Mark Howland and Sam Joyner join the Dallas-based law firm as partners from Jones Day and Ross Joyner, respectively.
Paul Hastings Taps Rick Burleson to Lead Oil and Gas Practice
Burleson previously led his own energy-focused law firm, which closed at the end of 2015.
Dykema Cox Smith Strengthens IP Practice in Austin
Bradley Coburn left Denko Coburn Lauff, a firm he helped create in 2009, to join Dykema.
Norton Rose Fulbright Snags Former Transocean CCO; Adds Corporate Banking Expert
Mike Munro will serve as head of compliance of the firm’s Houston office. Justin Long joins as a partner in Austin.
David Morales, Former General Counsel to the Governor of Texas, Jumps to Kelly Hart
Morales will be a partner in the Fort Worth-based firm’s Austin office.
Munck Wilson Adds Litigation Partner Shain Khoshbin
Khoshbin lateraled over from Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors, where he practiced the past four years.
Kelly Hart Opens Baton Rouge Office
It is Kelly Hart’s second office in the Bayou State. The Fort Worth-based firm opened a New Orleans office in 2014.
Dallas IP Trial Law Firm Combines with LA Litigation Boutique
The new law firm will be called Skiermont Derby.
Marshall Simmons, lawyer for the Dallas Cowboys, Dies at 82
Three legendary trial lawyers – Jim Coleman, Jim Cowles and Marshall Simmons – reigned over the Dallas legal market from the 1960s through the 1980s. One of the legends, Simmons, died Thursday. He recruited and mentored some of the most prominent litigators in North Texas today. And he is famous for representing the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders in copyright infringement lawsuits against the movie distributors of Debbie Does Dallas. Simmons, 82, died Thursday. This article has all the details.
Harrington Honored for Access to Justice Efforts
Recently, Jim Harrington, the founder of the Texas Civil Rights Project, received the prestigious Harold F. Kleinman Award from the Texas Access to Justice Foundation for his commitment to public service. The timing of the award is appropriate as Harrington prepares to turn over the reins of the TCRP so he can return to his roots of community organizing.