Ken Slavin
Texas
Kemp Smith LLP
221 N. Kansas, Suite 1700
El Paso, TX 79901
United States
Tel: 915.533.4424
Email:
ken.slavin@kempsmith.com
Web:
www.kempsmith.com
Appellate lawyer Ken Slavin is a Partner in the El Paso office of Kemp Smith LLP. He is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and licensed to practice in Texas and New Mexico.
Mr. Slavin’s practice areas include civil appellate law, oil and gas litigation, condemnation litigation, governmental litigation, contract and fiduciary litigation, bank litigation, insurance litigation, commercial litigation and construction litigation.
In addition to his trial work, Mr. Slavin has handled over 200 civil appellate matters including appeals before the Texas Supreme Court, various Texas courts of appeals, the United States Supreme Court and Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Tenth Circuits, the New Mexico Supreme Court and the New Mexico Court of Appeals.
Ken has been consistently selected for inclusion in Texas “Super Lawyer” by publisher Thomas Reuters in the area of Civil Appellate Law since 2005, and has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America in Appellate Law, Commercial Litigation and Banking and Finance. He was named Appellate Lawyer of the Week” by Texas Lawyer Magazine – Texas Lawyer.
Education
- Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D., 1985
- Trinity University, B.A., cum laude, 1982
Professional Affiliations
- State Bar of Texas
- State Bar of New Mexico
- El Paso Bar Association
- Texas Bar Foundation
- Civil Appellate Law Exam Commission
- Litigation Counsel of America (Fellow, 2010)
- State Bar of Texas (2001-2007 Court Rules Committee, 2007 Chair)
- Texas Board of Legal Specialization (Member of Civil Appellate Law Advisory Commission, 2005-2011)
- Member of the Texas Association of Defense Counsel
- Appellate Section of El Paso Bar Association (Chair, 1994, 2007)
- El Paso District Attorney’s Office 1994-to date (Special Prosecutor)
Kemp Smith’s appellate attorneys are uniquely qualified to advise trial counsel and clients not only on legal issues in trial and appellate courts, but also on trial and appellate strategies helpful to a successful resolution of the case.
Litigation and Preservation of Error
- Special appearance and jurisdictional challenges
- Preservation of appellate issues in general civil, probate and receivership litigation
- Summary judgments
- Challenging and defending experts and medical expert reports
- Recusal and disqualification
- Jury charge
- Post trial motions
- Superseding and enforcing judgments
Appellate Proceedings
- Appellate motions
- Brief writing
- Oral argument
- Interlocutory appeals
Original Proceedings
- Mandamus
- Prohibition
- Quo warranto
- Motions for temporary and emergency relief
Courts
- Texas and New Mexico intermediate appellate courts
- Texas and New Mexico Supreme Courts
- Federal Circuit Courts
- United States Supreme Court
Established in 1866, Kemp Smith proudly holds the distinction as the second-oldest law firm in Texas and the largest on the tri-state international border. The firm has honed their expertise over the past century and a half to become the go-to firm for clients in Texas and New Mexico.
At Kemp Smith, the diverse team of attorneys specializes in a wide array of practice areas, including appellate, banking, bankruptcy and creditor’s rights, commercial real estate, commercial litigation, corporate and business, environmental, estate planning, government relations, health care, intellectual property, international law, labor and employment, personal and injury defense, probate and trust, product liability, public law, real estate, tax, transportation law, trial and water law and utilities.
Kemp Smith’s impressive roster of high-caliber attorneys boasts qualifications that speak for themselves. With litigators in the esteemed American College of Trial Lawyers, leadership positions in prestigious organizations like the Texas Association of Defense Counsel and the American Board of Trial Advocates, and recognition by Chambers USA and Chambers Global, they’re proud to say that excellence is their standard.