Practice areas: Personal Injury, Transportation & Maritime, Business Litigation; view more
Licensed in Texas since: 2001
Education: The University of Texas School of Law
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Arnold & Itkin LLP
6009 Memorial DriveHouston, TX 77007 Visit website
Many people consider Jason Itkin to be the nation’s top trial lawyer. He has won several of the largest jury verdicts in United States history, including an $8 billion record-breaking verdict against Johnson & Johnson, a record-setting $2.25 billion verdict against Monsanto, and a historic $860 million wrongful death verdict in Texas, a $175 million product liability verdict, a $117 million verdict in Louisiana, and a $100 million personal injury verdict.
Jason is the rare lawyer whose success in front of juries translates into success negotiating settlements against large corporations. Jason has been the architect of several settlements where the amounts paid to Arnold & Itkin’s clients each exceeded $1 billion. In the last 12 months alone, Jason has won more than $3.5 billion in verdicts and settlements for his clients.
Jason Itkin handles a wide variety of cases in Houston and nationwide, including but not limited to the following:
- Burn Injuries
- Truck Accidents
- Offshore Accidents
- Maritime Law
- Jones Act Claims
- Oilfield Accidents
- Catastrophic Injuries
- Work Injuries
He also handles cases from the firm's office in Dallas, including but not limited to the following:
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Transportation/Maritime, Business Litigation, Personal Injury - Products: PlaintiffFocus areas
Admiralty & Maritime Law, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Pharmaceutical, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Railroad Accident, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 30% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 50% Transportation/Maritime
- 10% Business Litigation
- 10% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2001, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.arnolditkin.com/meet-our-attorneys/jason-itkin/
Bar / Professional Activity
- State Bar of Texas
- State Bar of Pennsylvania
- United States Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- American Association for Justice, Member
- Houston Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- National Association of Trial Attorneys, Member
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Member
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- $8 billion punitive damage verdict against Johnson & Johnson
- $2.25 billion record-setting victory for Roundup cancer victim
- $860 million history-making verdict after fatal crane accident
- $357 million settlement for victim of Texas workplace accident
- $222 million record-breaking verdict for widow
Pro bono / Community Service
- President, Silver Spurs
Educational Background
- University of Texas, B.A. with Special Honors
- University of Texas, B.A., Special Honors in the Plan II Honors Program
Honors
- Member, Inner Circle of Advocates
- Admiralty and Maritime Law, Best Lawyers®
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers®
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers®
- Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers®
- Lawdragon Legends, Lawdragon
- 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon
- 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, Lawdragon
- Nation’s Top One Percent, National Association of Distinguished Counsel
- Elite Trial Lawyer Top 50 List, The National Law Journal
- Top 100 Trial Lawyer, The National Trial Lawyers
- Top Lawyers for the People, H Texas Magazines
- 40 Under 40, Houston Business Journal
- Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2026
- Rising Stars: 2005, 2007 - 2013
Top Lists
Top 100: Houston Super Lawyers: 2017 - 2026- Top 100: 2026 Houston Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2025 Houston Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2024 Houston Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2023 Houston Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2022 Houston Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2021 Houston Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2020 Houston Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2019 Houston Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2018 Houston Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2017 Houston Super Lawyers