Atty. Kenneth Winston Starr
Ken Starr joined The Lanier Law Firm in 2018, building on a distinguished career in the law, academia and public service. He works with the firm in an Of Counsel capacity in a range of appellate matters, as well as in other legal issues and causes of special interest.
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Kenneth Winston Starr is an Of Counsel based in Houston, Texas, practicing at The Lanier Law Firm, P.C.. They have 53+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1973. Their practice focuses on business, litigation, and appellate. Admitted to practice in California (1973), Virginia (1979), and District of Columbia (1979). Educated at Duke University (J.D., 1973) and Brown University (A.M. George, 1969). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Serands clients in Houston, TX and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Ken Starr joined The Lanier Law Firm in 2018, building on a distinguished career in the law, academia and public service
- He works with the firm in an Of Counsel capacity in a range of appellate matters, as well as in other legal issues and causes of special interest
- Judge Starr has argued 36 cases before the U.S
- Supreme Court, including during his service as U.S
- Solicitor General
- He served as United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, as Counselor and Chief of Staff to U.S
- Attorney General William French Smith, and law clerk to both Chief Justice Warren E. Burger and to Fifth Circuit Judge David W. Dyer
- He was appointed to serve as Independent Counsel for five investigations, including Whitewater, from 1994 to 1999
- He served as President and Chancellor of Baylor University and Dean of the Pepperdine School of Law
- For 25 years he taught constitutional issues as an adjunct or visiting professor at five law schools, and has served as a partner at two national law firms
- He continues to serve on the Boards of Advocates International, the Supreme Court Historical Society, and the Christian Legal Society
- Throughout his professional career, he has championed the cause of religious liberty and freedom of conscience for all persons
- Judge Starr is the author of more than 25 publications and has received numerous honors and awards, including the J. Reuben Clark Law Society Distinguished Service Award, the Jefferson Cup award from the FBI, the Edmund Randolph Award for Outstanding Service in the Department of Justice and the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service
- He has received honorary doctoral degrees from Hampton Sydney College, Shenandoah University, and Pepperdine University
- He earned his undergraduate degree from George Washington University, a master’s degree from Brown University, and his law degree from Duke University Law School
- He is admitted to practice in Texas, California, the District of Columbia, Virginia and the United States Supreme Court
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Appellate attorneys for civil and criminal appeals at state and federal court.
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Why local counsel matters in Texas
Practicing law in Texas. Legal matters in Texas are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Houston are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Texas state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Texas brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Texas courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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