Kirk Willis, a shareholder in the Firm, is an established premier trial lawyer with a proven track record having tried more than 100 jury trials to verdict in his career. His practice focuses primarily on defending professionals in litigation, such as litigation involving legal malpractice, medical malpractice, and dental malpractice. He also specializes in commercial litigation. He has represented his clients in many diversified areas, including construction, products liability, commercial litigation, insurance defense, health law/litigation, and public entity defense. Mr. Willis has been selected for three consecutive years as a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly and Law & Politics magazines.

Mr. Willis is the author of “Corporate Justice: Fight Back In the Court Room and Save Your Company,” released in December 2006. He uses his expertise to conduct numerous seminars on topics such as Wrongful Death, Premises Liability, Survival Claims, Personal Injury Claims, the Texas Tort Claims Act, HIPAA, Expert Witness and Daubert, Contribution and Indemnity Law in Texas, Ethical Considerations for Claims Adjusters, What Juries Really Think, and many more.

Mr. Willis received his law and undergraduate degrees from Texas Southern University in 1988 and 1986 respectively. He is admitted to practice in the State Court of Texas, the State Court of Arkansas, the State Court of Oklahoma, the U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas as well as the U.S. Supreme Court.

Mr. Willis is a member of the American Bar Association, Litigation Section, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the State Bar of Texas, the State Bar of Oklahoma, the State Bar of Arkansas, and the Texas Association of Defense Counsel. He is active in the community and is on the Board of Directors of the “I have a Dream Foundation – Dallas” and on the Board of Trustees of Episcopal School of Dallas.