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Ms. Cara Mittleman Kelly
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Ms. Cara Mittleman Kelly

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300 West 6th Street, Suite 2050, Austin, TX 78701

Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Real Estate Operations and 1 more

About Ms. Cara Mittleman Kelly

Cara Kelly, Co-Managing Shareholder of the Austin office, focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on real estate litigation. Her practice includes the representation of multi-family and mixed-use developers, commercial landlords and tenants, investors, owners, and related stakeholders in disputes concerning real estate development, construction, investments, commercial lease and commercial contracting matters, breach of contract issues, tenant restructuring, and related litigation. She has wide-ranging experience advising clients on commercial real estate challenges from contract formation to negotiations in any scenario, with a goal to mitigate risk and circumvent litigation. Cara often represents clients in both the federal and state courts throughout Texas and the United States and has developed particular experience in pursuing and defending TRO applications and related applications for injunctive relief.

Cara is a strong advocate for her clients, developing and applying creative strategies and a value-based approach in each specific matter. Her clients appreciate her ability to handle their legal issues efficiently, and in alignment with their overall business goals.

Concentrations

•Real estate litigation
•Real estate disputes
•Landlord-tenant disputes
•Property acquisition disputes
•Shopping center and retail disputes
•Development disputes
•Lease Disputes
•General acquisition disputes
•Complex commercial litigation
•Breach of contract
•Breach of fiduciary duty

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America
•Litigation - Real Estate, 2025-2026
•Commercial Litigation, 2026
•Listed, Texas Super Lawyers magazine, “Texas Super Lawyers,” 2025
•'Rising Stars,' 2015
•Team Member, a Law360 'Real Estate Practice Group of the Year,' 2023
•Team Member, U.S. News - Best Lawyers, 'Law Firm of the Year: Litigation - Real Estate,' 2022
•Listed, Austin Monthly Magazine, 'Top Attorneys in Austin,' 2020

 

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Areas of Law

  • Litigation
  • Other 3
    • Real Estate Litigation
    • Real Estate Operations
    • Media & Entertainment Litigation

Practice Details

  • Payment Information
    Payment & Cost Features
    Fixed hourly rates
    Fixed fees available
    Accepted Credit Cards
    American Express
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
    Firm Onwership
    Minority Owned
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Real Estate Litigation: On behalf of a national retail grocery chain tenant, obtained injunctive relief against a commercial l
    lord, preventing it from exercising rights under a purported lease termination.
    On behalf of a commercial real estate development company, successfully defended against injunctive relief sought by a national office coworking tenant.
    Obtained injunctive relief against a commercial property l
    lord/seller, preventing a wrongful lease termination
    enforcing the terms of client's contractual purchase option exercise.
    Represent national childcare franchise in commercial lease disputes.
    Advise clients during real estate contract negotiations to mitigate risk.
    On behalf of various commercial real estate developers
    l
    lords, pursued
    resolved various lease disputes with defaulting tenants as a result of the economic impact of COVID-19.
    Defendant a national financial institution tenant against commercial l
    lord's breach of lease allegations resulting from COVID-19 occupancy restrictions.
    On behalf of national mixed-use development company, successfully pursued various breach of lease, construction,
    related contractual cases against tenants
    third parties.
    Successfully defended a commercial real estate developer against breach of contract
    fiduciary claims brought by investors.
    Complex Commercial Litigation: Represented debtor, an oil
    gas company in bankruptcy adversary proceedings filed by investors holding more than $500 MM in overriding royalty
    net profits interests in offshore leases.
    Successfully defended national media company against breach of contract claims.
    Defended a nationwide health care company in multiple cases in Austin, Texas. The cases involved alleged breaches of joint venture agreements with a physician group.
    Represented a foreign company against an online app developer in connection with a breach of contract dispute.
    Represented a French bank in obtaining summary judgment against a Brazilian guarantor, including serving Brazilian guarantor through the International Convention on Letters Rogatory.
    Represented a Canadian silver mining company that operates in Mexico in obtaining an ex parte writ of garnishment on a bank, in connection with work enforcing an $81 MM Canadian judgment in Texas
    New York.
    Represented the conservator of a Texas credit union in pursuing breach of fiduciary duty claims against its former CEO.
    The above representations were h
    led by Ms. Kelly prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
  • Additional Links
    https://www.gtlaw.com/en/professionals/k/kelly-cara-mittleman

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    2010, Texas
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
    U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
    New York
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Executive Board Member, Shalom Austin
    •Board Member, Women’s Philanthropy Committee, Lion of Judah Steward
    •Member, Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network Austin
    •Member, Urban Land Institute (ULI) Austin
    •Member, Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA)
    •Member, American Bar Association
    •Real Estate, Condemnation and Trust Litigation Committee
    •Member, Austin Bar Association
    •Member, Travis County Women Lawyers' Association
    •Member, State Bar of Texas
    •Member, Mother Attorney Mentoring Association of Austin (MAMAs)
    •Member, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
    •Member, New York State Bar Association

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Fordham University School of Law
    Class of 2004
    J.D.
    Member, Fordham International Law Journal
    Other Education
    Binghamton University, State University of New York
    Class of 2001
    B.A.

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    Ms. Cara Mittleman Kelly was admitted in 2010 to the State of Texas.
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    Ms. Cara Mittleman Kelly attended Fordham University School of Law.
  • What year was this attorney's law firm established?
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP was established in 1967.
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    Yes, the firm Ms. Cara Mittleman Kelly is affiliated with is a minority owned business.

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