Kelly A. Greenwood, J.D. is an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Texas. She specializes in personal injury, bad faith insurance practices, consumer law, employment discrimination, and business torts. Ms. Greenwood received her law degree from the University of Houston in 1996. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas in 1993.

Ms. Greenwood is a member of the Texas Trial Lawyer Association and a former member of the American Trial Lawyers Association. In addition, she is an active member of the A.A. White Chapter of the American Inns of Court. Ms. Greenwood is admitted to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Ms. Greenwood was a member of the national moot court team while attending law school at the University of Houston. She reached the semi-finals of the American Bar Association national moot court competition.

Ms. Greenwood began her legal career as a law clerk for O'Quinn & Laminack in 1994. After clerking for two years she continued on with the law firm as an attorney. As a law clerk and an attorney for O'Quinn & Laminack, Ms. Greenwood worked on matters involving, among other things, environmental toxic torts, pharmaceutical products, pipeline explosions, accounting malpractice and securities fraud. Ms. Greenwood worked extensively in locating and working with expert witnesses in developing the liability evidence in complex pharmaceutical products liability cases and pipeline explosion cases. In 1997, Ms. Greenwood left O'Quinn & Laminack to join Michael C. Engelhart in his solo practice. Ms. Greenwood became a partner of Engelhart & Greenwood, L.L.P. in 1997.

During Ms. Greenwood's six years of practice she has tried seventeen cases in the area of personal injury and business torts. In addition, she has worked beyond the trial court level by handling several appellate matters. One case of distinction which is now a permanent part of Texas insurance law and has been reported in Southwestern Reporter series is Frazer v. Straznicky and Texas Farm Bureau, 4 S.W.3d 819 (Tex.App.Houston [1st Dist.] 1999). Ms. Greenwood's trial and appellate work represents only a portion of the hundreds of cases she has settled without the necessity of trial.

In addition to work with Engelhart & Greenwood, L.L.P., Ms. Greenwood enjoys travel and exercise.

PUBLISHED APPELLATE CASES:

Frazer v. Wallis, 979 S.W.2d 782 (Tex.App.Houston [14th Dist.] 1998); and Frazer v. Straznicky and Texas Farm Bureau, 4 S.W.3d 819 (Tex.App.Houston [1st Dist.] 1999).

TRIAL CASES:

Cause No. 15487; In the County Court at Law No. One (1) of Fort Bend County, Texas; Rachelle White and Tiffany Smith v. Montayis Knotts.

Cause No. 96-38805; In the 129th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas; Arthur M. Smith v. Hector Soto and K-Mac Vacuum Truck Service, Inc.

Cause No. 98-7260; Styled as Patrick L. Harris v. Sylan Chang, In the 280th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas

Cause No. 685, 801; Dora Garza et al v. Aleacia Bradford, et al. ; In the County Civil Court at Law No. 2 of Harris County, Texas.

Cause No. 704, 269; In the County Court at Law No. Two (2) of Harris County, Texas; Don Dotson v. Lynn Stone.

Cause Number 680,906; Styled as Noe Flores v. Wanda Hadley and John Bench; In the County Civil Court at Law No. (1) of Harris County, Texas.

Cause No. 701,877; In the County Court at Law No. Four (4) of Harris County, Texas; John Morales and Elizabeth Vasquez v. City of Pasadena.

Cause No. 98-57209; In the 129th Judicial District of District Court of Harris County, Texas; Donald Ray Dugar v. Otis Elevator Company.

Cause No.1999-15278; In the 113th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas; Celeste San Jose v. Marianne Talbot, et al.

Cause No. 1999-24738; In the 281st Judicial District Court, Harris County, Texas; Trinidad Romero, et al. v. Victor Montellano, Jr., et al.

Cause No. 11,553; In 335th Judicial District of Lee County, Texas; Thomas E. Stallworth v. Michael McCrae.

Cause No. 743068; In the County Court at Law No.1 of Harris County, Texas; Aminta Peter v. Patricia Wells Duffey.

Cause No. 1999-37797; In the 189th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas; Shawn Kitchen, et al. v. The Kroger Co., et al.

Cause No. 19496; In the County Court at Law No. Two (2) of Fort Bend County Clerk County, Texas; Robert and Wendy Sawyer v. Mark Abernathy, et al..

Cause No. 754, 762; In the County Court at Law No.1 of Harris County, Texas; Houston Foodco, Inc. v. Computerized Register Corporation, Inc.

Cause No. 761, 985; In the County Court at Law No.1 of Harris County, Texas; Virgel Mali f/k/a/ Virgel Owens v. Nerv C. Thomas, et al.

Cause No. 773735; In the County Court at Law No. 2 of Harris County, Texas; Maria Portillo v. Max Spero.

APPELLATE CASES (Unpublished):

Harris v. Chang, 2002 WL 24381, No Publication, (Tex. App. -- 1st District) Jan. 10, 2002

Bowie v. Footlocker, 2001 WL 1246970, No Publication, (Tex. App. -- 14th District) October 18, 2001

Callis v. Centeramerica Property Trust, L.P., 2001 WL 395408, No Publication, (Tex. App. -- 14th District) April 19, 2001