Position: Member

TEL: 214-946-8000

FAX: 214-946-8433

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Website: www.texasappeals.com

Admitted: Texas, 1999

Law School: Texas Wesleyan University

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Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Trial Practice; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Business Litigation; Contract Fraud; Commercial Litigation

Additional Information: Leighton Durham graduated first in his class from Texas Wesleyan School of Law where he was a member of law review. He then served as a briefing attorney for retired Justice John Ovard on the Dallas Court of Appeals and as a senior law clerk for Federal Judge Ed Kinkeade. Before the establishment of Durham & Pittard, LLP, Leighton was associated with the law firm of Waters & Kraus, LLP, where he worked in the appellate group handling cases on appeal and providing trial support substantive legal briefing. At Waters & Kraus, Leighton had his own trial docket of toxic tort cases, one of which he tried to a $3.6 million verdict. Texas Monthly recently awarded Leighton the honor of being named a Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star for 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010. Leighton has served as lead appellate counsel on numerous appeals and briefed and argued substantive motions, including motions for summary judgment, forum non conveniens, Havner expert witness motions, jury charges, post trial motions, motions for remand, and motions to dismiss.

Firm Members: Jeffrey Goldfarb

Firm Members: Christy Wollin