Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
Three partners at the 20-lawyer Dallas trial boutique Gruber Hail Johansen Shank are leaving the law firm to start their own practice. Trey Crawford, Dave Wishnew and Michael Lang have launched their own litigation shop.
Michelle Schulz and Elsa Manzanares have joined Akerman with three additional team members from their Gardere practice.
Barrett Reasoner is a partner at Gibbs & Bruns.
The National Trial Lawyers honored Lanier with its “Trial Lawyer of the Year” award in 2016 and 2017.
Jim Griffin says the idea for a “lifestyle change” entered his mind after he reached his 30th anniversary at Jackson Walker a couple of years ago.
Hugh Tanner and Denise Scofield jumped to Winston from Morgan Lewis & Bockius, where Tanner led the Houston office and chaired the firm’s oil and gas litigation group.
Dykema's executive board promoted 12 attorneys to member firmwide.
Pamela Madere and Scott Schepps have joined from Coats Rose and Fizer Beck Webster Bentley & Scroggins, respectively.
Keron Wright is the third partner and fifth attorney overall at the six-month-old law firm.
The firm's newly-minted partners are from four different offices.
Woodruff is chair of the tax section of the Houston Bar Association.
After 36 years at V&E, Jay Cuclis has officially opened the Houston office of White & Case. Two Andrews Kurth Kenyon energy transactional partners in Houston – Christopher Richardson and Charlie Ofner – are joining Cuclis. Inan interview with The Texas Lawbook, Cuclis says the 2,100-lawyer global firm plans to be aggressive in building the office.
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