McGinnis Lochridge Adds Advisor to Austin Mayor as Special Counsel
Ashton G. Cumberbatch, Jr. has returned to the Austin law firm where he practiced from 1989 to 2002.
Munsch Hardt Elevates Three to Shareholder
The firm also promoted five attorneys to equity shareholder.
Baker Botts Honored with Harris County Bench Bar Pro Bono Award
A committee of Harris County judges and Houston Bar Association President Alistair Dawson selected Baker Botts for the award in large part for the 1,131 pro bono hours the firm performed in support of Hurricane Harvey relief.
Bracewell Partner Appointed to Chair AHLA Affinity Group
Brian Teaff will begin a two-year term in Julay as the chair of the Tax – Tax-Exempt Finance Affinity Group for the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA).
Houston Real Estate Attorney Returns to Winstead
Jim Lloyd practiced most recently at Pillsbury.
Texas Lawyers’ Assistance Program Executive Director Wins Community Leadership Award
Bree Buchanan was recognized by the Legal Professionals Program at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation in Minnesota.
Dallas Trial Firm Opens New York Office
The personal injury firm also has an outpost in Los Angeles.
State Bar Names Chair-Elect of Board of Directors
Laura Gibson, a past president of the Houston Bar Association, will take office at the State Bar’s Annual Meeting in June.
West & Associates Adds Houston Partner
Edgardo Colón is a former senior counsel at global engineering construction company Bechtel Corp.
Baker Donelson Mints New Shareholder in Houston
Daniel Ferretti has been involved with several energy company bankruptcies in Houston.
Polsinelli Shareholder Allen Dickey Named Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation
Dickey, a SMU Dedman School of Law graduate, is in Polsinelli’s real estate finance practice group.
Keith Clouse and Rogge Dunn Launch New Firms
After practicing together for more than 15 years at Clouse Dunn, Dallas lawyers Keith Clouse and Rogge Dunn are opening new litigation shops.