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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Former Chief Justice John H. Cayce, Jr. joins Kelly Hart & Hallman

Fort Worth, Texas (January 25, 2010) – Kelly Hart & Hallman is pleased to announce that John H. Cayce, Jr., former Chief Justice of Texas’ Second Court of Appeals, has joined the firm as a partner in the Appellate practice group. Cayce joins former justice David Keltner in leading Kelly Hart’s appellate practice group.

“Kelly Hart is proud to welcome Chief Justice Cayce to our Appellate practice group,” Keltner said. “John has a well deserved reputation for hard work and integrity. Our clients will benefit from his experience and wisdom.”

Cayce, a native of Fort Worth, received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law in 1982, where he served as Editor in Chief of the law review. After graduating law school, Cayce worked at the Texas Supreme Court as briefing attorney. Before his election to the Court, Cayce was a prominent appellate lawyer in Fort Worth. 

During his fifteen years on the Court, Cayce authored nearly two thousand legal opinions and held various leadership positions within the judiciary. In 2000 and 2005, Cayce was appointed by Governors Bush and Perry to serve as a Justice of the Texas Supreme Court for the purpose of deciding two significant cases. Cayce was the longest serving Chief Justice in the state when he stepped down at the end of last year.

About Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP
Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP is a limited liability partnership with more than one hundred twenty-five resident attorneys in its offices in Austin, Fort Worth and Houston.  Kelly Hart lists among its clients Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, individuals, foundations, investor groups, and governmental entities.  Areas of practice include administrative, appellate, banking and finance, public finance, business reorganization and bankruptcy, corporate and securities, energy, environmental, estate planning and probate, intellectual property and technology, labor and employment, litigation, nonprofit organizations, real estate, tax and United States and international transactions.  Kelly Hart & Hallman’s website can be found at: www.kellyhart.com.

For more information, please contact Vanessa A. Daley at 817-810-5433 or via e-mail at vanessa.daley@kellyhart.com.

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