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About Cory Itkin

Cory Itkin is an aggressive trial lawyer at Arnold & Itkin LLP in Houston specializing in catastrophic injury cases, including trucking accidents, maritime accidents, and plant explosions. He is known for winning major verdicts and settlements against large opponents in high-profile disasters across multiple states. Cory earned his J.D. cum laude from the University of Houston Law Center, graduating in the top 10% of his class, and has been recognized among the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Texas. He is committed to helping answer client questions and guide them throughout the entire legal process.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$860 millionVerdict

A Dallas County jury found developer Greystar liable for the 2019 tower crane collapse that killed 29-year-old Kiersten Smith in her apartment, returning an $860 million verdict that Jason and Cory Itkin helped win for her family.

Dallas County District Court, TX · 2023Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$222 millionVerdict

A Fort Bend County jury awarded $222 million to the widow of Jesse Henson, a power-plant repairman scalded to death by superheated steam from a relief valve serviced by Team Industrial Services, a judgment a Texas appeals court later reversed before dismissing the case on the ground that it belonged in Kansas.

Fort Bend County District Court, TX · 2021Workplace InjuryRead the full story →
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of Houston Law Center
J.D., cum laude
University of Texas
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas
State Bar of Pennsylvania
State Bar of U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
State Bar of U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
State Bar of U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
State Bar of U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
State Bar of U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit
State Bar of U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Order of the Barons

Awards & recognition

Best Lawyers (2016-2026) - Admiralty/Maritime Law, Personal Injury Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation
Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers (2019-2026)
Super Lawyers (2021-2025)
Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2010-2019)
Order of the Barons
National Trial Lawyers Top 100

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Houston firms

The Buzbee Law Firm
The Buzbee Law Firm
$1.1 billion · $1.1 Billion Verdict for Child Left Brain-Damaged by Oil-Fortune Heir
The Lanier Law Firm
The Lanier Law Firm
$4.69 billion (upheld $2.11 billion on appeal) · $4.69 Billion Talcum Powder Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson for Ovarian Cancer (2018)
Williams Hart & Boundas
Williams Hart & Boundas
$15.3 billion · Texas Recovers $15.3 Billion From Tobacco Industry in Landmark 1998 Settlement
Abraham Watkins
Abraham Watkins
$32 million · Barn Door Collapse at Midtown Hilton Garden Inn Leads to $32 Million Verdict, Later Reduced to $12 Million
Zehl & Associates
Zehl & Associates
$37.5 million · $37.5 Million Verdict for the Family of Trucker Shamsher Singh, Killed by a Distracted Oncor Driver