Ms. Speer joined the firm in 2023 with a focus on complex business disputes and commercial litigation

Rusty Hardin & Associates is pleased to announce that attorney Kendall Valenti Speer has been promoted to partner at the Houston-based civil and criminal litigation law firm.

“Kendall is an outstanding lawyer -- the kind you want on your team,” said firm founder Rusty Hardin. “Her impeccable work for our clients and her leadership and loyalty to this firm over the last two years make me more than confident in this decision. This is confirmation of how much we value and appreciate her and her work.”

Ms. Speer, who joined Rusty Hardin & Associates in 2023, is a seasoned litigator who focuses on commercial litigation and complex business disputes. She has experience in a wide range of areas, including partnership disputes, employment and trade secret litigation, appellate litigation, construction, oil and gas, real estate litigation, and probate litigation.

Before joining Rusty Hardin & Associates, Ms. Speer was a partner at Houston law firm Crady Jewett McCulley & Houren LLP. She also clerked for one year at the Supreme Court of Texas for Justice John Phillip Devine.

Ms. Speer graduated second in her class from South Texas College of Law, where she was also a member of South Texas’s nationally recognized advocacy team, participating in moot court competitions across the country. During law school, Ms. Speer also had several internships, including a judicial internship for Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. She also served as law clerk for Rusty Hardin & Associates prior to graduating law school.

“From interning years ago to now becoming partner is truly a full-circle moment for me,” said Ms. Speer. “I am very fortunate to work with a team of talented lawyers in an environment that feels like family and is simply fun. I am excited for this new role and am looking forward to helping grow this incredible firm.”

Rusty Hardin & Associates, LLP has built a solid reputation for taking on the causes of its clients and obtaining favorable results in commercial litigation, white-collar criminal defense, plaintiffs’ personal injury, appellate matters, and general civil and criminal litigation. To learn more about the firm’s representative matters, visit https://www.rustyhardin.com/.

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