About Kelly Walne

Kelly M. Walne is a Houston-area attorney at Sutliff & Stout, PLLC. Born and raised in Houston, he previously worked in a large Houston firm's Technical Litigation Group handling complex commercial litigation before relocating his practice to Marble Falls in 2015 to focus on advocating for individuals and families against large corporations and insurance companies.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Sutliff & Stout

These results are credited to Sutliff & Stout. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$6.09 millionSettlement

After a Detmar Logistics frac sand truck fatally injured Nanasha Ra-Nee Mild in 2018, Sutliff & Stout identified six liable parties and secured a $6.09 million settlement that ranked ninth among all Texas civil settlements in 2019.

Bexar County District Court, TX · 2019Truck AccidentsRead the full story →
$1.94 millionVerdict

Sutliff and Stout won a $1.94 million wrongful death verdict against ExxonMobil for the family of Alfredo Pagayon, a Harris County man who died after an ExxonMobil cashier attacked him at a Houston convenience store; the Texas Supreme Court reversed the judgment in 2017, ruling that the employer owed no supervisory duty under the circumstances.

Harris County Probate Court No. 2, Houston, TX · 2013Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$26,687Verdict

A Montgomery County jury found a driver 70 percent liable for striking a 16-year-old pedestrian who had crossed outside a marked crosswalk, awarding $38,124.88 that was reduced to $26,687.42 after comparative-fault apportionment.

284th District Court, Montgomery County, TX · 2013Car AccidentsRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

South Texas College of Law
J.D.; Double-major B.A.
The University of Texas at Austin
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas
State Bar of Texas

Awards & recognition

Commended National Merit Scholar (high school)
Dean's Scholar (South Texas College of Law)
Dean's List
Multiple AmJur Awards
Second Best Brief - Moot Court National Championship

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$4.85 Billion Vioxx MDL Settlement for Heart-Attack and Stroke Victims
The Buzbee Law Firm
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$1.1 Billion Verdict for Child Left Brain-Damaged by Oil-Fortune Heir
Arnold & Itkin
Arnold & Itkin
$2.07 billion · Cobb County Jury Awards John Barnes $2.065 Billion in Roundup Cancer Trial
Williams Hart & Boundas
Williams Hart & Boundas
$15.3 billion · Texas Recovers $15.3 Billion From Tobacco Industry in Landmark 1998 Settlement
The Ammons Law Firm LLP
The Ammons Law Firm LLP
$812 Million Verdict for Family of Worker Killed in Pecos Chemical Plant Explosion, Part of $1.6 Billion

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.