DPS attorney Tammy Holt recently secured a significant appellate victory in a wrongful death case arising from a fatal construction-site incident, convincing the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals to reverse a summary judgment dismissal and remand the case for trial. Read more.

Durham, Pittard & Spalding partner Kirk Pittard recently presented to members of the Permian Basin Trial Lawyers Association in Odessa on developments and litigation strategy involving direct negligence claims against employers and the so-called “Admission Rule.” Read more.

Durham, Pittard & Spalding partner Kirk Pittard recently presented to members of the Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association (TCTLA) on strategies related to the recovery of non-economic damages in light of the 2023 Supreme Court of Texas decision in Gregory v. Chohan. Read more.

Durham, Pittard & Spalding partner Kirk Pittard recently served as a guest presenter for members of the San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association (SATLA), where he highlighted developments and litigation strategies involving an important issue in personal injury cases: direct negligence claims against employers and the so-called “Admission Rule.” Read more.

Firm partners Roz Bienvenu and Justin Kaufman drafted an amicus brief for the U.S. Supreme Court case on behalf of American Truckers United, a group of motor carriers and truck drivers advocating for safety and accountability within the transportation industry. Read more.

Durham, Pittard & Spalding partner Kirk Pittard recently gave a presentation to the Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association (CATLA), where he discussed developments and litigation strategies involving a pivotal issue in injury cases: direct negligence claims against employers and the so-called “Admission Rule.” Read more.

Durham, Pittard & Spalding partner Kirk Pittard recently joined a panel of attorneys sharing real-world insight and guidance with undergraduate pre-law student members of the Law & Trial Association  at UT Dallas. Read more.

We were honored to host the spring gathering of Dallas-area Baylor Law alumni at Cedar Crest House, the Dallas office of DP&S. Read more.

Durham, Pittard & Spalding partner Rick Thompson secured a significant appellate outcome in an asbestos-exposure case. Read more.

Durham, Pittard & Spalding congratulates partners Justin R. Kaufman and Caren I. Friedman on their repeat recognition in the 2026 Southwest Super Lawyers list. Read more.

Durham, Pittard & Spalding is proud to announce that firm partners Kirk Pittard and Thad Spalding have again been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2026 edition of D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers in Dallas” based on their work in appellate law. Read more.

Members of the Tyler Skaggs wrongful death litigation team—including Durham, Pittard & Spalding partners Lara Hollingsworth and Dana Levy—reunited for a special presentation to the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists (TACTAS). Read more.

Durham, Pittard & Spalding attorney Aditi Deal recently spoke with students in Rice University’s paralegal certificate program. Her presentation, “Filing Follies: Common Errors in Preparing and Filing Litigation Documents,” offered practical guidance on how to spot—and avoid—the kinds of errors that can make a meaningful difference in litigation. Read more.

In a March 26 opinion from the Dallas Court of Appeals, Shelby White successfully defended a Gregory-based challenge of a Dallas County jury’s noneconomic damages verdict arising from back and shoulder injuries. Read more.

After nine weeks of testimony in the wrongful-death trial involving former Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, the turning point came in a brief handwritten note from the jury room. It was the culmination of a bold trial strategy developed by the Skaggs family’s stellar trial team, which included Durham, Pittard & Spalding’s Houston partners Lara Hollingsworth and Dana Levy. Read more.

Durham, Pittard & Spalding is proud to support the next generation of lawyers, including the great work of organizations like the Houston Young Lawyers Association. As co-chair of the HYLA’s Law Student Engagement Committee, our own Aditi Deal played a key role in organizing the HYLA’s recent “Summer Associate Bootcamp.” Read more.

Durham, Pittard & Spalding recently secured a significant appellate victory at the Dallas Court of Appeals, successfully defeating a trucking defendant’s request for mandamus relief following full briefing on the merits in a complex trucking injury case. Read more.

Within weeks of a closely watched and important appellate ruling by Houston’s Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Exxon v. Brown, DP&S Houston partners Lara Hollingsworth and Dana Levy offered Texas trial lawyers key takeaways on what the decision means to their practice. Read more.

In January, DPS’s Shelby White joined a distinguished panel for the Tarrant County Bar Association Appellate Law Section’s Brown Bag Seminar Series CLE. Read more.

Congratulations to the trial team of Ryan Rudd, Keith Mitnik, and Ravin Sahadeo of Morgan & Morgan; Bruce Steckler of Steckler Wayne & Love; Tom Crosley of Crosley Law; and DP&S’s own Tammy Holt on achieving a life-changing settlement following a trial seeking compensation for a severe traumatic brain injury. Read more.