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Brooks Igo is the publisher at The Texas Lawbook and leads lateral move coverage.
Brooks Igo is the publisher of The Texas Lawbook. He graduated from SMU, where he studied business and journalism. Two months after the launch of The Lawbook and the beginning of his last semester at SMU, Brooks interned with Mark, Sally and The Lawbook. After joining the team full-time, he has worked to build relationships in the Texas legal community and help grow the publication’s readership to more than 13,000 subscribers.
Brooks is on the steering committee for the Dallas chapter of the Legal Marketing Association’s Southwest Region; serves on the boards of The Well Community and the Salvation Army Oak Cliff Corps; and is a supporter of Advocates for Community Transformation (Act).
He, his wife Ashley, daughter June, and son Oliver live in Oak Cliff with their pack of rescue dogs and pig.
You can reach Brooks at brooks.igo@texaslawbook.net or 214-384-4080.
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Tim Wells, who started his legal career at Brown Fox in 2022, is the fourth former federal law clerk at the 28-lawyer firm. “Fort Worth has been on our minds for many years. Tim’s return gives us a chance to anchor the new office with a talented Tarrant County attorney, a member of the Fort Worth community, and a litigator fresh off working in the Northern District’s Fort Worth Division," Brown Fox Managing Partner Russ Brown said.
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Tyson Lies led investigations and prosecutions into complex securities fraud and investment misconduct at the SEC's Fort Worth Regional Office.
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Baker Botts announced leadership appointments touching energy, infrastructure and tax.
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