Kirk Willis
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Member of CLM Since: 2013
Nominated By Eric Spalsbury , Glenn Dienstag
CLM Committees
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CLM Contributions
- Speaker - 2014 Texas Event
Articles
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Practice Areas
- Bad Faith
- Class Action/Mass Torts
- Construction/Real Estate/Surety
- Diversity Equity & Inclusion
- Employment Liability/Litigation
- Environmental
- Fraud / SIU
- Insurance Coverage
- Intellectual Property
- Litigation Management
- Medical Malpractice
- Municipal Law
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
- Property
- Subrogation
- Transportation
- Workers' Compensation
- Cyber Liability
- Claims Management
Biography
Kirk D. Willis is a respected trial attorney and has a breadth of experiencein products, construction, professional malpractice, and officer and director liability defense, having represented boat manufacturers, crane and hoist companies, construction contractors, brokers, and financial and non-profit institutions in litigation nationwide. He is board certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Kirk has tried more than 100 jury trials to verdict and established himselfas a premier trial lawyer in his defense practice, which includes construction litigation, commercial disputes, medical malpractice, employment litigation and environmental litigation.Kirk’s experiences have led him to author two books "Corporate Justice: Fight Back In the Court Room and Save Your Company" and “Intellectual Property Law in the Sports and Entertainment Industry.” He has also utilized his knowledge to conduct numerous seminars on topics such as Wrongful Death, Survival Claims, Ethical Considerations for Adjusters, Construction: Contract Termination and Subcontractors, Bad Faith, What Juries Really Think, Appropriate Use of Expert Witnesses, and many more.Kirk is a Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent-rated attorney and has been selected as a Texas Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters (2003-2010, 2014). This listis published in Texas Monthly, as well as the stand-alone Texas Super Lawyers magazine. Under Kirk’s leadership as Managing Partner, his former firm was recognized as the “Construction Law Firm of the Year in Texas” in 2010 and “Insurance & Reinsurance Law Firm of the Year in Texas” in 2011 by CorporateINTL magazine. His experience leading a firm includes serving as Section Head of the Civil Defense section of a major Texas litigation firm. Kirk also was on the Executive Committee of a 250-man statewide litigation firm. Kirk represents clients such as Comcast, SafeAuto, Old Republic Insurance Group, ACE USA, Aspen Specialty Insurance, Safelite Group, Pillar Commercial, XL Insurance, United Surgical Partners, Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association, Professional Risk Management Services, National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company, and Archon Group to name a few.
Education
- High School (or equivalent)
- Southwestern University, Bachelor’s Degree
Admissions/Licenses
- Bar Admissions: TX