901 Main Street
Suite 4000
Dallas TX 75202
TEL: (214) 749-4280
FAX: (214) 760-8994
kdeonarine@zellelaw.com
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Practice Areas
- Bad Faith and Extra-Contractual Liability
- Breach of Contract
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance
- Pandemic Claims and Litigation
- Property Insurance
Bar and Court Admissions
- State Court: Texas
- U.S. District Court: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
Education
- Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2019
- Article Editor, International Law Review Association
- Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas
- Baylor University, B.M.E., cum laude, 2007
Kiri D. Deonarine
Kiri is an associate attorney in Zelle’s Dallas office and represents many of the world’s largest insurers in complex first-party property insurance disputes across the country. She advises insurers on a broad range of matters relating to property damage arising out of weather-related events, builder’s risk issues, business interruption, and bad faith claims.
Kiri assists clients in resolving matters by analyzing difficult coverage issues, navigating the litigation process in both federal and state courts, and facilitating alternative dispute resolution.
Before practicing law, Kiri was known as an accomplished opera and classical music concert singer. She performed all over the United States and abroad, including at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Santa Fe Opera, and Houston Grand Opera.
Kiri enjoys combining her expertise in performance and creativity with her knowledge of the law to best serve her clients in and out of the courtroom.
Professional Affiliations
- Dallas Bar Association
- Dallas Association for Young Lawyers
