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KELLY, DURHAM & PITTARD, LLP

 

Kirk L. Pittard

 

P.O. Box 224626

Dallas, Texas 75222

(214) 946-8000; fax (214) 946-8433

Email Kirk L. Pittard

 

EMPLOYMENT      Kelly, Durham & Pittard, L.L.P., Dallas, Texas

Civil Appeals; Civil Litigation - Commercial, Personal Injury; Trial Support/Legal Briefing and strategy; State and Federal Court; Aviation Law.

 

Waters & Kraus, L.L.P., Dallas, Texas 2002-2003

Civil Appeals; Trial Support/Legal Briefing; Civil Litigation - Class Action - Personal Injury, Toxic Tort, Pharmaceutical, Commercial; Federal Removal/Remand Practice.

 

Adams, Lynch & Loftin, P.C., Bedford, Texas 2000-2001

Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Ad Litem, School Law, Transactional Contract Law, Collection, Banking Law.

 

Court of Appeals for the Fifth District, Dallas, Texas 1999-2000 - Briefing Attorney for Justice Jim Moseley.  Drafted thirty-two opinions (seven published).

 

Court of Appeals for the Seventh District, Amarillo, Texas  Summer 1997 - Summer Clerk - Worked for Chief Justice John T. Boyd.  Researched and analyzed cases on appeal.  Drafted five majority opinions in three civil suits and two criminal suits (one published).

 

The Supreme Court of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi  Summer 1997 - Summer Clerk - Worked for Presiding Justice Michael Sullivan.  Researched and analyzed cases on appeal.  Drafted three majority opinions in three civil suits.

 

 

EDUCATION         Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas

Juris Doctor 1999

Class Standing:  Top 15%

 

The Hague Academy of International Law, The Hague, The Netherlands

International Court of Justice, United Nations

Public International Law 1998

 

Baylor University, Waco, Texas

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science 1995

 

 

ACTIVITIES/       Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Reich Chandler

AWARDS                          Outstanding Advocate Award - 2009

Dallas Bar Association, Jo Anna Moreland Outstanding Committee

Chair Award - 2006 (Publications Committee)

Texas Monthly Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

D Magazine “Best Lawyers in Dallas” - 2011

Law Review - Assistant Managing Editor - Fall 1998, Winter 1998-1999

Jerry L. Beane Award for Excellence in Legal Writing

Order of Barristers

Dean's List

Texas Invitational Mock Trial Team - Fall 1998

Law & Life Conference 1998 - Director of Public Relation

Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee Client Counseling Competition - Winter 1997

                                          2nd Place out of 30 teams

Dawson & Sodd Moot Court Competition - Fall 1997

                                          2nd Place out of 52 Teams

                                          3rd Best Speaker out of 104 speakers

Student Body President, Baylor University - 1994-1995

 

 

FLYING                Private Pilot's Certificate - 1999

EXPERIENCE        Instrument Rating - 2002

Complex Endorsement - 2006

High Performance Endorsement - 2006

Checked out to fly the following aircraft:

                                           Cessna - 152, 172, 182, T182RG;

                                           Piper - Archer, Arrow;

                                           Beechcraft Bonanza F-33A

 

 

PUBLICATIONS    Liability for Health Care Providers Under the Emergency Medical Care Statute, Kirk L. Pittard, State Bar of Texas, Santa Fe, New Mexico,   

                                       March 17, 2011

Appellate Tips for Trial Attorneys, Vol. 33, No. 4 Dallas Bar Association:  Headnotes (April 2009).

Airmen Enforcement Actions 101 for Trial Attorneys, American

Association for Justice, Section Connection-Aviation Law, Vol. 15, No. 1, Fall 2007.

Removal and Remand, with Joshua Bernstein, Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar, Dallas, Texas, October 4, 2007

How Can Appellate Counsel Add Value to Your Case Throughout Litigation? American Association for Justice 2007 Annual Convention.

Removal and Remand, with Joshua Bernstein, Texas Trial Lawyers Association Advanced Personal Injury Seminar, Austin, Texas - May 31, 2007.

