Bob Kraft
I am a Dallas, Texas lawyer practicing since 1971 in the areas of Personal Injury, Social Security Disability, Immigration, Bankruptcy, and Consumer Protection Law.
I am a native of Waco, Texas, and graduated from Baylor University with a degree in Business Administration, and from Baylor University School of Law in 1971.
I have practiced plaintiff’s personal injury law in Dallas since 1971. In that time I have represented many thousands of clients in almost every type of injury and disability claim.
Memberships:
North Dallas Bar Association – Former President, current Officer and Director
Dallas Trial Lawyers Association – Director Emeritus
Texas Trial Lawyers Association – Sustaining Member
American Association for Justice – Sustaining Member
Dallas Bar Association – Member
American Bar Association – Member
National Org. of Social Security Claimants Representatives – Sustaining Member
American Immigration Lawyers Association – Member
College of the State Bar of Texas – Fellow
Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism – Member
Publications:
Frequent contributor to magazines of the American Bar Association
Most recent ABA magazine article: 2008 – The Client Matters
Most recent books: 2006 – Seven Fatal Mistakes Texas Accident Victims Make
2008 – Nine Fatal Mistakes Social Security Disability Claimants Make
Recent Presentations:
April 2009, Carey, North Carolina
Sponsor: Lawyers Inner Circle
Topic: Attracting Clients Through Blogging
January 2009, Dallas, Texas
Sponsor: International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation
Topic: Using Avvo & Twitter to Build Your Law Practice
September 2008, Phoenix, Arizona
Sponsor: ATLAS Lawyer Group
Topic: Be Nice to Your Clients and They Will Refer Their Friends to You
September 2008, Austin, Texas
Sponsor: State Bar of Texas
Topic: The Ethics of Law Firm Blogs
Miscellaneous:
On October 15, 2002, I was proud to be admitted in person to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. The swearing-in ceremony was performed by Chief Justice William Rehnquist, with the full Supreme Court in session.
I am proud to be the son of a postman and a bank teller, to have been married since 1969 to a very patient woman, and to have helped raise two wonderful daughters.
Kathleen Munden
Kathleen Munden was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. She received her undergraduate degree from Texas Christian University and her law degree from Baylor University School of Law.
Before joining Kraft & Associates, Ms. Munden had her own firm in Fort Worth for 11 years, and specialized in consumer bankruptcy, debt collection cases, and credit reporting cases. She is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, the American Bankruptcy Institute, and the National Association of Consumer Advocates.
Ms. Munden contributes many of the posts to this Bankruptcy and Consumer Law blog, and has written an article on Texas foreclosure law that was presented at the University of Houston Consumer Law Seminar in September 2008. She will be speaking in January 2010 at a bankruptcy seminar sponsored by the National Business Institute in Dallas. Ms. Munden’s topic will be Chapter 7: Step-By-Step Procedures.
Practice Areas
- Consumer bankruptcy law
- Consumer law, including Fair Debt Collection Practices Act cases, Fair Credit Reporting cases, and mortgage disputes
Professional Associations
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
- National Association of Consumer Advocates
- North Dallas Bar Association
- Dallas Bar Association
- Tarrant County Bar Association
- Tarrant County Debtor Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas
Bar Admissions
- State Bar of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
Education
- J.D. — Baylor University School of Law, 1996
- B.A. – Texas Christian University, 1989