Jackie Armstrong graduated from South Texas College of Law in 1987. She brought with her, pre-lawschool training in municipal law and lobbying from the Texas Municipal League. Also, as an investigator working with the Texas Attorney General and U.S. Dept. Of Justice, she learned how to build evidentiary cases unassailable by the most sophisticated defendants and their attorneys. After years associated with top rated trial firms, Ms. Armstrong opened her employment civil rights practice in January, 1991. She effectively communicates her earnest belief in her clients’ causes to jurors, judges and arbitrators. Defending clients against overly broad non-compete agreements is a sub-specialty. But successes are not only realized in the courtroom. Jackie Armstrong devotes as much energy to successfully resolving disputes through settlement when warranted. Ms. Armstrong is also a tenacious negotiator and has assisted many executives with severance and employment agreements.

Attorney Ashley Armstrong graduated from the Florida Coastal School of Law and was a member of the top appellate advocacy program in the U.S. As the President of the Black Law Students Association and Military Law Society, she was able to implement programs to support the needs of her community. Ashley has experience practicing corporate civil litigation, business litigation, and construction law. Ashley also worked as counsel for several insurance companies for cases involving personal injury, worker’s compensation, and more.

Mr. Armstrong is admitted as a member of the Florida Bar, United States Middle District Court, United States 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and additionally certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a County Court Mediator. Mr. Armstrong graduated from Florida Coastal School of Law in 1999. He has published several articles in the area of Elder Law, Probate and Estate Planning and has spoken to many groups on these subjects. Mr. Armstrong is a former Marine Vietnam veteran. Prior to the law firm, Mr. Armstrong was a senior level executive in the healthcare industry. This experience was entrepreneurial, involving business start-up, funding, management and acquisition of several medical manufacturing/distribution companies. Before this, Mr. Armstrong was employed in management by some of the largest healthcare companies in the country.

Bob Arnett is a principal of Carter Arnett. Bob is AV® rated, achieving the highest possible rating, and has been named repeatedly to Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers® list. Bob has more than 33 years of experience in all aspects of civil litigation at trial and appellate levels in state and federal courts, as well as before domestic and international arbitration tribunals. Bob has represented businesses in the hospitality, commercial and residential real estate, construction, insurance, finance, medical services, corporate services, telecommunications, entertainment, and retail marketing industries. Bob also has significant experience in bankruptcy cases, representing debtors, creditors, creditors’ committees, and other parties in interest. Bob has represented all types and sizes of clients, from individuals and small, family-owned businesses to publicly traded Fortune 500® companies. Bob received his Juris Doctorate from UCLA School of Law, where he achieved the Order of the Coif, received multiple American Jurisprudence awards, and served as the Managing Editor of the UCLA Pacific Basin Law Journal for two years. He also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Martin Pence, Senior District Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. Bob received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Rice University in Houston, Texas. He also served a four-year assignment as an infantry officer in the United States Marine Corps.

Kurt has won numerous record-setting jury verdicts, including $117 million for the largest single-plaintiff personal injury verdict in Louisiana, $42 million for the largest commercial verdict in Hawaii, $44 million for the largest single amputee verdict nationwide, and $29 million for the largest settlement for an offshore death case in U.S. history. Kurt has recovered billions of dollars in verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients including more than one billion in recoveries in the past twelve months alone. Kurt cares deeply about his clients and will not take no for an answer. One of his favorite parts of being a trial lawyer is helping individuals defeat companies that have continued to deny their claims. Kurt turns “no” into victories for his clients every day. His dedication to justice has resulted in record-setting eight and nine-figure jury verdicts, dozens of jury verdicts and settlements in excess of $10 million, hundreds of settlements and verdicts in excess of $1 million, and multiple nationwide product recalls. The National Law Journal has recognized Kurt multiple times for his record-setting jury verdicts. As a result, the National Law Journal named Arnold & Itkin to the top 50 Elite Trial Lawyer list in the country. Kurt has also been named as one of the 500 Leading Lawyers in America by Lawdragon.