
About Kay L. Van Wey
Kay Van Wey is a Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Lawyer with over 25 years of experience. She was selected by her peers as a Texas Super Lawyer for eleven consecutive years (2003–2012). Kay has also attained membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum in recognition of the results she has achieved for her clients. Kay Van Wey began her legal career in 1984 in her hometown of Lawton, Oklahoma as a Comanche County Assistant District Attorney. As a young prosecutor, Kay gained valuable courtroom experience. She later built upon the fundamentals she learned as a prosecutor as she tried numerous civil and criminal cases throughout Texas and Oklahoma. Over the years, Kay Van Wey has focused her practice on representing plaintiffs in personal injury litigation. She has represented many people who have become the unwitting victims of catastrophic personal injury or wrongful death. She has received national media attention for her work and achievements on her clients' behalf. Kay Van Wey is licensed to practice law in Texas, Oklahoma, and Illinois and is admitted to practice before the US District Court for Northern District of Texas, the US District Court for Eastern District of Texas, the US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma and the US District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Kay L. Van Wey included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Outstanding Young Woman of America, 1986 Leadership Oklahoma, 1989 Other Sources of Feedback About Kay L. Van Wey Included on the 2026Texas Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Texas Super Lawyers list 2024 Texas Super Lawyers list 2023 Texas Super Lawyers list 2022 Texas Super Lawyers list 2021 Texas Super Lawyers list 2020 Texas Super Lawyers list 2019 Texas Super Lawyers list 2018 Texas Super Lawyers list 2017 Texas Super Lawyers list 2016 Texas Super Lawyers list 2015 Texas Super Lawyers list 2014 Texas Super Lawyers list 2013 Texas Super Lawyers list 2012 Texas Super Lawyers list 2011 Texas Super Lawyers list 2010 Texas Super Lawyers list 2009 Texas Super Lawyers list 2008 Texas Super Lawyers list 2007 Texas Super Lawyers list 2006 Texas Super Lawyers list 2005 Texas Super Lawyers list 2004 Texas Super Lawyers list 2003 Texas Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
- Oklahoma City University School of Law, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1983
- J.D.
Non Legal Education
- University of Oklahoma, 1980
- B.A.
- Honors: Member, Oklahoma University President's Leadership Class, 1976
- Major: Political Science
Past Positions
- Congressman Wm. Patman (D-TX), Staff Assistant, 1984
- Comanche County, Oklahoma, Assistant District Attorney, 1985
Classes and Seminars
- "Relational Claims", Insurance Law Seminar, 1993
- "Relational Claims", Insurance Law Seminar, 1994
- "Survivorship, Wrongful Death and Related Claims", Insurance and Tort Law Seminar, 1994
- "Final Summation", Litigation and Trial Tactics Seminar, 1995
- "Final Summation", Litigation and Trial Tactics Seminar, 1996
- "Final Summation", Litigation and Trial Tactics Seminar, 1999
- "Expert and Opinion Evidence", 1998
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1991
- Oklahoma, 1983
- Texas, 1990
- U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma, 1985
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1991
- Specialties and Certifications
- Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Other Affiliations
- Dallas Bar Association (Member)
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- American Association for Justice (Member)
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Kay L. Van Wey |
| Firm | Van Wey & Metzler |
| Address | Dallas, TX, 12720 Hillcrest Road, Suite 600, Dallas, TX |
| Phone | 469-436-6331 |
| Phone | 800-582-1042 |
| Website | www.vanweylaw.com |
| Website | www.vanweylaw.com/blog |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |
| Consultation | ✓ Free initial consultation |