K&L Gates Continues to Grow Houston Office, Adds Two Partners
Bruce A. Blefeld and Trey A. Monsour are K&L Gates’ latest additions to the firm’s Houston office. Blefeld, who will practice in the firm’s antitrust section, was previously a partner at Jackson...
View ArticleJanet Hendrick Jumps to Fisher & Phillips as Of Counsel
Janet Hendrick has joined labor and employment law firm Fisher & Phillips in its Dallas office as of counsel. She was previously an attorney at Ashcraft Law Firm, an employment law boutique in...
View ArticleJoanna M. Tollenaere Jumps to The Willis Law Group
The Willis Law Group has added litigator Joanna M. Tollenaere as a partner in its Dallas office. She was previously a senior attorney at Cooper & Scully, a Dallas-based insurance defense firm....
View ArticleT&K Partner Named to HRI Board of Directors
Greg Curry has joined the board of directors of Human Rights Initiative of North Texas (HRI), an organization that promotes international human rights through local service to refugees and immigrants...
View ArticleEnergy Partner Anthony F. Newton Jumps to K&L Gates
K&L Gates has added Anthony F. Newton as a partner to its energy practice in Houston. Newton, who leaves Haynes and Boone, is the fourth partner to join the Houston office this month. The 1999...
View ArticleLabor and Employment Attorney Lon R. Williams, Jr. Joins Polsinelli
Polsinelli has added Lon R. Williams, Jr. as a shareholder in its Dallas office. Williams, who leaves Bracewell & Giuliani, will practice in the firm’s labor and employment group. “I am excited...
View ArticleWinstead Shareholder Bob Burton Accepted to ACREL
The American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) has accepted Winstead shareholder Bob Burton. ACREL is an invitation-only group that selects its members based on “outstanding legal ability, a...
View ArticleBaylor Law School Professor Wins Outstanding Faculty Award
Baylor University has selected Baylor Law School Associate Professor Luke Meier as a recipient of the Outstanding Faculty (Non-tenured/Scholarship) award. This is the third time he has won a professor...
View ArticleSlack & Davis Names Mark D. Pierce Partner
After five and a half years at the firm, Mark D. Pierce has been named partner at Slack & Davis in its Austin office. Pierce, a graduate of The University of Texas School of Law, is a trial lawyer...
View ArticleMichael Baum Jumps to Wick Phillips
Wick Phillips has added Michael Baum as a partner in its Dallas office. Baum, who was previously a partner at Munck Wilson Mandala, joins the firm’s employment and commercial litigation practice...
View ArticleHayBoo’s Nina Cortell and Judge Patrick Higginbotham Receive Award from Texas...
The Texas Center for Legal Ethics (TCLE) annually recognizes one lawyer and one judge who “personify the highest standards of professionalism and integrity in the field of law” with the Jack Pope...
View ArticleCantey Hanger’s Lee Wilkins Receives Award from Meritas
Cantey Hanger’s Lee Wilkins, partner-in-charge of the firm’s Dallas office, is the recipient of the 2013 Grahovac Award, presented by peers to a Meritas lawyer who exhibits an exceptional level of...
View ArticlePatrick LaRue Jumps to Porter Hedges
Houston-based Porter Hedges has added J. Patrick LaRue as a partner in its corporate practice group. LaRue was previously a partner at Chicago-based Seyfarth Shaw in its Houston office. The South Texas...
View ArticleCarrington Coleman Names Bruce Collins New Managing Partner
Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal looked internally to elect its new managing partner. Bruce Collins, who has been at the firm since 1979, has succeeded Tim Gavin in the leadership role as...
View ArticleMcKool Smith Adds International Trial Lawyer Tom Bayko
International trial lawyer Tom Bayko has moved from D.C.-based Hogan Lovells to McKool Smith as a principal in the firm’s Houston and New York offices. His arrival mark’s the firm’s entry into...
View ArticleWinners of Harris County Bench Bar Pro Bono Awards Announced
Vinson & Elkins, Marathon Oil Company and Exxon Mobil Corporation are among the winners of the fifth annual Harris County Bench Bar Pro Bono Awards, presented by the Harris County judiciary and the...
View ArticleCapital Markets Attorney Timothy Langenkamp Jumps to Sidley Austin
Sidley Austin continues to grow its one-year-old Houston office with the addition of capital markets lawyer Timothy C. Langenkamp, who becomes the office’s thirtieth lawyer. Langenkamp, who was...
View ArticleCantey Hanger’s Sarah Walls Appointed to Board of Directors of Meritas
Meritas keeps bringing good news to Cantey Hanger. A few days after it was announced that Lee Wilkins, partner-in-charge of Cantey Hanger, won the 2013 Grahovac Award, partner Sarah K. Walls was...
View ArticleCantey Hanger’s Philip Vickers Appointed to State Board
Texas Governor Rick Perry has appointed Philip A. Vickers, a partner at Cantey Hanger, to the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners. The board licenses and regulates the profession of physical...
View ArticlePatent Litigator David Burgert Moves to Jones Day
David L. Burgert, formerly at Porter Hedges, has made the move to join Jones Day’s Houston office as a partner in its intellectual property practice. Burgert, who has tried 50 cases to jury verdict as...
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