Kyle Akin

age: 27 | Attorney | Haltom & Doan

Kyle Akin practices exclusively in civil trial and appellate matters throughout state and federal courts in both Texas and Arkansas. Haltom & Doan focuses on representing clients in complex business, intellectual property, pharmaceutical/ medical device, personal injury, product liability and environmental/toxic tort litigation. “I love my career because I find it fun and challenging to help individuals and businesses solve their legal problems,” Kyle says. “I am constantly learning new things and tackling new problems at work. Having the opportunity to work hands-on with my clients makes each work day interesting and exciting because you never know what new issue is going to arise.”

Kyle enjoys living in Texarkana and being involved in the community. He purchased a home in Texarkana the first year that he lived here so that he could start putting down roots and getting involved with the community. He enjoys learning about Texarkana’s rich history and the importance of community

involvement through Leadership Texarkana, serving on the board of directors for the nonprofit, For the Sake of One, and supporting various local charities by attending events throughout the year (e.g. Texarkana Heart Ball, Party with Picassos, Clay’s Golf and Guitars, etc.).

Best piece of advice:

“THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE THAT PARENTS CAN GIVE THEIR CHILDREN ARE GOLF AND GOD – BUT NOT NECESSARILY IN THAT ORDER.” —RANDY AKIN, KYLE’S FATHER

Golfing, hunting, cooking, watching movies and jewelry shopping are Kyle favorite pastimes. “Second only to convincing the beautiful, intelligent and talented Shelby DeMuth to marry me, my greatest personal accomplishment was graduating magna cum laude from law school and then passing the Texas and Arkansas bar exams,” Kyle says. His greatest professional achievement over the first two years practicing law includes being heavily involved in numerous multimillion dollar patent trials, successfully arguing motions in federal court and deposing multiple Intel engineers in Portland, Oregon, regarding the technology supporting Intel’s semiconductor chips.

Name something about you that very few people know:

“Very few people know that I have 26 screws and 4 plates in my face from a corrective jaw surgery that I had at age 20 to correct my underbite.”