Arnold & Itkin LLP

Attorney Kurt Arnold

Bar Admissions:

• United States Supreme Court
• United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas
• United States District Court, Western District of Texas
• United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
• Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Second Circuit Court of Appeals
• Third Circuit Court of Appeals
• State Bar of Texas
• State Bar of Pennsylvania

Education:

• University of Texas, B.A. in Government with High Honors
• University of Texas Law School, J.D. with Honors

Honors and Awards:

• Member of the Inner Circle of Advocates
• Best Lawyers® for Admiralty and Maritime Law (2016-2021)
• Best Lawyers® for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (2018-2021)
• Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2017-2020)
• Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers (2019-2020)
• The National Law Journal’s Elite Trial Lawyer Top 50 List
• Texas Super Lawyers® List - One of the Youngest Lawyers in Texas History to Receive This Honor (2013-2019)
• Texas Super Lawyers® Rising Stars℠ List (2005-2006, 2009-2013)
• Top 100: Texas Super Lawyers (2017)
• Top 100: Houston Super Lawyers (2015 - 2018)
• Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers
• Top 40 Under 40 by the National Trial Lawyers
• Member of the Million and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum®
• Top 40 Under 40 Award by the Houston Business Journal
• Top Lawyers for the People by H Texas Magazine
• Founding Member of the Nation's Top 100 Attorneys by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel

Attorney Jason Itkin

Bar Admissions:

• United States Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
• State Bar of Texas
• State Bar of Pennsylvania

Education:

• University of Texas, B.A. with Special Honors
• University of Texas Law School, J.D. with Honors

Honors and Awards:

• Member of the Inner Circle of Advocates
• Best Lawyers® for Admiralty and Maritime Law (2018-2021)
• Best Lawyers® for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (2018-2021)
• Best Lawyers® for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs (2021)
• Texas Super Lawyers® (2013-2019)
• Super Lawyers® Rising Stars℠ (2005, 2007-2013)
• Top 100: Houston Super Lawyers (2017-2018)
• Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2017-2020)
• Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers (2019-2020)
• Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel
• The National Law Journal’s Elite Trial Lawyer Top 50 List
• Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers
• Top Lawyers for the People from H Texas Magazines
• Member of Million Dollar & Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum®
• 40 Under 40 by the Houston Business Journal (2011)

Attorney Cory Itkin

Bar Admissions:

• Texas State Bar
• Pennsylvania State Bar
• Southern District of Texas
• Eastern District of Texas
• Northern District of Texas
• Western District of Texas
• 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Education:

• University of Texas, B.A.
• University of Houston Law Center, J.D., cum laude

Honors and Awards:

• Best Lawyers® for Admiralty and Maritime Law (2016-2021)
• Best Lawyers® for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (2019-2021)
• Best Lawyers® for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs (2021)
• Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers (2019-2020)
• Member of the Order of the Barons
• The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers
• Super Lawyers® Rising Stars℠ (2010-2019)
• Super Lawyers® "Up-and-Coming 100" List

Attorney Noah Wexler

Bar Admissions:

• United States Supreme Court
• United States 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
• United States 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals
• Texas First Court of Appeals
• Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
• United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
• All Texas State Courts
• All Louisiana State Courts
• All Pennsylvania State Courts
• All New Mexico State Courts

Education:

• University of Texas – B.S. Economics
• South Texas College of Law – J.D. cum laude

Honors and Awards:

• Best Lawyers® for Admiralty and Maritime Law (2018-2021)
• Texas Top Young Lawyers (2017)
• Texas Up-and-Coming 100 (2017-2019)
• America’s Most Honored Professionals (2016)
• Top Attorneys: Texas’ Outstanding Young Lawyers (2014-2018)
• Rising Star (2013-2021)
• Top 100 Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers
• Top 40 Under 40 by The National Trial Lawyers (2014-2018)
• 10 Best in Texas for Exceptional & Outstanding Client Service by American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys (2017-2018)
• Top 10 Under 40 – Personal Injury by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys (2017-2018)
• America’s Top 100 Attorneys: Lifetime Achievement Award
• Premier 100 Personal Injury Trial Attorneys by the National Academy of Jurisprudence (2016)
• American Jurisprudence Award Professional Sport Law (2006)
• Member of the Million and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum®

Attorney Victoria Alford

Bar Admissions:

• State Bar of Texas
• State Bar of New Mexico

Education:

