Kaylen Strench
Biography
Kaylen Strench is an associate in the Appellate Practice Group in Haynes Boone’s Houston office. Her practice focuses on appellate matters in federal and state court.
Prior to joining Haynes Boone, Kaylen clerked for the Honorable Catharina Haynes on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Honorable Debra Lehrmann on the Supreme Court of Texas.
Kaylen Strench is an associate in the Appellate Practice Group in Haynes Boone’s Houston office. Her practice focuses on appellate matters in federal and state court.
Prior to joining Haynes Boone, Kaylen clerked for the Honorable Catharina Haynes on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Honorable Debra Lehrmann on the Supreme Court of Texas.
- Successfully defended a jury verdict in favor of a construction business against sufficiency challenges to the liability and damages findings on appeal, which involved the failure to pay by a property owner who alleged defects in the work, while also vindicating the business’s right to prejudgment interest and to foreclose on the property through cross-appeal points. (Opinion)
- In refinery construction dispute, assisted trial team with strategy, legal briefing, and preparing and arguing the jury charge in a trial that resulted in a favorable judgment of approximately $35 million.
- "The Fifth Circuit Takes on Generative AI — Everything You Need to Know About the Court’s New Proposed Rule," author, The Texas Lawbook, December 7, 2023.
Education
J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 2021, Assistant Managing Editor, Virginia Law Review
B.A., Philosophy and Political Science, Rice University, 2016, magna cum laude
Clerkships
Law Clerk to the Honorable Catharina Haynes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, August 2022 – August 2023;
Law Clerk to the Honorable Debra Lehrmann, Supreme Court of Texas, August 2021 – August 2022
Admissions
Texas
