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Cain, D. Scott

D. Scott Cain - Cleburne, TX

Attorney at Cain & Kiel Law

Civil Litigation. Trial and Appeals Lawyers in Cleburne, TX

508 N Ridgeway Dr. Cleburne, TX 76033

Cleburne Civil Litigation. Trial and Appeals Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

  • Civil Litigation. Trial and Appeals
  • Business
  • Real Estate
  • Railroad
  • Estate Planning and Probate

Litigation: 60%

Attorney Information

Awards and Honors

Honors

  • State Champion Wakeboarder
  • Johnson County’s number 1 lawyer, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 by Cleburne Times Review Reader’s Choice Poll
  • AV-Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Chamber of Commerce citizen of the year, 2017
  • Texas Top10 Award for Estate Planning 2018
  • 2018 US Trial Lawyer of the Year

Education

  • Legal Education

    • Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas, 1999
      J.D.
      Honors: magna cum laude
      Honors: Phi Delta Phi, Member
      Honors: Moot court team, Member
      Honors: Student Bar Association, Treasurer
      Law Review: Texas Wesleyan Law Review , Editor
  • Non Legal Education

    • Criswell College, Dallas, Texas, 1989
      B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Managing Partner
  • Mayor, City of Cleburne
  • Adjunct Professor at SWAU in Keene, Texas teaching Business Law

Pro Bono Activities

  • Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
  • Johnson County Children’s Advocacy Center
  • Cleburne High School Swim Team
  • Promotes wakeboarding events for underprivileged children
  • Cleburne Rotary Club
  • SWAU School of Business Advisory Board

Representative Cases

  • McCalla v. Baker's Campground
    • Citation: 416 S.W.3d 416
    • Court: Texas
    • Year: 2013
  • Wolfe v. Devon Energy
    • Citation: 382 S.W.3d 434
    • Court: Tex. App. Waco
  • McCuen v. Huey
    • Citation: 255 S.W. 3d 716
    • Court: Tex. App. Waco
    • Year: 2008
  • Van Es v. Frazier
    • Citation: 230 S.W. 3d 770
    • Court: Tex. App. Waco
    • Year: 2007
  • Nipp v. Broumley
    • Citation: 285 S.W.3d 552
    • Court: Tex. App. Waco
    • Year: 2009
  • Hatch v. Williams
    • Citation: 110 S.W.3d 516
    • Court: Tex. App. Waco
    • Year: 2003
  • Fain Family First, Ptnrship v. EOG Resources
    • Citation: 2013 Tex. App. Lexis 4888
    • Court: Tex. App. Ft. Worth
    • Year: 2013
  • In Re La
    • Citation: 415 S.W.3d 5641
    • Court: Tex. App. Ft. Worth
    • Year: 2013
  • Spakes v. Weber
    • Citation: 2010 Tex. App. Lexis 274
    • Court: Tex. App. Waco
    • Year: 2010
  • In the Estate of Campbell
    • Citation: 343 S.W.3d 899
    • Court: Tex. App. Amarillo
    • Year: 2011
  • Baker's Campground, Inc. v. McCalla
    • Citation: 416 S.W.3d 477 (reversed and remanded, 416 S.W.3d 416)
    • Court: Tex. App. Waco
    • Year: 2012
  • Berkman v. City of Keene
    • Citation: 311 S.W.3d 523
    • Court: Tex. App. Waco
    • Year: 2009
  • In Re Collins
    • Citation: 2005 Tex. App. Lexis 4580
    • Court: Tex. App. Waco
    • Year: 2005
  • Blackwood v. Bunton
    • Citation: Tex. App. Lexis 12413
    • Court: Tex. App. Ft. Worth
    • Year: 2013
  • In Re D.A.M.
    • Citation: 2009 Tex. App. Lexis 7896
  • Stevenson v. Fort Worth & Western R.R.
    • Citation: 2015 US Dist. Lexis 81760
    • Court: Northern Dist. Of Texas
    • Year: 2015
  • Stevenson v. Fort Worth & W. R.R. Co.
    • Citation: 2017 Tex. App. LEXIS 9402
    • Court: Northern Dist. Of Texas
    • Year: 2017
  • Dickerson v. Dickerson
    • Citation: 2014 Tex. App. LEXIS 12795
    • Court: Tex. App.—Fort Worth
    • Year: 2014

Ancillary Businesses

  • Mayor, City of Cleburne
  • Trinity Abstract & Title

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 2000
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Texas

Other Affiliations

  • Texas Bar (Member)
  • Texas Bar Foundation (Fellow)
  • Johnson County Bar Association (Member)
  • Tarrant County Bar Association (Member)
  • NARTC (Member)
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Member)

Fraternities and Sororities

  • Phi Delta Phi

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Cleburne, TX

508 N Ridgeway Dr.
Cleburne, TX 76033

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Phone: 817-645-1717

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Hours: Monday-Friday: 8am - 5pm

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