Professional Biography

Keith Ogle focuses on commercial litigation, appellate law, and general civil litigation. Mr. Ogle represents a variety of clients, including banks, oil and gas producers, insurers, and other entities and individuals involved in commercial, energy, and insurance disputes, in both federal and state courts in Texas.  He is licensed in Texas, having graduated from Baylor University School of Law.  Before coming to Shannon Gracey, Mr. Ogle clerked for Justice Anne Gardner at the Fort Worth Court of Appeals. 

A few of the judicial decisions in cases that he has litigated include the following:

• Mustang Special Util. Dist. v. Providence Village, 02-12-00032-CV, WL 2012 4450493 (Tex. App.–Fort Worth Sept. 27, 2012, no pet. h.) (mem. op.) (reversing and rendering judgment of dismissal based on defense of governmental immunity in case involving attempted nullification of governmental contract)
• Toor v. PNC Bank Nat’l Ass’n, 05-11-00012-CV, 2012 WL 3637284 (Tex. App.–Dallas Aug. 24, 2012, no pet. h.) (mem. op.) (affirming the lender’s deficiency judgment and agreeing with the lender that the commercial guarantors’ contractual waivers of offset claims were valid and enforceable)
• Rooters v. State Farm Lloyds, No. 10-10943, 428 Fed. Appx. 441, 2012 WL 2437807 (5th Cir. 2011), cert. denied, 132 S. Ct. 1039, 181 L. Ed. 2d 740 (2012) (affirming take nothing summary judgment on contractual and extra-contractual claims arising from alleged mold damages)
• State Farm Bank, F.S.B. v. Manheim Auto. Fin. Servs., Inc., Civil No. 3:10-CV-519-L, 2010 WL 3156008 (N.D. Tex. Aug. 2, 2010) (obtaining dismissal of floor plan lender’s negligence counterclaims)
• Holland v. EOG Res., Inc., No. 10-09-153-CV, 2010 WL 1078480 (Tex. App.–Waco Mar. 24, 2010, no pet.) (mem. op.) (affirming summary judgment granted in EOG’s favor that Plaintiffs take nothing on a breach of contract claim).
• In re Scott, No. 2-09-344-CV, 2009 WL 4113935 (Tex. App.–Fort Worth Nov. 25, 2009, orig. proceeding [mand. denied]) (mem. op.) (denying relator’s petition for writ of mandamus challenging the validity of a trial court’s order creating a section 867 Management Trust)
• In re Dunnagan, Nos. 2-08-255-CV, 2-08-354-CV (Tex. App.–Fort Worth Apr. 02, 2009, orig. proceeding [mand. denied]) (mem. op.) (holding trial court abused its discretion in appointing a receiver to wind up a limited partnership’s affairs)
• Moseley v. Omega OB-GYN Assocs. of S. Arlington, No. 2-06-291-CV, 2008 WL 2510638 (Tex. App.–Fort Worth Jun. 19, 2008, pet. denied) (mem. op.) (reversing trial court, leading to the dismissal of plaintiff’s claims alleging she was a partner and not merely an employee)

Representative Experience

• Worked with clients through all phases of state court litigation, including post-judgment enforcement and appeals
• Represented lenders in prosecuting and defending commercial lawsuits
• Litigated title, breach of lease, breach of alleged oral agreements, lease termination, pipeline trespass, partnership discord, and other related disputes
• Defended hundreds of mold, foundation, and hurricane homeowner’s lawsuits involving allegations of bad faith
• Obtained injunctive relief on behalf of client seeking to enjoin former employees from misappropriating proprietary business information
• Represented multiple related companies against twenty-six plaintiff companies in a complex business tort action
• Defended lawyers and law firms against claims of professional negligence
• Defended numerous personal injury disputes
• Successfully persuaded opposing counsel to nonsuit a personal injury claim before our client incurred any discovery expense.

Admissions & Certifications

State Bar of Texas (2002)
U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas
United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Education & Background

Baylor Law School (J.D., 2002, cum laude)
     Baylor Law Review, Senior Editor
     Baylor Mediation Team
     Order of the Barristers
Baylor University (B.A., 1999, magna cum laude)

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

Honors & Recognition

Texas Rising Star, Texas Monthly magazine (2011 - 2013, Business Litigation)
Top Attorney, Fort Worth, Texas magazine (2012)
Law Clerk to the Hon. Anne Gardner, Second District Court of Appeals (2002-2004)
Law Intern to the Hon. Walter Smith, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Hankamer School of Business Outstanding Business Law Student
Baylor University Presidential Scholarship Recipient

Publications & Presentations

• Speaker/Author, July 2011, HalfMoon seminar & June and August 2011 Shannon Gracey Oil and Gas seminars, “Oil and Gas Legislative and Case Law Update” Speaker/Author, July 2010 HalfMoon seminar, “Common Disputes in Oil and Gas Production, Pooling and Unitization”
• Speaker, Fall 2009 Council on Litigation Management, Motions and Pleadings Seminar and Discovery Seminar
• Co-Author, “Texas Court of Appeals Update,” The Appellate Advocate (2008)
• Co-Author, 2007 Presentation on contribution and indemnity for client continuing education
• Speaker, Spring 2007 Fort Worth CPCU meeting, Legislative Update and Civil Practice and Remedies Code Section 41.0105