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Biography
Roger C. Diseker joined Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP in 1994, following a year-long judicial clerkship for the Honorable David O. Belew, Jr., United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas. Mr. Diseker graduated from Midwestern State University with a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, in 1989, and obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1993. He is a partner in the firm’s Civil Litigation practice group and has extensive experience in both federal and state court representing clients in a variety of matters, including, among others, complex commercial litigation, copyright, trademark and other intellectual property litigation, coverage disputes against insurers, commercial real estate disputes, premises liability, and legal malpractice defense. Mr. Diseker has tried cases in both state and federal courts as well as arguing appeals at the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and various Texas state appellate courts.
In addition to his professional practice, Mr. Diseker has participated in Leadership Fort Worth and as a Cub Master for a Cub Scout Pack with 60 scouts through his family’s church. He is a long-suffering Texas Rangers fan and a recovering golfer who often falls off the twelve-step program. Mr. Diseker enjoys building furniture and is an avid non-fiction reader, including natural sciences and history.
Education & Honors
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1993
Midwestern State University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1989
Recognized as "Rising Star" in Texas Monthly magazine, 2007
Admission & Affiliations
United States Supreme Court, 2001
Texas Supreme Court, 1993
U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, 1999
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 1994
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1993
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 1994
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2001
Member, Tarrant County Bar Association
Significant Matters
First chaired jury trial on fraudulent real estate transaction, resulting in a take-nothing jury verdict for the client. Priddy v. GMAC Mortgage Corp., Cause No. 67,135, In the 40th Judicial District Court, Ellis County, Texas
Briefed arguments in suit successfully vacating arbitration award. American Eagle Airlines,. Inc. v. ALPA, 343 F.3d 401 (56 Cir. 2003), cert. denied 124 S.Ct.1655 (2004)
First chaired jury trial on employee claim for injuries, resulting in twenty-two minute jury verdict for client. Miller v. McGehee, No. C095172, 355th Dist. Ct., Hood County, Texas
Briefed trial and appellate arguments in $45 million contempt action against major airline's illegally striking pilots union. American Airlines, Inc. v. Allied Pilots Association, 228 F.3d 574 (5d' Cir. 2000), cert. denied 531 U.S. 1191 (2001)
Briefed and argued appeal in defamation case brought by sitting district court judge against local television station. Francis v. Gaylord Broadcasting Co. L.P., 7 S.W.3d 279 (Tex.App. - Dallas 1999, pet. denied, 35 S.W.3d 599 (2000))
Trial and appellate briefing on issue of whether defendant was fraudulently joined to defeat diversity jurisdiction in a $38 million tax indemnity suit. Sid Richardson Carbon & Gasoline Co. v. Interenergy, 99 F.3d 746 (5th Cir. 1997)
Second chaired and handled all trial and appellate briefing for defense of a landmark Americans with Disabilities Act case concerning whether a jazz bar could be forced to ban smoking to accommodate a patron with cystic fibrosis. Emery v. Caravan of Dreams, 879 F.Supp. 640, 4 ADA Cases 353 (N.D.Tex. 1996)
Assisted in preparing case, including briefing and arguing legal issues in a plaintiff's malpractice claim against a home health care provider resulting in a negligence and punitive damages finding of $4.2 million |
