Overview

About Tom Kirkendall

I have been involved in the planning, trial and appeal of complex business litigation matters for the past 30 years.

I was born born and raised in Iowa City, Iowa and moved to Houston in 1972, where I worked my way through college and law school. I received a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, in 1975 from the University of Houston and a Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1979 from the University of Houston Law Center.

After working for one of Houston’s oldest downtown law firms for two years immediately after law school, I was one of the founding partners in 1981 of the Houston business litigation boutique firm that bore my name and became prominent over the next 20 years in complex business litigation matters in Houston and throughout Texas.

In 2000, I established a solo practice in my home, The Woodlands, Texas (35 miles north of downtown Houston), in which I concentrate on personalized representation of clients in complex business litigation matters and utilization of technology applications in such representation.

I have represented a wide variety of clients in complex business litigation in state and federal courts throughout Texas and the United States. My practice has involved trials and appeals in such diverse litigation areas as corporate reorganization and bankruptcy, securities and business fraud, white collar-business criminal cases, anti-trust, real estate, construction, oil and gas, insurance disputes, civil rights, First Amendment issues, defense of civil and criminal contempt matters, and defense of individuals in NCAA Infractions Committee hearings. I maintain an “AV” rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory.

I have been a lecturer at the University of Houston Law Center and the University of Texas Law School, and an author and lecturer for the State Bar of Texas Advanced Bankruptcy Seminar and the Houston Bar Association in various areas of business litigation and corporate reorganization law, as well as on the subject of legal research and weblogs. Since February 2004, I have also maintained the popular Houston's Clear Thinkers weblog, which addresses issues of interest for the Houston legal, business, medical and academic communities. I frequently lecture on a variety of business litigation topics for private companies and citizen groups.

Practice Areas
Professional Experience
ExperienceYears
Owner, Law Office of Tom Kirkendall2000-Current
Managing Partner, Kirkendall & Isgur, LLP1992-2000
Partner, Maddox, Perrin & Kirkendall1981-1992
Associate, Hirsch & Westheimer1979-1981
Education
SchoolFocusDegreeYear
University of Houston - Main CampusJ.D (1979)1979
University of Houston - Main CampusPolitical Science & EconomicsB.A1975
Honors: Cum Laude
Websites
Social Network Profiles
Fees
Rates, Retainers and Additional Information:
Rates and fees based on nature of representation. See website for further information.
Jurisdictions
LocationYear Admitted
Texas1979
5th Circuit1980
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas1981
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas1982
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas2008
Languages
LanguageSpokenWritten
EnglishYesYes
Professional Activities
ActivityOrganizationStart YearEnd Year
DirectorUniversity of Houston Law Foundation2007
Sustaining Life MemberA.A. White Association of the University of Houston Law Center 1990
Life MemberUniversity of Houston Alumni Association1979
Sustaining Life FellowHouston Bar Foundation1985
Founding Board MemberUniversity of Houston Athletics Foundation19952002
Professional Affiliations
PositionYears
Member, State Bar of Texas1979-Current
Member, American Bar Association1980-Current
Member, Fifth Circuit Bar Association1995-Current
Member, Houston Bar Association1979-Current
Member, American Bar Association Litigation Section1980-Current
Member, American Bar Association Business Law Section1980-Current
Member, State Bar of Texas Litigation Section1980-Current
Member, State Bar of Texas Appellate Section1980-Current
Member, State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Law Section1980-Current
Member, State Bar of Texas Antitrust and Business Litigation Section1980-Current
Member, State Bar of Texas Computer and Technology Section1990-Current
Member, Houston Bar Association Litigation Section1980-Current
Member, Houston Bar Association Appellate Section1980-Current
Member, Houston Bar Association Federal Practice Litigation1979-Current
Member, Houston Bar Association Bankruptcy Section1980-Current

