Karl Wayne Koen - Dallas, TX
Attorney at Gauntt Koen Binney & Kidd, LLP
Transportation Litigation Lawyers in Dallas, TX
14643 Dallas Parkway Suite 570 Dallas, TX 75254
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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35
Years
Experience
Dallas Transportation Litigation Lawyer
Updated: 05/01/2026
Areas of Practice
- Transportation Litigation
- Oil and Gas Litigation
- Construction Litigation
- Products Liability
- Personal Injury
- Commercial Litigation
- Subrogation
- Employers Liability
- Premises Liability
- Litigation
- Litigation: Personal Injury
- Oil & Gas
- Construction
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Mr. Koen’s civil practice has focused on litigation involving Fortune 500 Companies in business and personal injury lawsuits, including oil and gas exploration and operations accidents, commercial transportation claims, product liability claims, Employer liability claims, premises liability, catastrophic injury and property damage claims, subrogation, Dram Shop claims, and Wrongful Death/Survival Claims.
After graduation from the University of Texas, Mr. Koen worked as a CPA for a Big Eight accounting firm and a national communications firm before returning to law school at Texas Tech University, serving on the Board of Barristers and mock trial programs, while also obtaining his private pilot license for aviation defense cases. Mr. Koen then went into private practice and has successfully litigated and tried numerous lawsuits defending his clients in multi-million dollar claims in both state and federal court throughout the state of Texas. Mr. Koen has been a Super Lawyer since 2006, and has a preeminent AV peer review rating by Martindale Hubbell.
Mr. Koen is a member of the Texas Bar, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Dallas Bar Association (Litigation Section), TIDA (Trucking Industry Defense Association, the TADC (Texas Association of Defense Counsel), the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western U.S. District Courts, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Koen is a member of Christ Church Plano and an avid bicyclist, runner, snow skier, and scuba diver.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Super Lawyer
- Preeminent AV peer review rating by Martindale Hubbell
Other Sources of Feedback About Karl Wayne Koen
Included on the 2026 Texas Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Texas Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Texas Tech University School of Law,
Lubbock,
Texas, 1991
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Board of Barristers
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Texas Tech University School of Law,
Lubbock,
Texas, 1991
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Non Legal Education
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University of Texas,
Austin,
Texas, 1987
C.P.A., Certified Public Accountant -
University of Texas,
Austin,
Texas, 1985
B.B.A., Bachelor of Business Administration
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University of Texas,
Austin,
Texas, 1987
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Pro Bono Activities
- TIDA (Trucking Industry Defense Association)
- Member of Parkway Hills Baptist Church
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1991
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1992
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1997
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1996
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1997
Specialties and Certifications
- Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1987
Other Affiliations
- Dallas, Plano and American Bar Associations
- State Bar of Texas
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel
- Trucking Industry Defense Association
- Defense Research Institute
Contact
14643 Dallas Parkway
Suite 570
Dallas, TX 75254
Phone: 281-868-4050
Fax: 281-367-3705
Email: Send a message
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