Tara and Kurt Arnold

Kurt and Tara have always been passionate people. From Kurt’s unrelenting work seeking justice on behalf of wronged individuals as the founding partner of Arnold & Itkin LLP to Tara’s mission to help make the oil and gas industry a safer place to for men and women to work — justice, teamwork and empathy are priorities they have shared since meeting in 2006. Kurt and Tara feel blessed to now have the opportunity to work together to make a difference in people’s lives through the Arnold & Itkin Foundation.

Kurt, a native Texan, was driven to be successful at a young age. He set his sights on the University of Texas, earning his undergraduate degree at just 19 years old and three years later obtaining his law degree from the University of Texas Law School. At the age of 25, Kurt founded Arnold & Itkin with his friend Jason Itkin. In the subsequent years, they built a thriving, record-setting civil trial practice. Kurt is proud of the fact that he’s been instrumental in helping thousands of families rebuild their lives and take care of their families in the wake of disasters.

Tara, a Louisiana native who graduated from Tulane Law School, spent her childhood around the court system learning from her mother, who is a crime victim’s advocate. She notes that there are many people who have suffered tragedy, but the civil justice system cannot help them. “That doesn’t mean they don’t deserve justice,” Tara says. The Arnold & Itkin Foundation will be able to step in and provide hope to some of the people who have fallen through the cracks.

Kurt founded Arnold & Itkin to demand justice for the underdog and stand up for what’s right. The Arnold & Itkin Foundation is an extension of this same philosophy of helping others who are not in the position to help themselves. One of many examples of how the foundation has sought to further this philosophy is to set up scholarship funds dedicated to making college accessible to children of victims who have suffered catastrophic injuries. “With one action,” Kurt says, “you can provide hope to parents and change a child’s life forever.”

Kurt and Tara reside in Houston, Texas with their son Jaxon and daughter Isla. They are members of the Saint Paul’s United Methodist Church.