Kurt Brynilde Arnold
Arnold & ItkinKurt Arnold has shattered courtroom records throughout the United States, establishing his reputation as a preeminent trial lawyer who fights for his clients and wins record-setting verdicts. Kurt founded Arnold & Itkin at the age of 25 and has since recovered billions of dollars in victories. In the last 5 years alone, Kurt has recovered more than $1 billion, including winning 10+ multi-million dollar jury verdicts and 100+ multi-million dollar settlements. Kurt believes results matter. He holds the record for the largest single-incident jury verdict in Louisiana where he won a $117 million jury verdict at trial, as well as $42 million for the largest commercial verdict in Hawaii, $44 million for the largest single amputee verdict nationwide, and $29 million for the largest settlement for an offshore death case in U.S. history. In 2010, the Deepwater Horizon exploded, killing 11 of its workers and injuring dozens more. Kurt represented more injured maritime workers from the Deepwater Horizon than any other lawyer. Kurt has been named to both the 2016 and 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for Admiralty and Maritime Law. He is also honored for the firm to have been named in The National Law Journal's America’s Elite Trial Lawyers list two years running, recognizing the top 50 highest-performing plaintiff’s firms in the nation. In addition, Kurt has been selected for inclusion in the Texas Super Lawyer® list and the Super Lawyers® Rising Stars? nearly every year, honored by Houston Business Journal's "40 Under 40" awards program, named one of H Texas Magazine's "Top Lawyers for the People" multiple times in the past few years, and earned membership in both the Million and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum®.
- Personal Injury
- Maritime
- Products Liability
- Energy, Oil and Gas
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
- Texas
- Spanish
- Partner
- Arnold & Itkin
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- Attorney
- Susman Godfrey LLP
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- The University of Texas School of Law
- J.D. (2002)
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- Honors: Order of the Coif (top 10 percent of his class)
- University of Texas - Austin
- B.A. / Government (1998)
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- Honors: High Honors
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Best Lawyers
- Admiralty and Maritime Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- 500 Leading Lawyers in America
- Lawdragon
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Best Lawyers
- Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Super Lawyers
- Texas Super Lawyers
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Best Lawyers
- Admiralty and Maritime Law
- America’s Elite Trial Lawyers
- The National Law Journal
- Super Lawyers
- Texas Super Lawyers
- America’s Elite Trial Lawyers
- The National Law Journal
- Super Lawyers
- Texas Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- Texas Super Lawyers
- Rising Stars
- Texas Super Lawyers
- Rising Stars
- Texas Super Lawyers
- 40 Under 40
- Houston Business Journal
- The 40 Under 40 awards program identifies the next 40 leaders who "excel in their industry, are respected business leaders, and show dynamic leadership in their community," according to Houston Business Journal's website.
- Rising Stars
- Texas Super Lawyers
- Rising Stars
- Texas Super Lawyers
- Rising Stars
- Texas Super Lawyers
- Rising Stars
- Texas Super Lawyers
- Rising Stars
- Texas Super Lawyers
- Top Lawyers for the People
- H Texas Magazine's
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
- Current
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
- Current
- Texas State Bar # 24036150
- Member
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- Houston Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
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- American Association for Justice
- Leaders Forum
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