Professional Biography

Keith Ogle primarily focuses on commercial litigation, appellate law, and insurance litigation and is adept at finding solutions to complex problems.  With a broad range of litigation experience and expertise, Mr. Ogle represents a variety of clients, including oil and gas producers, insurers, privately owned companies, and other individuals and entities involved in commercial, energy, and insurance disputes, in both federal and state courts in Texas.  A few of the judicial decisions in cases that Mr. Ogle has litigated include the following:

• State Farm Bank, F.S.B. v. Manheim Automotive 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 Resources, 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.
• 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.
• 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)
Southwest High School, Fort Worth, Texas (1995, summa cum laude)

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

Honors & Recognition

Texas Rising Star (2011 – Business Litigation), Texas Monthly magazine
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 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