Kris King has over forty years of experience and has handled thousands of
cases. In 1983 he joined the Law Firm of Adams, Sheppard & King where
he was soon chosen to be the Managing Attorney. He also served as an
alternate Municipal Judge for almost 15 years. He has experience at both
the trial and appellate level in both State and Federal Courts. He has also
taught college courses for Northwestern State University.
Prior to this, while on active duty in the Washington D.C. area, he was chosen from many Military Appellate Attorneys to be the Editor In Chief of the Army's Criminal Law Journal, The Advocate. He also served as the United States Army's Regional Defense Counsel for Southwest United States and Panama. After leaving active duty in 1980, he came to Longview and was the Senior Trial Attorney, then the Managing Attorney for the Legal Aid Office here for several years.
Kris grew up working on his family's ranch and farms throughout the great plains from the Texas Panhandle to Wyoming. He attended the University of Texas at Austin on an academic scholarship. He was chosen as the Outstanding Military Science student from the University of Texas. As a Distinguished Military Graduate of the University of Texas, he was selected by the United States Army for an elite program to attend the University of Texas School of Law, one of the largest and premier law schools in the country, while on active military duty. While there he was awarded an American Jurisprudence Award for being a top student. He is also a graduate of the Army Law School at the University of Virginia, and studied for a Master of Laws degree at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. while there as an appellate attorney for the United States Army. He is also a graduate of the United States Army Command and General Staff College.
Prior to this, while on active duty in the Washington D.C. area, he was chosen from many Military Appellate Attorneys to be the Editor In Chief of the Army's Criminal Law Journal, The Advocate. He also served as the United States Army's Regional Defense Counsel for Southwest United States and Panama. After leaving active duty in 1980, he came to Longview and was the Senior Trial Attorney, then the Managing Attorney for the Legal Aid Office here for several years.
Kris grew up working on his family's ranch and farms throughout the great plains from the Texas Panhandle to Wyoming. He attended the University of Texas at Austin on an academic scholarship. He was chosen as the Outstanding Military Science student from the University of Texas. As a Distinguished Military Graduate of the University of Texas, he was selected by the United States Army for an elite program to attend the University of Texas School of Law, one of the largest and premier law schools in the country, while on active military duty. While there he was awarded an American Jurisprudence Award for being a top student. He is also a graduate of the Army Law School at the University of Virginia, and studied for a Master of Laws degree at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. while there as an appellate attorney for the United States Army. He is also a graduate of the United States Army Command and General Staff College.
Personal Background
• Supreme Court, State of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
Bar Admissions
• United States Army Command and General Staff College
• The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas:
Doctor of Jurisprudence.
• The University of Texas at Austin : Bachelor of Science
• The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas:
Doctor of Jurisprudence.
• The University of Texas at Austin : Bachelor of Science
• State Bar of Texas
• Gregg County Bar Association
• Gregg County Bar Association
Education
Professional Associations
Contact Information
Kris King, Attorney at Law
422 N. Center Street
Longview, Texas 75601
Phone: 903.757.3331
Facsimile: 903.753.8289
422 N. Center Street
Longview, Texas 75601
Phone: 903.757.3331
Facsimile: 903.753.8289
Kris King, Attorney at Law. a Longview, Texas law firm with a concentration in Family and Divorce Law
Serving clients located throughout East Texas cities including
Longview • Kilgore • Marshall • Tyler • Henderson • Gilmer • Jefferson • Carthage • Pittsburg • Daingerfield • Mount Pleasant • Linden
422 N. Center Street, Longview, Texas 75601
Telephone: 903.757.3331 • Facsimile: 903.753.8289
Serving clients located throughout East Texas cities including
Longview • Kilgore • Marshall • Tyler • Henderson • Gilmer • Jefferson • Carthage • Pittsburg • Daingerfield • Mount Pleasant • Linden
422 N. Center Street, Longview, Texas 75601
Telephone: 903.757.3331 • Facsimile: 903.753.8289
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