Dead or Alive:  The Collateral Source Rule After HB4, Vol. 37 The Advocate, Texas State Bar litigation Section (Winter 2006).

Removal and Remand, with James E. Girards, Texas Trial Lawyers Association Advanced Personal Injury Seminar, Houston, Texas – May 11-12, 2006.

Preliminary Discovery: Plaintiffs' Perspective, with Keith Patton, Harris Martin Benzene 101 Litigation Conference, San Antonio, Texas, February 2-3, 2006

What Good Is Appellate Counsel?, with Leighton Durham, Vol. 1, Issue 4, Dallas Trial Lawyers Association:  The Front Line (March 2005).

Lawyer Referral Fees and Advertising: A Final Report From the State Bar, Vol. 28, No. 7 Dallas Bar Association Headnotes (July 1, 2004).

A View from the Bench - Differences Between State and Federal Court Practice, Vol. 28, No. 2 Dallas Bar Association: Headnotes (February 1, 2004).

Multidistrict Litigation: Texas Style, Vol. 28, No. 2 Dallas Bar Association:  Headnotes (February 1, 2004).

Homeland Security:  Plan Ahead Before Heading to Court, Vol. 27, No. 7 Dallas Bar Association:  Headnotes (July 1, 2003).

Enforcement Procedures For the State Board For Education Certification  and the Texas Educators' Code of Ethics, with Neal W. Adams and Jon McCormick, Vol. 17, No. 9, Texas School Administrators' Legal Digest (October 2001).

Withstanding Batson Muster:  What Constitutes a Neutral Explanation, 50 Baylor L. Rev. 985 (1998).

 

 

COMMUNITY        Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court

SERVICE AND                      Barrister - 2008 - 2011

MEMBERSHIP      Dallas Bar Association 2002 - Present

Publications Committee - 2003 - Present

        Co-Chair - 2005 - 2006

Bench/Bar Conference Committee - 2004 - 2005

        Program/Speakers Subcommittee - 2004 - 2005

Media Relations Committee - 2004 - 2005

Public Forum Committee - 2006 - Present

          Co-Chair - 2007 - 2008

Speakers Committee - 2009

Local Ethics Committee - 2009

Dallas Bar Foundation - Fellow - 2007 - Present

Dallas Association of Young Lawyers - Life Fellow - 2011

Dallas Trial Lawyers Association - 2003 - Present

Board of Directors - 2005 - Present

Texas Trial Lawyers Association - 2002 - Present

          Board of Directors - 2006 - Present

          Finance Committee - 2009 - Present

          Amicus Committee - 2005 - Present

TTLA Advocates - Member, Board of Directors - 2006 - 2008

Member, Nominations Committee - 2006, 2007, 2008

Mississippi Association for Justice - 2010 - Present

Lawyer-Pilot Bar Association - 2003 - Present

NTSB Bar Association - 2003 - Present

Texas Bar Association - 1999 - Present

Texas Bar Foundation - Fellow - 2007 - Present

College of the State Bar of Texas - 2007 - Present

American Association for Justice - 2002 - Present

Board of Directors, Hurst-Euless-Bedford Education Foundation -2000-2001

Governmental Affairs Committee, Hurst-Euless-Bedford Chamber of Commerce - 2000- 2001

Rotary International, Mid-Cities Pacesetters - 2001

Chairman, Meals on Wheels Program

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association - 2000- Present

AOPA Legal Services Plan Panel Attorney - 2003 - Present

First United Methodist Church Hurst

Finance Committee - 2003 - 2005

Administrative Board - 2003 - Present

Missions Committee - 2005 - Present

            Vice Chair - 2005

            Chair - 2006 - Present

Global Ministries subcommittee of the Long Range Planning Committee - 2005

Neighborhood Ministries subcommittee of the Long Range Planning Committee - 2005

Infant Mortality Task Force, Hurst, Texas - 2006 - Present

 

 

ADMITTED TO      All Texas State Courts

PRACTICE            United States Supreme Court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

United States District Court - Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western  Districts  of Texas

United States District Court - Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas

 

 

REPORTED          Capps v. Nexion Health at Southwood Inc. d/b/a Southwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, No. 12-09-393, 2011 WL4637551 (Tex.  App.—CASES                 Tyler Sept. 7, 2011).

