Articles of Interest
Curnutt & Hafer welcomes Logan Simmons back to the team
Curnutt & Hafer, L.L.P. is pleased to welcome back Logan W. Simmons as our associate. Simmons was previously a member of our team from 2007-2015. His areas of focus include business litigation, oil and gas disputes, franchise disputes and personal injury cases....
Douglas Hafer, Curnutt & Hafer partner, selected to National Association of Distinguished Counsel
Curnutt & Hafer is proud to announce that Douglas Hafer, business trial attorney and co-founder of Curnutt & Hafer, L.L.P., has been selected to membership in the 2017 list of the “Nation’s Top One Percent” by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel...
JURY TRIAL VICTORY FOR CURNUTT & HAFER CLIENT
Kelly Curnutt, business trial lawyer and founding partner of Curnutt & Hafer, L.L.P., recently obtained a unanimous jury verdict for the firm’s client in a will dispute over a probate estate worth well over $1 million. With Judge Brooke Allen presiding over a...
Big Win for Curnutt & Hafer Client in Insurance Dispute
In a significant victory for construction client Hofer Builders, Inc. (HBI), Curnutt & Hafer obtained a judgment finding insurance coverage for an injured HBI worker. Travis County District Court Judge Lora Livingston ruled that HBI’s insurance company owed HBI...
Curnutt & Hafer Wins Appeals Court Victory, Affirming Jury Verdict for Clients
Recently, the Fort Worth Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed a trial court’s jury verdict and judgment obtained for clients of Curnutt & Hafer, L.L.P. in a nursing home death case. Lead counsel and firm partner Kelly Curnutt commented on the victory: “The jury...
Curnutt & Hafer hosts Decatur office open house during annual holiday parade
The annual Moonlight Madness Parade is a long-standing Decatur tradition, and this year the team at Curnutt & Hafer will be part of the fun. On Thursday, December 8, Curnutt & Hafer, L.L.C. invites you to a holiday open house at their new office on the...
Curnutt & Hafer, L.L.C. Opens Office in Decatur, Texas
Team to deliver expertise, success to Wise County Business trial law firm Curnutt & Hafer, L.L.P. has opened an office in the old Domino Hall on the historic square in Decatur, TX. The office is Curnutt & Hafer’s second location, with its first in Arlington,...
CURNUTT & HAFER WELCOMES NEW ASSOCIATE
Curnutt & Hafer is pleased to welcome Jamie M. Lacy as our newest associate. Jamie received her J.D. from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, graduating in the top 10% of her class. She also holds an M.B.A. from the University of California,...
Appeals Court Victory Affirms Judgment for Client
In a unanimous opinion, the Dallas Court of Appeals affirmed a summary judgment obtained by Curnutt & Hafer for a client involved in a construction accident lawsuit. Kelly Curnutt, who argued the case in both the trial court and the appellate court, summarized the...
ARBITRATION MAY NOT BE ALL IT’S CRACKED UP TO BE
In Hoskins v. Hoskins, the Texas Supreme Court strictly enforced the Texas Arbitration Act (“TAA”) by ruling that courts cannot vacate an award based on an arbitrator’s “manifest disregard” of the law. In this regard, the Texas high court held that the vacatur grounds...
TEXAS SUPREME COURT ISSUES TWO RULINGS ON ATTORNEYS’ FEE AWARDS
The Texas Supreme Court issued two rulings on April 15, 2016 that favored parties seeking attorney fees. In Sullivan v. Abraham, a First Amendment case, the Court examined the criteria for the award of attorneys’ fees under Texas’ anti-SLAPP law (“strategic lawsuit...
Kelly Curnutt appointed Interim President of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce
Last month, firm partner Kelly Curnutt was appointed Interim President and CEO of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce. While he reiterated the position is only temporary, and that he also continues to represent clients of the firm, Mr. Curnutt is motivated about the...