Cara D. Kennemer

Associate
phone   214.969.5454
fax   214.969.5902
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Cara D. Kennemer’s practice focuses on construction law and business litigation, with an emphasis on design professional malpractice defense and commercial and residential construction litigation.

Cara assists clients with all aspects of the construction process, including negotiation and preparation of design and construction contracts, risk allocation, and project management.  She litigates and arbitrates disputes involving design and construction errors, delay claims, building performance problems, lien and bond claims, collection of construction funds, and termination issues.

Cara has given presentations to members of the Texas Bar Association and professional organizations on various construction matters and has authored papers on construction contract issues, matters involving mechanic’s liens, and payment collection.

Cara was selected as a 2012 Rising Star by Texas Monthly Magazine and is actively involved in the Construction Law Sections of the Texas Bar Association and the Dallas Bar Association.  She is on the Board of Directors for the Texas Epilepsy Foundation and volunteers in the community through the Junior League of Tarrant County.

Primary Areas of Practice:
Architect & Engineer Liability
Business Litigation
Construction & Surety Law
Insurance Defense

Bar Admissions:
Texas, 2002
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas

Education:
Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 2002
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence, With Honors
Phi Delta Phi
Member, Board of Advocates
John C. Ford American Inn of Court
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 1998
B.A., Bachelor of Arts, With High Honors

Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Dallas Bar Association
Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court, Associate