Litigator Alex Wolens has joined plaintiffs firm Hamilton Wingo from Winston & Strawn. She will handle serious personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits.
“I love trying cases, and I love being in the courtroom. And I also, as a lawyer, love just getting to do work that can make a difference in people’s lives and make an impact,” Wolens told The Texas Lawbook. “In thinking about what I wanted to do in this next chapter, I thought that with plaintiff’s work, you can kind of marry the two, being in trial, do[ing] high stakes litigation and then also … hav[ing] an impact in people’s lives.”
Wolens first day with Hamilton Wingo will be March 23. Wolens is among several lawyers who have left Winston & Strawn recently after its decision to merge with Taylor Wessing UK. None of the lawyers have cited the merger as the reason for their departure.
“Alex is a formidable courtroom opponent who puts clients first, which makes her a perfect fit at Hamilton Wingo,” firm founder Chris Hamilton said in a news release. “We come to work to be the best plaintiffs’ law firm in the world, and this is a big step in that direction.”
Wolens said she felt lucky getting to work with Tom Melsheimer at Winston & Strawn. He recently left to join King & Spalding.
“I think that the greatest boot camp for a young lawyer is to just get to watch him in trial. And it’s even better if you get to actually try the cases with him and work with him. So he’s been the very best mentor and teacher,” Wolens said. “I hope that I can make him proud in this next chapter.”
Wolens worked alongside Melsheimer on the Ruel Hamilton acquittal last year.
She said she is most excited to spend time in the courtroom and grow her trial advocacy skills at Hamilton Wingo.
Wolens graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 2018.