del Rio, Texas, Hot Air Balloon crash near Breckenridge, Colorado and the Confederate Air Force B-26 crash near Midland, Texas, among many others. Included in the airline crash matters are the crash of American Airlines Flight 1420 in Little Rock, Arkansas on June 1, 1999 and the crash landing of America West Flight 794 in Phoenix on August 28, 2002. In addition to aviation matters, Mr. Krause has an extensive business litigation practice, representing corporations and individuals as both plaintiff and defendant. Mr. Krause has handled numerous business tort and contract claims, including tortiousloading ...
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Kent C. Krause, born Valparaiso, Indiana, March 17, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; 1983, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2009, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; District of New Mexico.
- Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1982).
- Author and Lecturer: "Legal Ethics in Texas," Lorman, 2007; "Plaintiff's Personal Injury: Practice Tips and Application," NBI, 2007; "The Art of the Settlement," NBI, 2007; "Plaintiff Personal Injury From Start to Finish," NBI, 2006; "Winning Your First Civil Trial in Texas," NBI, 2005; "Putting the Transportation Security Administration In Historical Context," 68 Journal of Air Law and Commerce, pg. 233, 2003; "Practical Legal Ethics in Texas," NBI, 2002; "How to Litigate Your First Civil Trial in Texas," NBI, 2001, 2004; "Airport Risk Management," Texas Department of Transportation Aviation Conference 2001; "Trying the Wrongful Death Case in Texas," NBI, 2000, 2002; "Aviation Law Update 2000," State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting 2000; "Texas' New Discovery Rules," Tarrant County Bar Association 1999; "Impact of Disaster Litigation on Aviation Technology," State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, 1999. Co-Author: "Aviation Tort and Regulatory Law," 3 Vols Thomson Reuters, 2002-15; "Analysis of the Department of Justice Regulations for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund," 67 Journal of Air Law Commerce 117, 2002. Adjunct Professor, Aviation Law, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1998--.
- Member: Dallas (Member: Judiciary Committee, 1998-1999, 2004--; Legal Ethics Committee, 1998-1999, 2004--, Co-Chair, 2008; Chairman, 1997, Sports and Entertainment Law Section; Member, Sections on: TIPS; Business Litigation) and American (Member, Sections on: TIPS; Aviation and Space; Business Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Court Rules Committee, 1997--, Vice-Chairman, 2005-2006; Chairman, Aviation Law Section, 2002-2003); Texas Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. Listed as "Texas Super Lawyer" 2006-2016 (Also of Counsel to Speiser Krause Nolan & Granito, A Professional Corporation, New York, New York).