Jason Itkin
Founding Partner | Arnold & Itkin LLP
Jason Itkin is a personal injury, maritime law and product liability trial lawyer and founding partner at Arnold & Itkin LLP in Houston, Texas. Admitted in Texas and Pennsylvania; J.D., University of Texas School of Law.
Meet Jason
"People call me when something terrible has happened and they need help. It is personal to my clients, so it is personal to me. We have to win—no matter what."
Jason Itkin is a founding partner of Arnold & Itkin LLP in Houston, Texas, where he represents injured people in personal injury, maritime, product liability, wrongful death and mass tort cases.
According to the firm’s profile, Itkin has secured several of the largest jury verdicts in U.S. history, including an $8 billion verdict against Johnson & Johnson, a $2.25 billion verdict against Monsanto and an $860 million wrongful death verdict in Texas. He has represented clients in all 50 states, and more than 200 other law firms have retained him as trial counsel, the firm says.
Itkin earned a bachelor’s degree with special honors and a law degree with honors from the University of Texas. He is licensed in Texas and Pennsylvania and admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court and the Second and Fifth Circuit courts of appeals.
He was selected to the Inner Circle of Advocates before age 40 and was named vice president and president-elect of the organization in 2024. Best Lawyers named him Lawyer of the Year for admiralty and maritime law for 2027 and for mass tort litigation and class actions on behalf of plaintiffs for 2025.
Experience and Expertise
Qualifications
Timeline
- University of Texas, B.A., special honors
- University of Texas School of Law, J.D., with honors
- Admitted to the State Bar of Texas (2001)
- Admitted to the State Bar of Pennsylvania
- Admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court
Practice Areas
- Inner Circle of Advocates (Vice President and President-Elect, 2024)
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Member)
- Lawyer of the Year, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Best Lawyers (2027)
- Lawyer of the Year, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers (2025)
- Best Lawyers, Admiralty and Maritime Law (2018-2027)
- Best Lawyers, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs (2018-2027)
- Best Lawyers, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs (2020-2027)
- Best Lawyers, Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs (2024-2027)
- Texas Super Lawyers (2013-2026)
- Top 100: Houston Super Lawyers (2017-2025)
- Lawdragon Legends (2024-2025)
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2017-2026)
- $8 Billion Verdict: Verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a Risperdal case, as stated on the firm profile.
- $2.25 Billion Verdict: Verdict against Monsanto in a Roundup cancer case.
- $860 Million Wrongful Death Verdict: Verdict in a fatal crane accident case in Texas.
- $357 Million Settlement: Settlement described by the firm as the largest workplace accident settlement in Texas history, obtained with Kurt Arnold and Kyle Findley.
- $222 Million Verdict: Verdict for a widow in a fatal industrial accident case.
- $117 Million Verdict: Ambulance accident verdict in Louisiana, described by the firm as the largest single-event personal injury verdict in Louisiana history.
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