Kent Love

Of Counsel
Austin
About

Kent Love focuses his practice on complex business and commercial disputes. Kent represents clients in a wide range of industries, including energy, technology, real estate, construction, retail, media, healthcare, finance, hospitality, transportation, entertainment, and insurance.

Kent has extensive experience in litigation resulting from mergers and acquisitions, including post-closing earnout and purchase price adjustment disputes. Kent's broad experience also covers cases involving breach of contract, trade secrets, fiduciary duty, noncompetition agreements, conversion, deceptive trade practices, shareholder disputes, tortious interference, landlord-tenant disputes, conspiracy, and fraud. Kent also has significant experience in bankruptcy matters, including litigation involving fraudulent and preferential transfers.

Kent works closely with each client to tailor a strategy that will meet their particular goals. He has achieved favorable results in state court, federal court, bankruptcy court, in arbitrations, and on appeal.  

Areas of FocusBusiness and Commercial LitigationEnergy and Natural ResourcesLitigation, Arbitration and InvestigationsConstruction and EngineeringReal Estate Disputes and RestructuringRestructuring
Bar admissionsTexas
CourtsUnited States District Court for the Northern District of TexasUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of TexasUnited States District Court for the Southern District of TexasUnited States District Court for the Western District of TexasAll Texas bankruptcy courtsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

EXPERIENCE

Business and Commercial Litigation 

  • Secured final judgment dismissing all claims against international streaming service in case involving claimed damages of over $17 million

  • Secured final judgment for one of the nation's largest privately held companies specializing in foodservice distribution dismissing all claims alleged against it and obtaining award of attorneys' fees in case alleging millions in damages

  • Obtained walk-away settlement for multinational supermarket chain in case involving allegations of fraud and over $4.5 million in damages

  • Secured final summary judgment dismissing all six claims alleged against private non-profit corporation

  • Secured $2.8 million judgment for client in case involving breach of promissory note and breach of guaranty

  • Secured temporary restraining order and temporary injunction in case involving breach of non-compete and non-solicitation agreement, breach of fiduciary duty, and misappropriation of trade secrets, leading to favorable settlement for national mortgage lender

  • Secured temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction in case involving breach of non-compete and non-solicitation agreement and misappropriation of trade secrets, leading to settlement for large signage company

  • Represented restaurant chain in several landlord-tenant disputes throughout Texas

  • Obtained favorable settlement for former CEO of international education company in case alleging wrongful termination and defamation

  • Represented restaurant owner in complex construction defect case against general contractor and several subcontractors

Bankruptcy
  • Represented trustee as lead counsel in ten adversary proceedings seeking the avoidance and recovery of fraudulent and preferential transfers
  • Successfully represented former officers and directors of large nonprofit think tank who were sued for over $15 million for breach of fiduciary duty, settling case for nuisance value following removal of case from state court to bankruptcy court
  • Successfully represented Texas bank on appeal from lower court's decision regarding amount of bank’s claim against borrower
  • Successfully represented multiple clients in defense of lawsuits seeking recovery of preferential transfers, obtaining full dismissals or settlements in every case
  • Obtained settlement for client after defeating application for temporary restraining order in fraudulent transfer case

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

  • Recognized, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, (2021 – 2026)
  • Rising Star, Texas Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, (2023 – 2025)
Education
  • J.D., Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
    magna cum laude
  • B.A., University of Texas at Austin
    High Honors

Bylines

  • Author, "Your Client Receives a Preference Demand – What to Do Now," Dallas Bar Association Headnotes
  • Author, "An Update on Texas Fraudulent Transfer Law," Dallas Bar Association Headnotes

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Member, Austin Young Lawyers Association
    • Leadership Academy, (2022)
  • Member, John C. Ford Inn of Court, (2019 – 2021)
  • Member, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
  • Member, Dallas Bar Association
  • Member, State Bar of Texas
  • Member, Dallas Junior Chamber of Commerce
  • Member, The Real Estate Counsel Young Guns
  • Member, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
  • Member, Phi Delta Phi Honor Society
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+1 512 457 7145
(Work, Austin)