Publications

Blogs

Blogs
Twitter / bigtkirk
  • 10.9 hours agobigtkirk: New HCT blog post How many felonies did you commit today?: Overcriminalization of daily life, particularly as it re... http://bit.ly/5iiWej
  • 16.5 hours agobigtkirk: You knew things were getting really bad for Tiger when John Daly was giving him advice publicly. But Lawrence Taylor?: http://j.mp/5irxx1
  • 18 hours agobigtkirk: Avia, a boutique hotel, opens in Market Street across the street from the Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands:http://j.mp/6m49Pb
  • 18.3 hours agobigtkirk: I used to buy cowboy boots at the now-closed Palace Boot Shop in Houston. Suggestions on the best place to buy cowboy boots in Houston now?
  • 23.1 hours agobigtkirk: NHL teams' winning % has a 0.49 correlation to their payroll, MLB has a 0.43, and NFL is at a nearly meaningless 0.15: http://j.mp/4LDulv
  • 1 day agobigtkirk: Letterman: "I mean, honest, you can't blame the Salahis for going where they're not invited.  I mean, isn't that our foreign policy?"
Websites

Twitter & Social Networks

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Twitter / bigtkirk
  • 10.9 hours agobigtkirk: New HCT blog post How many felonies did you commit today?: Overcriminalization of daily life, particularly as it re... http://bit.ly/5iiWej
  • 16.5 hours agobigtkirk: You knew things were getting really bad for Tiger when John Daly was giving him advice publicly. But Lawrence Taylor?: http://j.mp/5irxx1
  • 18 hours agobigtkirk: Avia, a boutique hotel, opens in Market Street across the street from the Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands:http://j.mp/6m49Pb
  • 18.3 hours agobigtkirk: I used to buy cowboy boots at the now-closed Palace Boot Shop in Houston. Suggestions on the best place to buy cowboy boots in Houston now?
  • 23.1 hours agobigtkirk: NHL teams' winning % has a 0.49 correlation to their payroll, MLB has a 0.43, and NFL is at a nearly meaningless 0.15: http://j.mp/4LDulv
  • 1 day agobigtkirk: Letterman: "I mean, honest, you can't blame the Salahis for going where they're not invited.  I mean, isn't that our foreign policy?"
  • 1 day agobigtkirk: New HCT blog post 2009 Weekly local football review: (Bob Levey/Getty Image; previous weekly reviews for this seaso... http://bit.ly/8nxe3S
  • 2 days agobigtkirk: New HCT blog post Beauty is nothing without brains: Below is another In the continuing series of commercials that r... http://bit.ly/6o62gU
  • 3 days agobigtkirk: Bowlapalooza: http://j.mp/7JnFh9
  • 3 days agobigtkirk: WSJ article does a good job of summarizing the financial implications of Tiger Woods' indefinite leave from the Tour: http://j.mp/4qdOms
  • 3 days agobigtkirk: Wayne Hale describes his personal experience with the risk of space junk to the shuttle and its astronauts: http://j.mp/8V8e0o
  • 3 days agobigtkirk: Paul Kedrosky makes the case for Tiger Woods not being able to beat Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 major victories: http://j.mp/7kiRS7
  • 3 days agobigtkirk: New HCT blog post The Skilling Merits Brief: On the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court's hearing earlier this week in ... http://bit.ly/8ycZI6
  • 4 days agobigtkirk: The Dude continues to abide: http://j.mp/6IfUoi
  • 4 days agobigtkirk: New HCT blog post Junior Brown: One of the best shows that I've attended during my almost 40 years in Texas is one ... http://bit.ly/4vOkPg
  • 5 days agobigtkirk: Good advice: http://j.mp/4A64Dl
  • December 9, 2009bigtkirk: New HCT blog post Differing compensation under a corrupt -- but entertaining -- system: A frequent topic on this bl... http://bit.ly/5b42Ft
  • December 9, 2009bigtkirk: Say what? The Obama administration is sponsoring a workshop on government transparency that is closed to the public?: http://j.mp/73J7OU
  • December 9, 2009bigtkirk: The betting of former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was really about insider trading: http://j.mp/4mJbBp
  • December 8, 2009bigtkirk: New HCT blog post The Real Tiger Tragedy: Watching the carnage unfold from the Tiger Woods affair is a bit like wat... http://bit.ly/7v8bUO
  • December 8, 2009bigtkirk: Classic Onion: "Christ Turns Down 3-Year, Multimillion Dollar Deal To Coach Notre Dame": http://j.mp/4tJa5W

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Law Office of Tom Kirkendall
2 Violetta Ct
Houston (The Woodlands), TX, US 77381
 
Telephone: +1 (713) 703-3536
Telephone: +1 (281) 364-9946