 

                            Salas v. Chris Christensen Systems, Inc., No 10-11-107-CV, 2011 WL 4089999 (Tex. App.—Waco Sept. 14, 2011).

 

Goodner v. Hyundai Motor Co., No. 10-10660, 2011 WL 3634166 (5th Cir. 2011).

 

Werley v. Cannon, No. 08-09-00204-CV, 2011 WL 2224272 (Tex. App.—El Paso June 8, 2011, no pet. h.)

 

In re Oncor Elec. Delivery Co., LLC, No. 01-11-00188-CV, 2011 WL 989071 (Tex. App.—Dallas Mar. 22, 2011, orig. proceeding).

 

Elliot v. Hollingshead, 327 S.W.3d 824 (Tex. App.—Eastland 2010, no pet.).

 

In re Professional Pharmacy II, No. 02-10-163-CV, 2010 WL 3718946 (Tex. App.--Fort Worth Sept. 23, 2010, orig. proceeding).

                  

Smith v. Shipp, No. 05-09-01204-CV, 2010 WL 2653733 (Tex. App.—Dallas July 6, 2010, no pet.).

 

Vestal v. Wright, No. 2-08-237-CV, 2009 WL 2751020 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Aug. 31, 2009, pet. denied).

 

Reeder v. Trinity Industries, Inc., 294 S.W.3d 851 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2009, pet. denied).

 

Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LP v. Crosby, 295 S.W.3d 346 (Tex. App.—Dallas, 2009, pet. denied).

 

Ferguson v. Building Materials Corp., 295 S.W.3d 642 (Tex. 2009).

 

In the Matter of B.B.M., No. 05-08-501-CV, 2009 WL 1801035 (Tex. App.—Dallas June 24, 2009, no pet. h.).  

 

UHS of Timberlawn, Inc. v. S.B., a Minor,  281 S.W.3d 207 (Tex. App.-- Dallas, 2009, pet. denied).

 

Benish v. Grottie, 281 S.W.3d 184 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2009, pet. denied).

 

Knapp v. Wilson N. Jones Mem’l Hosp., 281 S.W.3d 163 (Tex.  App. —Dallas 2009, no pet.).  

 

Turner v. Hendon, 269 S.W.3d 243 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2008 pet. denied).

 

Lanphier v. Avis, 244 S.W. 3d 596 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2008, pet. dism’d by agr.).

 

Plano Parkway Office Condominiums v. Beaver Properties, 246 S.W.3d 188 (Tex. App.--Dallas 2007, pet. denied).

 

Perez v. Kleinart, 211 S.W.3d 468 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2006,  no pet.).

 

Mireles v. Ashley, 201 S.W.3d 779 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2006,  no pet.).

 

Dallas County v. Hughes, 189 S.W.3d 886 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2006, pet. denied).

 

Akins v. Radiator Specialty Co., No. Civ. A 3:05-451, 2006 WL 285044 (W.D. Pa. Sept. 29, 2006).

 

Carroll v. Bank of New York, No. 10-03-00319-CV, 2005 WL 241224, (Tex. App.—Waco Feb. 2, 2005, no pet.).

 

Zurich American Ins. Co. v. Gill, 173 S.W.3d 878 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2005, pet. denied).

 

Lisanti v. Dixon, 147 S.W.3d 638 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2004, pet. denied).

 

Ugarte v. Gallardo, 145 S.W.3d 272 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2004, pet. denied) (briefed response to Petition for Review).

 

Brown & Root, Inc. v. Moore, 92 S.W.3d 848 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2002, pet. denied).

 

 

PRESENTATIONS Paid or Incurred After Escabedo, Kirk Pittard, San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association, San Antonio, Texas, December 15, 2011.

