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.
Notable case results
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.
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.
Plant accident
Refinery accident
Car crash
Oilfield accident
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
