Stephanie E. Kaiser is a partner with the firm and has extensive experience representing individuals and various business entities, including farm credit system institutions, in a wide variety of litigation, bankruptcy, banking and finance, corporate, regulatory, farming and ranching, and administrative law matters. Such matters include banking and financial service disputes, fraud cases, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty disputes, shareholder derivative suits, cases involving conversion, theft, and misapplication of fiduciary property, lease disputes, insurance coverage disputes, construction law matters, state board and professional licensure issues, FDCPA and FCRA allegations, and personal injury and tort-related cases, as well as corporate matters, including loan documentation, audits, and compliance issues.

Ms. Kaiser has served as outside general counsel to some of her clients and has extensive experience in handling matters before state courts, federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts, government agencies, and state board matters. She has represented clients in various industries and professions, including the farm credit system and other banking and financial service institutions, professional associations, religious organizations, and the leasing, insurance, health care (including medical and dental practitioners), alarm system, tower construction, and cable industries.

Ms. Kaiser is a Barrister Member of the Robert W. Calvert American Inn of Court, served as its Treasurer from June 2010 – June 2012, and currently serves as its Counselor.  She is a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, has been recognized by Texas Law & Politics as a “Texas Rising Star” in business litigation (2006 – 2012), has been recognized as a "Top Attorney" by Fort Worth, Texas magazine (2012), has been invited to speak in front of various organizations and professional associations on topics related to farm credit systems, litigation, bankruptcy, sexual harassment, anti-trust, and jurisprudence, and has authored a chapter on fraud litigation.    

• Represented farm credit system institution in obtaining dismissal of Chapter 11 bankruptcy case with prejudice for bad faith filing
• Represented farm credit system institution in complex Chapter 11 case in obtaining denial of confirmation and termination of the automatic stay in favor of client with regard to a dairy operation
• Represented farm credit system institution in valuation hearing concerning thousands of acres of collateral and in obtaining termination of the automatic stay in favor of client
• Represented various creditors in bankruptcy court proceedings, including adversary proceedings involving preferences, fraudulent transfers, and breaches of contracts, and contested confirmation and valuation proceedings. Also represented various creditors in state court proceedings to: recover monies owed, including obtaining writs of sequestration and possession of collateral; defend against collection efforts; and file motions to lift the stay
• Participated in various litigation matters to recover assets through receivership and forfeiture proceedings involving extensive Ponzi scheme
• Represented real estate investment trust and other lessors in various lease agreement disputes involving real property located in Texas and Mexico
• Defended religious organization in slip and fall case
• Represented religious organization in insurance coverage of sexual abuse allegations
• Represented various medical and dental practitioners in state board and administrative matters
• Represented various plaintiffs and defendants in insurance coverage disputes
• Represented widow and child of man who was shot, abandoned, and killed by employees of a Webb County ranch, in obtaining favorable jury verdict, judgment, and settlement
• Represented victim of negligent and excessive force by nightclub security guard in obtaining favorable jury verdict and judgment, including award of punitive damages, which was affirmed by Third Court of Appeals
• Defended cable company in federal court against Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act class action case. Plaintiff dismissed complaint after Motion to Dismiss was filed on behalf of cable company
• Obtained favorable settlement for tower construction company in defending against gross negligence allegations relating to deaths of two employees, who fell from three-hundred foot tower
• Obtained summary judgment in favor of client, defending against allegations of fraud, fraudulent inducement, securities fraud, fraud in real estate transaction, and breach of contract

• Phi Beta Kappa
• Inns of Court, Robert W. Calvert Chapter
       Barrister
       Treasurer, June 2010 – June 2012
       Counselor, June 2012 – Present
• Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
• Recognized as a “Texas Rising Star” by Super Lawyers in Business Litigation, 2006 – 2012
• Selected as a "Top Attorney" by Fort Worth, Texas magazine, 2012
• Finalist in the Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition, 1999
• Political Science Scholar Award, Texas Christian University, 1996
• St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, Parishioner

• The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1999
• Texas Christian University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1996

• State Bar of Texas, 1999
• United States District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas

• Speaker, Mortgage Servicing Rules and High-Priced Mortgage Loans under Regs X and Z, Farm Credit Compliance Conference, March 18-20, 2013
• Speaker, Borrower Rights, Litigation, and Bankruptcy, January 2013
• Speaker, Referrals, Texas Foreclosure Process, Deficiency Judgments, and Bankruptcy Basics, October 2012
• Speaker and Panel Member, Borrower Rights & Distressed Loan Collection and Bankruptcy Issues, The Farm Credit System Attorney's Conference, October 7-9, 2012
• Speaker, Ethics Issues in Bankruptcy, The Farm Credit System Attorney's Conference, October 7-9, 2012
• Speaker, Borrower Rights and Loan Regulatory Issues (Beginner and Advanced), Farm Credit Bank of Texas, June 19-21, 2012
• Speaker and Panel Member, Farm Credit Borrower Rights Panel, Farm Credit Compliance Conference, April 19, 2012
• Author of a Chapter in a Book on Mortgage and Finance Fraud, 2010
• Speaker, Overview of Sexual Harassment Laws, May 13, 2009
• Speaker, Bankruptcy Basics and Current Practice, May 13, 2009
• Speaker, Fundamentals of Bankruptcy, May 6, 2009
• Speaker, Overview of Sexual Harassment Laws, August 5, 2008
• Speaker, Anti-Trust Laws and Professional Associations, August 5, 2008
• Speaker, Overview of Sexual Harassment Laws, July 11, 2008