Anna Kalinina

Anna Kalinina

Partner
Anna effectively handles a variety of commercial cases for clients across multiple industries and is considered a “go-to” litigator for her persuasive written and oral advocacy.

Anna has a results-driven litigation practice and has successfully represented clients in a wide variety of cases, including multi-million dollar commercial contract disputes; residential and commercial lease disputes; claims for breach of fiduciary duty, business torts, negligence, fraud, defamation, and violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (“DTPA”); multiple class actions; high-stakes sports-related personal injury lawsuits; music copyright infringement matters; trust and estate/probate litigation; products liability claims; and several civil appeals in state and federal courts nationwide, including Texas, Michigan, the Fifth Circuit, and the Seventh Circuit. She is well known for her exceptional written and oral advocacy and is regarded as one of the strongest writers at the firm. Anna excels in both state and federal motion practice, having secured multiple early dismissals of claims through effective advocacy and strategic negotiation. She also understands her clients’ businesses and their strategic objectives and advises her clients accordingly. Anna’s ability to prepare innovative case strategy, coupled with her strong dispositive motion practice, frequently puts her clients in the best position to obtain early resolution of claims—saving them time and resources.

Credentials

Education

  • Baylor Law School, J.D., 2014, magna cum laude, notes and comments editor for Baylor Law Review, Order of the Barristers, Dean’s list, Mack Kidd Administrative Law Moot Court Competition, Strasburger & Price Moot Court Competition, iCivics law student mentor for Waco ISD students
  • Baylor University, B.A., international studies, 2010, magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Texas

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Insights & Events
Outside the Office
Anna loves rescue dogs and has volunteered with or otherwise contributed to the initiatives of the SPCA of North Texas, Operation Kindness, and Cane Rosso Rescue.