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Kellye A. Swanda 109 E. Park Row Drive
Arlington, Texas 76010
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Kellye Swanda is a former Tarrant County Assistant District Attorney who has been practicing law since 1995 and has worked in the legal field since 1986. Ms. Swanda has tried hundreds of cases including several jury trials. Ms Swanda represents foster parents in contested interventions. Ms. Swanda has handled over 200 adoptions. Ms. Swanda is a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas. Only a small percentage of Texas attorneys belong to this prestigious organization. The College of the State Bar of Texas is made up of attorneys who every year voluntarily complete extended continuing education courses. She was appointed by the State Bar of Texas to serve on the Child Abuse and Neglect Committee for two times (2002 - 2008). Ms. Swanda was named by Fort Worth Magazine, 2002 as the top attorney in adoptions and C.P.S. cases. Ms. Swanda is a frequent lecturer. Ms. Swanda authored a how to guide that was presented to attorneys and law students in preparation of National Adoption Day 2006 through 2008
Current Employment Position(s)Areas of Practice- Foster Parent Intervention
- Foster Parent Adoptions
- Step Parent Adoptions
- Private Adoptions
- Child Protective Services
- Parent/Child
- Child Welfare
- Recognition of International Adoptions
Litigation Percentage- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions- Texas, 1995
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1995
Education- Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas,
1995
J.D.
Honors: Member, College of the State Bar of Texas
- University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas,
1987
B.A.
Major:
Political Science
Classes/Seminars Taught- Cross Examination in a CPS Case, Travis County Women Attorney's Association,
2008
- CPS Law 101, Texas Foster Parent Association's Annual Convention,
2008
- Court Decorum, North Texas Teen Court Competiton, Texas Wesleyan School of Law,
2008
- "Termination & Adoption", Texas College for Judicial Studies,
2007
- "How To" Guide to Adoption, Tarrant County National Adoption Day Training,
2007
- "Child Protective Services - Appeal of a Termination Case", Dallas Juvenile Justice Committee,
2007
- "How To" Guide to Adoption, Tarrant County National Adoption Day Training,
2006
- "Representation of a Parent in a Termination Case", Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association,
2006
- "Appeal of a Juvenile Delinquency Case", Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association,
2006
- Court Training, Tarrant County CPS Investigators and CVS Workers and Supervisors,
2006
- "Kinship Issues in CPS Cases.. the ties that Bind", 19th Annual Robert Dawson Juvenile Law Conference,
2006
- "Representing Parents in CPS Cases", Neglect Hurts Task Force Ad Litem Training,
2005
- "Kinship Issues in CPS Cases.. the ties that Bind", Advanced Family Law Course,
2005
- "Other Players in Custody Cases", Annual Poverty Law Conference,
2005
- "Defending a CPS Case", 18th Annual Robert Dawson Juvenile Law Conference,
2005
- "Effective Representation of Parents in a CPS Case", Dallas Juvenile Justice Committee,
2004
- "Defending a CPS Case or How to Level the Playing Field", Advanced Family Law Course,
2004
- "Defending CPS Investigations", Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association Forensic Seminar,
2003
- "Anatomy of CPS Investigations", Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association Forensic Seminar,
2001
- "Representation in Abuse & Neglect Cases", Texas Children's Justice Project's Continuing Legal Education Program,
2000
- "Rusty Duncan" Seminar, "CPS Investigations", Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association's 13th Annual Advanced Short Course,
June 2, 2000
- "Defending a Criminal Client in a CPS Investigation", Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Continuing Legal Education,
1999
- "Multiple Interdisciplinary Child Sexual Abuse Training", Tarrant County College Police Academy,
1995
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1998
- "The CPS Court System", Tarrant County Sexual Abuse Advisory Council,
1998
- "The CPS Court System", Foster Parent Legal Training,
1995
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1999
- Provided Education Seminars, Child Protective Services' Social Workers,
1995
-
1999
Honors and Awards- Texas Wesleyan School of Law, Distinguished Alumni Award - 2008
- Served on National Adoption Day Committee,
2006
- Present
- Named by "Fort Worth Magazine" - (December 2002) as the top lawyer for CPS cases and for Adoption cases.
- Appointed to the Child Abuse and Neglect Committee for the State Bar of Texas; 2002 - 2008. Co-chair of Education Section (Course planner/director for 2005 Juvenile Law Conference; Course planner/director for 2004 and 2005 Advanced Family Law Course).
- Leadership Arlington - Class of 2002-2003; Chairperson of the Government Section.
Professional Associations and Memberships- State Bar of Texas,
1995
- Present
- Tarrant County Family Law Association,
1995
- Present
- Tarrant County Bar Association
- Tarrant County Family Lawyers Association
Past Employment Positions- Tarrant County, Assistant District Attorney,
1995
-
1999
Pro Bono Activities- Troop Leader, Girl Scouts,
2005
- Present
LanguagesBirth Information- June 12, 1965, Fort Worth, Texas
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