 

What Every Young Lawyer Needs to Know About…Mandamus Practice, Kirk Pittard, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, Dallas, Texas, December 14, 2011.

 

Paid or Incurred After Escabedo, Kirk Pittard, Peter Kelly and Andy Payne, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Advanced Personal Injury Seminar, Houston, Texas, December 1, 2011.

 

Legal Symposium for the Dallas Judiciary Regarding Paid or Incurred after Escabedo, Kirk Pittard with Andy Payne, Dan Worthington and Ken Riney, Dallas, Texas, October 13, 2011.

 

Escabedo/Paid vs Incurred, Kirk Pittard, Road Rules Dallas: A Crash Course Car Wrecks Seminar, Dallas, Texas, October 6, 2011.

 

Legislative Update and the Escabedo Case, Kirk Pittard with Paula Sweeney, Tex Quesada, Brian Lauten, Dick Sayles, Mary Margaret Black and William Toles, Dallas Bar Association, Tort & Insurance Practice Section, Dallas, Texas, October 4, 2011.

 

Paid or Incurred after Escabedo, Kirk Pittard, Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association, Fort Worth, Texas, September 21, 2011.

 

Paid or Incurred after Escabedo, Kirk Pittard, East Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Longview, Texas, September 21, 2011.

 

The Economics of Appeals:  Fee Arrangements (including Alternative Arrangements) for Appellate Counsel, Kirk Pittard with Jeff Levinger, Oscar Rey Rodriguez, John Torres, State Bar of Texas, Appellate Section, Dallas, Texas, June 17, 2011.

 

Limitations and Repose: Molinet, Rankin, Walters & Offenbach, Kirk L. Pittard, Texas Trial Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, Medical Malpractice Seminar, Austin, Texas, June 2, 2011.

 

Liability for Health Care Providers Under the Emergency Medical Care Statute, Kirk L. Pittard, State Bar of Texas, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 17, 2011

 

How Appellate Counsel Can Add Value to Your Case Throughout Litigation, Kirk L. Pittard, Mississippi Association for Justice, New Orleans, June 11, 2010.

 

Paid or Incurred: What’s Happened, and What’s on the Horizon, Kirk L. Pittard, El Paso Trial Lawyers Association, El Paso,  Texas, March 18, 2010.

 

What Every Young Lawyer Should Know About Legal Writing, Kirk L. Pittard with Justice Mary Murphy, Thad Spalding, and Talmage Boston, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, March 10, 2010.  

 

The Rogue Ice Cube: What Texas Supreme Court Legal Sufficiency Review Means for Your Practice, Kirk L. Pittard, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 26, 2010.

 

FAA Airman Enforcement Actions 101, Kirk L. Pittard, RFC Dallas Flying Club, Addison, Texas, April 21, 2009.

 

The Fallibility of Eyewitness Testimony and the Texas Innocence Project, Kirk L. Pittard, et. al. Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court, Dallas, Texas, April 15, 2009.

 

Paid or Incurred: Recovery of Medical Expenses, Kirk L. Pittard, East Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Jefferson,  Texas, March 26, 2009.

 

Paid or Incurred: Recovery of Medical Expenses, Kirk L. Pittard, The University of Texas School of Law, 2008 The Car Crash Seminar, Austin, Texas, August 15, 2008.

 

How Appellate Counsel Can Add Value to Your Case Throughout Litigation, Kirk L. Pittard, Houston TTLA Advocates, May 28, 2008.

 

Removal and Remand, Kirk L. Pittard, Texas Association of Legal Professional 53rd  Annual Board Meeting and Education Conference, May 3, 2008.

 

Paid or Incurred: Recovery of Medical Expenses, Kirk L. Pittard, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Car Wrecks Seminar, 2007 Annual Conference, Austin Texas,  November 29, 2007.

 

Paid or Incurred: Recovery of Medical Expenses, Kirk L. Pittard, San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association, San Antonio, Texas  October 18, 2007.