• South Texas College of Law, J.D.
• Baylor University, B.A. in Political Science

Honors and Awards:

• Bob Bullock Scholar for the 81st Texas Legislative Session
• Winner of the Mayborn Scholarship
• "Top 40 under 40" by the National Trial Lawyers Association
• Super Lawyers® Rising Stars℠ List (2016-2021)

Attorney Kyle Findley

Bar Admissions:

• State Bar of Texas
• State Bar of Louisiana
• United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
• United States District Court, Western District of Texas
• United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
• United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana
• United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana

Education:

• South Texas College of Law, J.D.
• University of Texas, B.A. in Government with Business Foundations

Honors and Awards:

• Best Lawyers® for Admiralty and Maritime Law (2021)
• "Top 40 Under 40" by the National Trial Lawyers Association
• Super Lawyers® Rising Stars℠ (2015-2021)
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum®
• Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum®
• Top 100 Verdicts in Texas in 2018 by Best of the Bar™
• TopVerdict.com Top 20 Texas Personal Injury Jury Verdicts (2019)
• American Institute of Trial Lawyers Litigator of the Year (2020)
• Texas Monthly Top 100 Up-And-Coming Attorneys in Texas (2020)

Attorney Caj Boatright

Bar Admissions:

• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• Texas Eastern District Court
• Texas Northern District Court
• State Bar of Texas
• State Bar of Pennsylvania

Education:

• University of Texas Law School, J.D.
• Southwestern University, B.A. in History & Political Science, cum laude

Honors and Awards:

• Best Lawyers® for Admiralty and Maritime Law (2017-2021)
• Super Lawyers® Rising Stars℠ (2005-2006, 2015-2016)
• "Top 100 Trial Lawyers" - National Trial Lawyers
• "Top Lawyers for the People" from H Texas Magazine
• "Top Professional on the Fast Track" from H Texas Magazine
• Member of the Million & Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum®
• American Institute of Trial Lawyers 2020 Litigator of the Year

Attorney Tara Arnold

Bar Admissions:

• State Bar of Texas

Education:

• Tulane University Law School

Attorney Ryan MacLeod

Bar Admissions:

• State Bar of Texas
• United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas
• United States District Court, Western District of Texas

Education:

• South Texas College of Law, J.D.
• Baylor University, B.A.

Honors and Awards:

• Best Lawyers® for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (2021)
• Top Lawyers - Houstonia Magazine (2015)
• The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40
• Member of the Million and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum®

Attorney Adam Lewis

Bar Admissions:

• State Bar of Texas
• State Bar of Louisiana
• United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas
• United States District Court, Western District of Texas
• United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
• United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
• United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana

Education:

• South Texas College of Law, J.D. cum laude
• Texas Tech University, B.A.

Honors and Awards:

• Top 40 Under 40 by The National Trial Lawyers
• Member of Million Dollar Advocates Forum®
• Member of Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum®
• TopVerdict.com® Top 20 Texas Personal Injury Jury Verdicts (2018)
• Sustaining Life Fellow – Texas Bar Foundation

Attorney Ben Bireley

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• Pennsylvania
• Louisiana
• Missouri
• New Mexico

Education:

• University of Texas School of Law
• Boston College

Honors and Awards:

• Super Lawyers® Rising Stars℠ (2019-2021)
• Top 40 Under 40 by The National Trial Lawyers (2019-2020)
• 10 Best Attorneys by American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys (2017-2018)
• Top 10 Plaintiff's Personal Injury Attorney by Attorney & Practice Magazine (2018)
• Expert Network Distinguished© Lawyer
• Fellow - Texas Bar Foundation
• Premier Attorney - National Academy of Jurisprudence

Attorney Roland Christensen

Bar Admissions:

• State Bar of Texas
• State Bar of Louisiana
• State Bar of California
• United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas
• United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
• United States District Court, Western District of Texas
• United States District Court, Western District of Tennessee
• United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana

Education:

• J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
• Brigham Young University

Honors and Awards:

• Top 40 Under 40 by The National Trial Lawyers

Attorney Lindsey Beaty

Bar Admissions:

• State Bar of Texas

Education:

• South Texas College of Law, J.D.
• University of Houston, B.S.

