Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Year Joined Organization: 2005

Lawyer Overview

Robert M. Behrendt joined Kilgore & Kilgore in 2005 after practicing with a large, Dallas-based defense firm. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1999. As a litigator, Mr. Behrendt has handled a wide variety of commercial, employment, and intellectual property matters. A Dallas native and graduate of St. Mark’s School of Texas, Mr. Behrendt holds an A.B. degree in classics from Brown University and a postgraduate Diploma in Classical Archaeology from the University of Cambridge in England (where he was a member of St. Catharine’s College). He earned his J.D. degree from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, where he was an Articles Editor of the SMU Law Review and a member of the International Law Society. Before attending law school, Mr. Behrendt was a teacher of English and Latin and coach at independent schools in Georgia and New York.

Employment Law 
EEOC Guidelines
Sexual Harassment / Employment Discrimination
Wrongful Termination / Retaliation

Areas of Practice

• Employment Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Patent and Copyright Law

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Copyrights, Patents, Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1999
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas, 2004 (Member)
• State Bar of Texas (Member)
• Dallas Bar Association (Member)
• Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)

Education

• Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 1999
  J.D.
  
  Law Review: SMU Law Review, Articles Editor
• University of Cambridge (St. Catharine's College), Cambridge, England, 1991
  Diploma in Classical Archaeology
• Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 1990
  A.B.
• Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies, Rome, Italy, 1989
  Semester Abroad
• St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, Texas, 1986
  Honors: cum laude

Address

3109 Carlisle
Dallas, TX 75204

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