David Klingler
Shareholder
PRACTICE AREAS
• Commercial Litigation
• Bankruptcy
CONTACT
David Klingler is a skilled litigator with a focus on commercial and bankruptcy litigation, as well as commercial lease disputes. He represents institutional and international clients in complex disputes before both state and federal courts, offering trial and appellate advocacy in high-stakes matters.
David has experience in bankruptcy litigation involving real estate and mass tort reorganizations. He regularly assists commercial landlords in resolving lease disputes through negotiation, alternative dispute resolution, and litigation, with a strong emphasis on cost-effective strategies. His practice also includes in-depth document review and legal analysis in mass tort bankruptcy cases, and he has extensive experience briefing complex legal issues on behalf of claimants in bankruptcy reorganization proceedings.
With a deep understanding of both the courtroom and the commercial realities of real estate and insolvency matters, David delivers practical, results-driven counsel tailored to each client’s unique needs.
Representative Matters
First chaired a highly contested eviction trial before a county-court-at-law concerning a 400,000 square foot industrial building
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State Bar of Texas, Litigation Section
Dallas Bar Association
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University of Texas School of Law, J.D., with honors, 1989; The Review of Litigation, Editor-in-Chief, 1988-1989
Pennsylvania State University, M.A., 1986
Pennsylvania State University, B.A., with honors and distinction, 1985
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of Texas and the Western District of Pennsylvania