 

Legal and Factual Sufficiency Review After City of Keller, Kirk L. Pittard and O. Rey Rodriguez, Dallas Bar Association, Appellate Law Section,  October 18, 2007.

 

Paid or Incurred: Recovery of Medical Expenses, Kirk L. Pittard, Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association, Ft. Worth, Texas  October 10, 2007.

 

Removal and Remand, Kirk L. Pittard, Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar, Dallas, Texas  October 4, 2007.

 

The Meaning and Application of HB 4's "Paid or Incurred," Kirk L. Pittard and Mike Huddleston, Dallas Bar Association, Torts and Insurance Practice Litigation Section  September 27, 2007.

 

How Appellate Counsel Can Add Value to Your Case Throughout Litigation, Kirk L. Pittard, American Association for Justice 2007 Annual Convention, July 18, 2007.

 

How Appellate Counsel Can Add Value to Your Case Throughout Litigation, Kirk L. Pittard, El Paso County Trial Lawyers Association, June 28, 2007.

 

Removal and Remand, Kirk L. Pittard, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Advanced Personal Injury Seminar, Austin, Texas - May 31, 2007.

 

Paid or Incurred: Recovery of Medical Expenses, Kirk L. Pittard, Collin County Bench Bar Conference, April 20, 2007.

 

How Appellate Counsel Can Add Value to Your Case Throughout Litigation, Kirk L. Pittard, Collin County Bench Bar Conference, April 20, 2007.

 

Paid or Incurred: Recovery of Medical Expenses, Kirk L. Pittard, Dallas Trial Lawyers Association and the Dallas Women Lawyers Association, January 25, 2007.

 

Paid or Incurred: Recovery of Medical Expenses, Kirk L. Pittard, Texas Trial Lawyers Association Car Wrecks Seminar, November 30, 2006.

 

Paid or Incurred:  Recovery of Medical Expenses, Kirk L. Pittard, Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association, October 25, 2006.

 

Paid or Incurred:  Recovery of Medical Expenses, Kirk L. Pittard and Andrew L. Payne, Mesquite Bar Association, October 18, 2006.

 

Removal and Remand, Kirk L. Pittard, Dallas Area Paralegal Association, October 3, 2006.

 

Paid or Incurred:  Recovery of Medical Expenses, Kirk L. Pittard and Andrew L. Payne, South Plains Trial Lawyers Association, September 20, 2006.

 

Paid or Incurred: Recovery of Medical Expenses, Kirk L. Pittard and Andrew L. Payne, Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association, July 11, 2006.

 

Paid or Incurred: Recovery of Medical Expenses, Kirk L. Pittard and Andrew L. Payne, Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, March 16, 2006.

 

The Benefits of Retaining Appellate Counsel Throughout Litigation, Kirk L. Pittard and Thad D. Spalding, Denton Trial Lawyers Association, February 16, 2006.

 

The Benefits of Retaining Appellate Counsel Throughout Litigation, Kirk L. Pittard and William Richard Thompson, Dallas Bar Association–Trial Skills Section, December 9, 2005.

 

The Benefits of Retaining Appellate Counsel Throughout Litigation, Kirk L. Pittard and Thad D. Spalding, San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association, November 17, 2005.

 

The Benefits of Retaining Appellate Counsel Throughout Litigation, Kirk L. Pittard and William Richard Thompson, Dallas Bar Association–Friday Clinic, September 2, 2005.

 

The Benefits of Retaining Appellate Counsel Throughout Litigation, Kirk L. Pittard and William Richard Thompson, Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association, May 10, 2005. 

 

The Benefits of Retaining Appellate Counsel Throughout Litigation, Kirk L. Pittard and William Richard Thompson, Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association, April 27, 2005.

 

The Benefits of Retaining Appellate Counsel Throughout Litigation, Kirk L. Pittard and William Richard Thompson, Solo & Small Firm Section of the Dallas Bar Association, April 6, 2005.

 

The Benefits of Retaining Appellate Counsel Throughout Litigation, Kirk L. Pittard and The Honorable Deborah Hankinson, Texas Trial Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, November 17, 2004.