Today 33 lawyers in Dallas are delivering Thanksgiving dinners to 34 families in need. It has become a tradition and important cause for Dallas trial lawyer Michael Hurst, who started the effort 17 years ago.
Prominent Austin and Dallas Plaintiffs’ Law Firms Merge
The firms announced Tuesday that their two shops are merging to create a 10-lawyer plaintiff’s practice that will have offices in Austin, Dallas and Fort Worth.
I Wish I Could Thank Them All
A letter from a Sears, Roebuck & Co. manager to the U.S. Border Patrol in 1955 was a life changer for Porter Hedges partner Ephraim del Pozo’s family. The former president of the the Mexican American Bar Association of Houston shares the story with The Lawbook.
This story is part of a special series for Hispanic Heritage Month and is published outside of our paywall courtesy of Androvett Legal Media & Marketing.
Embracing My Roots and Heritage
Jackson Walker attorney Josué Galván credits his parents for laying the foundation for him to become the first college graduate and attorney in his family. But it took him moving away to appreciate the full significance of his family’s story.
This story is part of a special series for Hispanic Heritage Month and is published outside of our paywall courtesy of Androvett Legal Media & Marketing.
Values, Family are the Foundation of My Success
Operation Peter Pan helped Yvette Ostolaza’s parents and 14,000 other Cuban children flee Fidel Castro’s regime for the U.S. in the early 1960s. But it is tenacity, grit and gratitude that have been the pixie dust for the success her family has since enjoyed.
This story is part of a special series for Hispanic Heritage Month and is published outside of our paywall courtesy of Androvett Legal Media & Marketing.
Making the Tightrope Wider and More Secure for Those Who Follow
Yolanda Garcia says her story proves that adversity can be a critical motivator and the law can help you create a safety net that supports an entire community.
This story is part of a special series for Hispanic Heritage Month and is published outside of our paywall courtesy of Androvett Legal Media & Marketing.
How My Heritage Became a Product of the American Dream
Sommerman, McCaffity, Quesada & Geisler name partner Laura Benitez Geisler became the first Hispanic president of the Dallas Bar Association in 2019. She shares the story of how her upbringing has impacted her career with The Lawbook in the first of a special series of articles for Hispanc Heritage Month.
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Alston & Bird Opens Fort Worth Office
The Atlanta-based law firm has launched its 10th U.S. office with a team of energy litigators from Thompson & Knight.
H1 2020 Texas Law Firm Financials – Good News, Bad News
Revenue and client demand at Texas-based corporate law firms were down during the first six months of 2020, but they were not as bad as everyone expected, according to a new report from Citi Private Bank Law Firm Group. The Texas Lawbook has the details.
Norton Rose Fulbright: Gerry Pecht is Firm’s Next Global CEO
Norton Rose Fulbright announced late Sunday that the firm has elected a litigation partner in Houston to be its global chief executive starting Jan. 1. Gerry Pecht is the first U.S. lawyer to take the 3,500-lawyer firm’s highest ranking leadership position since Fulbright & Jaworski and Norton Rose combined in 2013.