Honors and Awards:

• The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40

Attorney Claire Traver

Bar Admissions:

• Texas State Bar

Education:

• Louisiana State University
• LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center

Attorney Amanda Rodriguez

Bar Admissions:

• State Bar of Texas

Education:

• Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.
• Texas A&M International University, magna cum laude, B.A. in English & Political Science

Attorney Roy Buckmaster

Bar Admissions:

• Utah State Bar

Education:

• Brigham Young University, B.A.
• University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law, J.D.

Attorney Michael Lee

Bar Admissions:

• Utah State Bar

Education:

• University of California, San Diego, B.A.
• Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College, M.S.
• Washington University School of Law, J.D.

Attorney Michael Darling

Bar Admissions:

• State Bar of Texas

Education:

• St. Edward’s University
• The University of Texas School of Law

Attorney Jake Balser

Bar Admissions:

• State Bar of Texas

Education:

• Brigham Young University
• Georgetown University

Attorney Scott Smith

Bar Admissions:

• State Bar of Nevada
• Utah State Bar
• United States District Court, District of Utah
• United States District Court, District of Nevada

Education:

• Utah Valley University
• University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law

Attorney Samantha Demuren

Bar Admissions:

• State Bar of Texas
• State Bar of Pennsylvania
• State Bar of New Jersey

Education:

• Lawrence University
• Villanova University School of Law

Attorney Brittany Clark

Bar Admissions:

• Texas State Bar

Education:

• Baylor University
• Thurgood Marshall School of Law

Attorney Kimberly Nwabeke

Bar Admissions:

• State Bar of Texas

Education:

• The University of Texas at Austin
• University of Oklahoma College of Law

Attorney Trent Shelton

Bar Admissions:

• Texas State Bar

Education:

• Oral Roberts University, B.A., Cum Laude
• Baylor Law School, J.D., Magna Cum Laude

Attorney Andrew Gould

Bar Admissions:

• State Bar of Texas
• District of Columbia Bar
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Education:

• University of Michigan
• Vanderbilt University Law School

Attorney Matthew McCune

Bar Admissions:

• State Bar of Utah
• United States District Court, District of Utah

Education:

• University of Nebraska at Omaha
• J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University

$8 Billion Top 3 Largest Jury Verdict in U.S. History 
Arnold & Itkin LLP tried a Risperdal case against Johnson & Johnson for failing to warn about one of the drug’s most damaging side effects: gynecomastia. 

$357 Million Largest Workplace Accident Settlement in Texas history 
Arnold & Itkin LLP secured a massive nine-figure settlement against a transnational corporation for a workplace incident. 

$205 Million Confidential Settlement Obtained for Numerous Clients 
Arnold & Itkin reached a record $205,000,000 settlement on behalf of clients after several years of hard-fought litigation. The case settled just before trial was set to begin.

$171 Million One of the Largest Confidential Settlements in History 
Arnold & Itkin worked over the course of several years to represent clients in a case that many other law firms turned down. In the end, we were able to obtain a record-setting confidential settlement.

$117 Million Largest Single-Event Personal Injury Verdict in Louisiana History 
Arnold & Itkin represented a pregnant woman who experienced stomach pain and called Acadian Ambulance. 

$116 Million Confidential Settlement 
Arnold & Itkin LLP negotiated a massive nine figure settlement on behalf of their clients after several years of hard fought litigation.

$110 Million Record Settlement Achieved for Victims of Defective Products 
Arnold & Itkin obtained a record settlement for individuals harmed by defective, dangerous products. 

$105 Million Record Settlement for Dangerous Product Victims 
Arnold & Itkin’s legal team helped represent those harmed by dangerous products. We were successful in recovering a $105 million settlement.

$97 Million Massive Settlement Secured for Refinery Workers 
Arnold & Itkin is proud to share that after months of preparation for trial, our firm was able to secure a huge settlement for clients who were injured in a refinery fire. 

$92.7 Million Record Settlement for Burn Injury Victim 
Arnold & Itkin LLP secured a substantial settlement for a man who suffered severe burns in an accident at his job. The settlement set a new record statewide for workers with similar injuries.

$87 Million Confidential Settlement for Worker Who Suffered Life-Threatening Burn Injuries 
Arnold & Itkin was able to secure a multi-million dollar settlement on behalf of a man who was caught in life-threatening flames while performing his work duties.

$78 Million Massive Settlement for Severely Injured Client 
Our firm helped reach a $78 million settlement for a severely injured client.

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