These three lawyers telling their life stories a week after Hispanic Heritage Month ended emphasize the impact that racism has had on the legal profession and strength of many in the profession to succeed despite those obstacles. The Texas Lawbook is proud to provide you with this special series of articles from three of our readers and your professional colleagues.

Chicago-based Sidley Austin has lured four key lawyers from the highly-regarded transactional practice at Andrews Kurth Kenyon. Their lateral movement comes at a critical time for Houston-based AKK, which has been in merger discussions with the East Coast firm, Hunton & Williams. The Texas Lawbook has the names and other details.

The Dallas Bar Association’s board of directors voted unanimously Thursday to give a director’s position with full voting rights to the leader of the largest women’s lawyers organization in North Texas. DWLA President Dena Stroh said she “could not be more thrilled.”