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ATTORNEY

Kelly has over two decades of experience in litigating real estate and business disputes for individuals and entities. She has extensive experience in handling escrow and closing issues as well as real estate title matters, including, but not limited to, easements, outstanding interests, liens, subrogation, boundary disputes, public roads, surveying matters, tax lien transfers, and homestead lending.

Kelly has resolved matters without litigation, but has also successfully handled litigation matters at trial and the court of appeals. Kelly is focused on finding cost-effective solutions to her client’s legal problems.

PRACTICE AREAS
Commercial Litigation
Real Estate Transactions
Construction Litigation

BAR ADMISSIONS
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

EDUCATION
University of Houston, Juris Doctorate 1995
Texas A&M University, Bachelor of Business Administration 1992

DISTINCTIONS AND AFFILIATIONS
American Jurisprudence Award, Basic Civil Advocacy, Houston Journal of International Law
Texas Land Title Association
Houston Bar Association – Real Estate Section
The Junior League of Houston
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Volunteer
The Reveille Club, Chairman of the Board
K-9 Angels Rescue, Inc. Volunteer
Houston Young Lawyers Animal Welfare Committee
Houston Bar Association Mentoring Program

kelly@thecspfirm.com
(713) 997-2405
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With a focus on fiduciary law, she has represented employees, oil and gas companies, insurance agents, trust beneficiaries and business partners in a wide range of disputes including tortious interference with business opportunity, breach of throughput agreement, construction defect, breach of fiduciary duty, covenant not to compete claims and fraud.

In addition to her litigation practice, she serves as outside “general counsel” to Texas-based companies and high net-worth individuals, advising on matters ranging from employment disputes to corporate governance.

PRACTICE AREAS
Commercial Litigation
Construction
Energy Litigation
Insurance Coverage and Litigation
Labor and Employment
Real Estate

BAR ADMISSIONS
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

EDUCATION
University of Houston, Juris Doctorate, 2002
University of Texas at Dallas, Bachelor of Arts, History, 1999

DISTINCTIONS AND AFFILIATIONS
Thomson Reuters, Texas Rising Star Super Lawyer, 2006
H Texas Magazine, One of Houston’s Top Civil Litigators, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016
Aspiring Youth of Houston, National Volunteer of the Year, 2005
Houston Bar Association

melissa@thecspfirm.com
(713) 997-2416
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One hundred percent committed to her clients, Christin is a litigator and appellate lawyer with “first chair” trial experience, and has represented individuals and businesses in a wide range of disputes, including nuisance, breach of contract, construction defect, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud, and across a spectrum of practice areas, including construction litigation, health law, school law, employment disputes, real estate litigation and personal injury, and at all stages of trial and appeals.

PRACTICE AREAS
Commercial Litigation
Construction Litigation

BAR ADMISSIONS
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

EDUCATION
South Texas College of Law Houston, Juris Doctorate, 2012
Marymount University, Master of Arts, Forensic Psychology, 2004
University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Minor in Sociology, 2002

DISTINCTIONS AND AFFILIATIONS
Thomson Reuters, Texas Rising Star Super Lawyer, 2021
Houston Bar Association (prior member of the Gender Fairness Committee, prior member of the Professionalism Committee)
Association of Women Attorneys, American Bar Association
Texas Land Title Institute
Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation
Baker Institute of Emerging Leaders – prior member.

christin@thecspfirm.com
(713) 997-2399
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