Partner
Kelly E. Kleist
Overview
Kelly E. Kleist is a Partner at Scheef & Stone, LLP, where her practice focuses on commercial litigation and complex business disputes. She advises and represents businesses in a broad range of matters, including landlord-tenant disputes, debt collection, creditor representation in bankruptcy proceedings, construction disputes and adversary proceedings. Kelly has experience handling matters in both state and federal courts.
Experience
- Represents businesses in commercial litigation and business disputes.
- Handles landlord-tenant matters, construction disputes, collections, and creditors’ rights disputes.
- Represents creditors in bankruptcy proceedings and adversary proceedings.
- Experienced in both Texas state and federal court litigation.
- Experience in matters involving disputes in the UAE.
Associations
- Collin County Bar Association, Director
- Former Treasurer and Director for the Collin County Young Lawyers Association
- Member of the Texas Bar Foundation
- Scheef & Stone Women’s Initiative — Table Host, Women to Women Business Series
Education
- Bachelor of Arts in Communications – Baylor University
- Juris Doctor – Texas College of Law
- Visiting Student — Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law — Juris Doctor
Honors
- Young Lawyer of the Year 2015 – 2016
Practice Areas
- Commercial Litigation
- Business Disputes
- Collections / Creditors’ Rights
- Bankruptcy Litigation
- Real Estate Litigation
- Construction Litigation
- Landlord / Tenant Disputes
Admissions
- State Bar of Texas (2004)
- U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas / Bankruptcy
- U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas / Bankruptcy
- U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas / Bankruptcy
- U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas / Bankruptcy
- U.S. District Court — Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court — Northern District of Illinois / Bankruptcy
- U.S. District Court — Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico