Kaylan is a litigator who excels at courtroom advocacy and legal writing. She focuses her practice on commercial, energy, and fiduciary matters. Kaylan represents clients across industries in complex energy, banking, real estate, and trust and estate disputes, tackling actions involving breach of contract, fraud, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, trespass, and other torts in state and federal court, arbitration, and mediation. Her experience includes multi-million dollar lawsuits, bankruptcy proceedings, class actions, and more. She counsels public and private energy companies, fiduciaries, commercial property owners, national banks, tech start-ups, trust companies, private equity firms, and individuals alike.

Clients value her adeptness in quickly mastering difficult facts and crafting notable legal arguments to develop compelling case strategies from the inception of a case. These skills, coupled with Kaylan’s aptitude for creative advocacy, support her ability to assume the role of lead counsel just days or weeks before the start of a trial, rapidly get up to speed, prepare a case, and provide tactical vision for the litigation team.

Kaylan is also passionate in her support of the firm and the Houston Bar Association. For example, she is Co-Chair of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP’s Houston Office Diversity & Inclusion Committee and Women’s Mentoring Circle. She is also Co-Chair of the Houston Bar Association’s Attorney Wellness Committee and Lawyers for Literacy Committee, a member of several other committees, and currently serving a year-long term (2023-2024) as the Association’s First Vice President.

Bar Admissions

Education
JD, South Texas College of Law, summa cum laude, 2010

BBA, Texas Christian University, magna cum laude, 2004

• It’s a Privilege, Not a Right: Best Practices for the In-House Lawyer
• “Right to Occupy” Surface Estate Bars Coverage for Property Damage, American Bar Association
• Don’t Lose Your Privilege: Best Practices for the In-House Lawyer, Straightline
• Texas Supreme Court Expands “Reasonable Certainty” Requirement for Damages
• Who pays: Allocating liability for plugging and abandonment costs in the GOM’s OCS, World Oil