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safer,” Kastl said. “Corporations shouldn’t be able to choose profits over people. It wasn’t something I could stand by and watch. That’s when I decided that personal injury law – representing individuals and families – was my calling. While profit is essential to any business model, my motto has always been that we should care more about people.”
After studying at Texas Tech School of Law on a full-tuition scholarship, Kastl spent her first two years as a lawyer working 100-hour weeks. It was under Brian Loncar of Loncar & Associates that Kastl gained hands-on management and pre- litigation experience in personal injury law. She went on to work with the firm of Bailey & Galyen, where she managed as many as 900 pre-litigation cases at a time and quickly advanced to vice president of their personal injury division.
By 2006, Kastl was ready to take on her own practice. Under the mantle of her own firm, Kastl knew she would have the ability to take more cases to trial, ensuring that her injured clients were adequately compensated. To date, Kastl has tried more than 30 cases to jury verdict with a high win rate.
Kristina N. “Krisi” Kastl & Andy Jones
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Alesia Montgomery, Kristina N. “Krisi” Kastl, Maria Sotelo & Andy Jones
Today, Kastl Law retains 14 employees and gives opportunities to promising high school and college students through a paid summer internship program.
True to her character, Kastl is a tireless leader in the legal community. She serves on various boards for organizations like the Dallas Bar Association, Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, Texas Trial Lawyers Association and Dallas Women Lawyers Association, where she also served as president in 2011. She has been honored with numerous awards for her outstanding service to her clients and the community, including the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers’ Outstanding Board of Directors 2008 and the National Trial Lawyers’ Top 100 Trial Lawyers 2013. From 2009-11, Kastl was named a Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star and was recently named a 2014 Super Lawyer.
Kastl and her husband, Sean Sullivan, are actively involved in the local community. Between them, the couple has 12 nieces and nephews and seven godchildren. “Despite my family’s financial limitations, I had a lot of opportunities and it’s something I would like to pass on to my nieces, nephews and godchildren,” she said.
Looking to the future, Kastl’s mother would be pleased to hear that she intends to return to the world of education. While she may have taken a circuitous route, Kastl plans to become a teacher. Whether it’s instructing junior high school students, teaching at law school or mentoring fellow attorneys, Kastl wants to pay forward her knowledge and experience.
So while the poor judgment of few cost 27 people their lives, Kastl and those like her are working tirelessly to ensure that a person’s quality of life is never again tallied against cost-effective corporate procedures.
Kastl Law, P.C. | 4144 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300 | Dallas, TX 75204
(214) 821-0230 | www.Kastllaw.com
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