BNSF Railway GC Jumps to Thompson & Knight
Thompson & Knight said Thursday that it has snagged BNSF Railway Corp. General Counsel Charles Shewmake as a new partner in the firm’s trial practice.
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Thompson & Knight said Thursday that it has snagged BNSF Railway Corp. General Counsel Charles Shewmake as a new partner in the firm’s trial practice.

Thompson & Knight said Thursday that it has snagged BNSF Railway Corp. General Counsel Charles Shewmake as a new partner in the firm’s trial practice.
David Huntley, senior executive vice president and chief compliance officer of AT&T, is one of the seven new board members.
The firm adds technology lawyer David Lawrence and construction attorney Adam Richie.

The TV commercial features “criminals” buying and selling drugs, stealing stereo equipment and hiring the services of a prostitute. Each thanks their lawyer for helping them get out of jail and apparently go back to a life of crime. "Consequences, they sure suck, don't they?" the lawyer says. The advertisement was featured in a Dallas Bar Association program Friday about civility and dignity in the legal profession. This article highlights the star-studded panels and showcases one of the craziest lawyer TV commercials ever.

The TV commercial features “criminals” buying and selling drugs, stealing stereo equipment and hiring the services of a prostitute. Each thanks their lawyer for helping them get out of jail and apparently go back to a life of crime. "Consequences, they sure suck, don't they?" the lawyer says. The advertisement was featured in a Dallas Bar Association program Friday about civility and dignity in the legal profession. This article highlights the star-studded panels and showcases one of the craziest lawyer TV commercials ever.

A group of Dallas attorneys are seeking to fill a void in a neighborhood south of downtown by opening a new bar together called Mac's Southside.
The 2015 DAYL Leadership Class presented a check for $53,041, the largest donation given by the DAYL in its history, to the nonprofit Communities in Schools for their Ketchup Saturday program.
Love, a SMU Dedman School of Law graduate, will oversee the operations for the 20-plus North American Title Co. branches throughout Texas.
Love, a SMU Dedman School of Law graduate, will oversee the operations for the 20-plus North American Title Co. branches throughout Texas.

Spencer, who is a private equity holder in the company, represented Coinsource last year as a partner at Akin Gump in Dallas.

Houston-based Andrews Kurth announced Monday that it has reached an agreement with an intellectual property and technology boutique in New York to hire all 55 lawyers at the firm.
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