We are thrilled to announce that Katie Womble has joined the Durham, Pittard & Spalding team in our Dallas office. Read more.

As appellate counsel dedicated to supporting trial lawyers in their most important matters, we love nothing more than sharing practical appellate insight at every stage of litigation—from pretrial strategy through verdict and, when necessary, appeal. Read more.

The Houston First Court of Appeals affirmed a significant ruling for an injured motorist, holding that Harris County cannot avoid accountability by asserting governmental immunity in a collision involving a county patrol vehicle. Read more.

Durham, Pittard & Spalding congratulates Brent Goudarzi and Marty Young of Goudarzi & Young on securing a $42.36 million settlement for a mother and her two young sons injured in a rear-end crash involving a commercial vehicle. DP&S was honored to work alongside Brent and Marty as their appellate counsel on the trial team. Read more.

A New Mexico jury has returned a $220 million verdict against Michelin North America, Inc., finding that a defective tire caused a July 2021 crash that killed a grandmother, mother, and daughter. Read more.

Durham, Pittard & Spalding is proud to share that partner Rick Thompson has been selected to receive the Judge Norman W. Black Award from the State Bar of Texas LGBTQ+ Law Section. Read more.

Congratulations to trial lawyers Seth McCloskey and Steve Laird of Fort Worth-based Laird & McCloskey for a groundbreaking bad-faith insurance verdict, and to Durham, Pittard & Spalding’s Tammy Holt, who was an instrumental part of the trial team as appellate counsel. Read more.

Durham, Pittard & Spalding congratulates Baylor University School of Law students Phillip Ackermann and Rachel Medina for taking top prize at the 30th annual Burton Wechsler First Amendment Moot Court Competition, hosted by American University Washington College of Law. Read more.

Durham, Pittard & Spalding is proud to announce that all three of its offices have been recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms, underscoring the firm’s continued excellence in appellate advocacy on behalf of plaintiffs in high-stakes litigation.  Read more.

Appellate advocacy is increasingly recognized as a critical, yet sometimes overlooked, area of legal training and law school curricula. A recent Law.com AmLaw Litigation Daily article explored this issue, featuring insights from prominent appellate attorneys across the U.S., including Durham, Pittard & Spalding’s Kirk Pittard. Read more.

Durham, Pittard & Spalding was honored to sponsor the Baylor University School of Law Fall 2025 Moot Court Competition, an event that showcases some of the brightest up-and-coming legal talent. Read more.

Described as a “massive win” by national media, California Superior Court Judge H. Shaina Colover granted a key pretrial motion, closing the door on one of the Los Angeles Angels’ key defense strategies in the Tyler Skaggs wrongful death civil litigation. Durham, Pittard & Spalding partner Lara Hollingsworth led the charge in obtaining this pivotal pre-trial ruling. Read more.

DPS attorneys Kirk Pittard, Lara Hollingsworth and Aditi Deal authored a paper on the topic for the 2025 Texas Trial Lawyers Association Trucking Litigation Bootcamp. In addition, Kirk was a featured presenter on the topic during the two-day event in New Orleans.  Read more.

Congratulations to Santa Fe partner Roz Bienvenu, who presented argument in the New Mexico Supreme Court on September 4, 2025.  Read more.

Durham, Pittard & Spalding attorney Phil Kovnat recently appeared before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in an important product liability class action. Read more.

Texas Lawyer recently featured Durham, Pittard & Spalding founding partner Kirk Pittard in its series on lawyers and their unique hobbies. Lawyer, Pilot, Mountain Climber: Dallas Attorney Does It All, dives into Pittard’s lifelong interest in both aviation and the law—and how the two intersect in his professional life. Read more.

Durham, Pittard & Spalding is proud to share that five of our attorneys have been named to the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America®, one of the legal profession’s most respected and longstanding honors. Read more.

Congratulations to Santa Fe partners Roz Bienvenu and Justin Kaufman, along with Louie Cook of the Carlson Law Firm, who successfully convinced the New Mexico Supreme Court to deny review of a lower-court order allowing wrongful death and personal injury claims to proceed against a freight broker, Total Quality Logistics, LLC (TQL).  Read more.

Durham, Pittard & Spalding attorney Lauren Harbour secured an important ruling from the Supreme Court of Texas, clearing the way for two former church members to continue sexual abuse and related claims against the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) and its controversial former leader, Bill Gothard. Read more.