Contact
HDBDK
6688 N. CENTRAL EXPY.
SUITE 1000
DALLAS, TEXAS 75206
Tel. 214-346-3714
Fax.
214-369-2118
kdreyer@hdbdk.com
Areas of Practice
Product Liability
Personal Injury Defense Litigation
Toxic Tort Litigation
General Civil Litigation
Construction Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Education
Baylor University, J.D. (cum laude) 1984; Phi Delta Phi; Managing Editor, Baylor Law Review, Spring and Summer 1984; Notes and Comments Editor, Fall and Winter 1983
Baylor University, B.A. 1980
Bar & Court Admissions
State Bar of Texas
Oklahoma State Bar
U. S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
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Kyle H. Dreyer
ABOUT
Kyle H. Dreyer is a partner in the Dallas office of Hartline, Dacus, Barger, Dreyer & Kern, L.L.P. He is a founding partner of the firm. Mr. Dreyer has served as lead trial counsel for major manufacturers in virtually every state. He has successfully tried complex cases in many different jurisdictions. His product liability practice includes the nationwide representation of a major domestic automotive manufacturer. He also serves as trial counsel for members of the petroleum industry, a domestic motorcycle manufacturer, large truck manufacturers, as well as a variety of other domestic and foreign manufacturers and suppliers of products. Mr. Dreyer has also served as trial counsel for personal injury claims and commercial property damage disputes that exceed primary coverage limits.
Mr. Dreyer has lectured on a variety of trial related skills at client-sponsored, law school and professional organization conferences. He is an active member of the Defense Research Institute, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Dallas Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, American Bar Association, International Association of Defense Counsel, and the Product Liability Advisory Counsel.
CASE EXPERIENCE
- Successfully obtained a defense verdict for a domestic automotive manufacturer in a 2006/2007 case in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, involving allegations of defect in a front seat.
- Obtained Summary Judgment for a domestic automotive manufacturer in a 2006 case on the basis of federal preemption.
- Received a defense verdict in a 2005 Texas case involving allegations of defect in the fuel system of a truck that allegedly caused a burn fatality.
- Obtained a defense verdict in a 2005 Oklahoma case involving allegations of defect in the fuel system of a truck that allegedly caused a burn fatality.
- Obtained an opinion from the Texas Supreme Court
in 2005 that reversed the trial court’s judgment in a post crash fire
case and rendered judgment for a domestic automotive manufacturer.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Dallas Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
American Bar Association
Product Liability Advisory Council
Defense Research Institute
Texas Association of Defense Counsel
International Association of Defense Counsel
NOTEWORTHY
All sports
First Baptist Church of Arlington
Named one of Texas’ leading product liability practitioners in Who’s Who Legal – Texas 2007
Recognized as a Super Lawyer (personal injury), Corporate Counsel Edition of Super Lawyers magazine - 2009-2010
Texas Super Lawyers (product liability) - 2006-2010
The Best Lawyers in America (product liability) - 2008-2011
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