J. Frank Kinsel, Jr. came to Cantey Hanger from a large law firm in Waco, in 1990. He practiced in Dallas for a period before that. As the son of an attorney for Texaco, Inc., Jeff lived in New York, South America and Belgium as a child. When younger, Mr. Kinsel’s first legal experience was as an oil and gas contract attorney for a Texas oil drilling company. In that capacity he lived, worked and traveled extensively in the Middle East negotiating contracts. He later evolved into an insurance litigation lawyer with clients such as medical care providers, bus companies, ambulance companies and manufacturers. Mr. Kinsel handles cases involving first party insurance coverage, employment litigation, medical malpractice, product liability, bad faith and legal malpractice. He has expertise in personal injury litigation including product liability, premises liability, toxic torts and environmental matters.
Commercial Litigation
Labor & Employment
Insurance Defense
Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas (J.D., 1974)
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas (B.B.A. 1971)
jkinsel@canteyhanger.com
(817) 877-2816
(817) 877-2807
600 W. 6th St., Suite 300
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Insurance Coverage
Employment Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation
Product Liability
Toxic Torts
Legal malpractice, bad faith
Medical malpractice (defense of hospitals, doctors, nurses and nursing homes against negligence and liability)
Licensed to practice in Texas, 1974
Admitted to the U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
Admitted to the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
Admitted to the U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
Admitted to the U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
Admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals 5th
Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization Circuit
American Board of Trial Advocates
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel
Association of Defense Trial Attorneys
Texas Association of Defense Counsel (1995-2004 Director)
Tarrant County Bar Association- LegalLine
Member, Regional Affairs Committee of the United States Golf Association
Selected as a Texas Super Lawyer in Civil Defense Litigation by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters rating service, 2005-2017
Recognized as a “Texas Super Lawyer” in Civil Litigation-Defense by Texas Monthly Magazine in the special September/October issue, 2018 & 2019.