Attorney Profiles

David M. Kleiman
Dallas, Texas


phone	(214) 265-7400
fax	(214) 265-7411
email	Email Me vCard

David Kleiman has a litigation practice, with emphasis on cases involving business and consumer disputes, interpretation of contracts, construction law and surety and fidelity law. He became licensed to practice law in 1986. David has counseled and represented clients on issues including:

commercial and residential construction disputes, including those involving foundation defects, mold claims and other construction defects
claims involving the Residential Construction Liability Act and the Texas Residential Construction Commission
surety bond claims and litigation involving private, state and federal construction jobs
general business disputes and litigation
lien laws for private and public projects
fidelity bond litigation involving the defense of financial institutions, commercial insureds and fidelity insurers
interpretation of contracts and agreements
claims involving misrepresentations and violations of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act
construction defaults
product warranty litigation

David was selected as a "Texas Super Lawyer" in Construction Law in the Texas Monthly Super Lawyers edition for 2008.

David M. Kleiman

Seriously Outstanding

only 5% selected each year

visit superlawyers.com

Areas of Practice:: Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Texas, 1986; U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas; U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas; U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas; U.S. District Court Western District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

Education:: Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 1986
J.D.; Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1983
B.A.
Major: Economics

Published Works:: "Update on Residential Construction Issues", State Bar of Texas, 16th Annual Construction Law Conference, March, 2003; "Construction Claims in Texas", Lorman Education Services, September, 2002; "Construction Claims in Texas", Lorman Education Services, May, 2001; "Legislative and Case Update", Dallas Bar Association Construction Law Section, February, 2000; "Residential Construction Liability Act", State Bar of Texas Construction Law Section, Annual Construction Law Section, 1996; Top Ten Things To Do in a Construction Dispute Under The RCLA", Dallas Bar Association, 1995; "Texas Construction Law"(Contributing Author), Federal Publications, 1991

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Speaker, Texas Construction Law, Lorman Education Services, Inc., 2001; Speaker, Legislative and Case Update, Dallas Bar Association, Construction Law Section, 2000; Speaker, Residential Construction Liability Act, State Bar of Texas, Construction Law Section, Annual Construction Law Section, 1996; Speaker, Top Ten Things To Do in a Construction Dispute Under The RCLA, Dallas Bar Association, 1995; Speaker, Texas Construction Law, Federal Publications Inc., 1991

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Dallas Bar Association, Construction Law Section; Chairman; Dallas Bar Association; Member; American Bar Association; Member; State Bar of Texas; Member; State Bar of Texas, Construction Law Section; Member; State Bar of Texas, Consumer Law Section; Member; American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Member; American Bar Association, Forum On the Construction Industry Section; Member

Kleiman Lawrence Baskind Fitzgerald LLP
8750 North Central Expressway, Suite 777
Dallas Texas, 75231
Directions and Map

Kleiman Lawrence Baskind Fitzgerald LLP is located in Dallas, Texas, and serves clients in Dallas County, Collin County, Tarrant County, including, Ft. (Fort) Worth, Arlington, Plano, McKinney, Irving, Frisco, Addison, Carrollton, and Richardson, Texas.

FirmSite® by FindLaw, a Thomson Reuters business.