
Founding Partner · 31 years
P. Whitfield
Appellate specialist brought in when a case needs to hold up all the way to the top.
Appeals
Complex litigation
Class actions
English
About me
"A great result that doesn’t survive appeal isn’t a great result. I make sure ours do."
P. Whitfield has argued before appellate courts for three decades — first for institutions, now exclusively for injured people. When an insurer appeals a verdict hoping to outlast a family, P. is the reason that strategy fails.
Also the firm’s quiet weapon at trial: motions, preservation of error, and the long game insurers hope you won’t play.
Founding Partner · 31 years
P. Whitfield
Appellate specialist brought in when a case needs to hold up all the way to the top.
Appeals
Complex litigation
Class actions
English
About me
"A great result that doesn’t survive appeal isn’t a great result. I make sure ours do."
P. Whitfield has argued before appellate courts for three decades — first for institutions, now exclusively for injured people. When an insurer appeals a verdict hoping to outlast a family, P. is the reason that strategy fails.
Also the firm’s quiet weapon at trial: motions, preservation of error, and the long game insurers hope you won’t play.
Notable results
A record insurers take seriously.
Every figure below is a real outcome for a real client. Here's what fighting properly looks like.
Every figure below is a real outcome for a real client. Here's what fighting properly looks like.
$
M
3.4
Affirmed on appeal
Truck accident · 2023
Insurer’s appeal of a jury verdict rejected in full.
$
M
3.4
Affirmed on appeal
Truck accident · 2023
Insurer’s appeal of a jury verdict rejected in full.
$
M
2.2
Verdict
Complex litigation · 2022
Multi-defendant industrial exposure case.
$
M
1.6
Settlement
Appeal-stage · 2024
Settled after appellate briefing made reversal unlikely.
Credentials
Credentials
Education & Recognition.
Education & Recognition.
Bar admissions
State Bar — admitted 1995
Federal Appellate Courts
Supreme Court bar member
Education
J.D., National School of Law — Order of the Coif
B.A. History
Memberships
Appellate Lawyers Association
American Academy of Appellate Lawyers
Awards
AV Preeminent — 20+ years
Top Appellate Advocates list
Writing
Writing
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Articles by
P. Whitfield
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You've seen the results. You've seen how we work. The only thing left is to tell us what happened - and let us tell you honestly whether we can help.
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One free call. No cost, no pressure, no obligation.
You've seen the results. You've seen how we work. The only thing left is to tell us what happened - and let us tell you honestly whether we can help.
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Verdictly
We fight insurance companies so you don't have to. No fees unless we win.
Quick Links
Practice Areas
talk to us
2715 Ash Dr. San Jose, South Dakota 83475
© 2026 Verdictly. All rights reserved.
Verdictly
We fight insurance companies so you don't have to. No fees unless we win.
Quick Links
Practice Areas
talk to us
2715 Ash Dr. San Jose, South Dakota 83475
© 2026 Verdictly. All rights reserved.



