Munsch Hardt Scores New Addition for Sports & Entertainment Practice
Brent Turman, who practiced for nearly a decade at Bell Nunnally, said he has been impressed by Sunil Jamal and the firm’s investment in building its Sports & Entertainment team.
Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
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.
Brent Turman, who practiced for nearly a decade at Bell Nunnally, said he has been impressed by Sunil Jamal and the firm’s investment in building its Sports & Entertainment team.
Kate Morris and Russ Pearlman are beginning a new chapter after their firm Hosch & Morris has closed its doors.
"[Carrington Coleman] is a firm we both have long admired, and filled with lawyers we trust. We’re honored not only to join the firm, but to be so warmly welcomed into such good company," Morris said.
Pennsylvania law firm Chartwell Law continued its Texas expansion efforts by bolting on The Bassett Firm, known for transportation and trucking litigation. Mike Bassett said the move was not a decision made lightly.

An inaugural program created to address the civics gap connected more than 130 students from five schools with judges, legislators, and a former U.S. Trade Ambassador for a real life Schoolhouse Rock experience.
“It is one thing to read about [civics], but it is important for students to learn directly from the leaders who are doing it,” Dallas Bar Association President Jonathan Childers said.
An energy litigation group led by Yasser and Meghaan Madriz has departed McGuireWoods for Mayer Brown, the firm announced on Tuesday.
Micala Bernardo and two senior associates have officially joined two weeks after Marc Katz’s big move.
Chris Atmar has joined the management team of the largest livestock exhibition and rodeo in the world.
The prominent Houston litigation firm has signed a lease for 43,906 square feet on two floors.
Lauren Valkenaar announced Monday that Michael O’Donnell has joined her firm as a name partner to form Valkenaar O’Donnell PLLC. O’Donnell is the former partner-in-charge of Norton Rose Fulbright’s San Antonio office.
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and the first week of February has seen at least 20 business lawyers in Texas on the move, including a new Oil & Gas co-chair at Baker Botts.
© Copyright 2026 The Texas Lawbook
The content on this website is protected under federal Copyright laws. Any use without the consent of The Texas Lawbook is prohibited.