The three lawyers from the Austin-based law firm Moltz Morton & Glenn LLP were looking to extend their reach and add to their bench.
TX Foster Care Reform Trial Concludes
A district judge heard closing arguments Thursday in Dallas from lawyers for the State of Texas and advocacy group Children’s Rights on how she should provide federal oversight to reform Texas’s long-term foster care system.
Thursday morning’s closings were the denouement of a two-week bench trial that occurred in December after lawyers from Children’s Rights in New York, Yetter Coleman in Houston and Haynes and Boone in Dallas partnered up to bring a class-action lawsuit against the State of Texas to advocate for the more than 12,000 foster children in the state’s long-term foster care system.
Tax Expert Rejoins Kelly Hart
Sean Bryan, who spent the last 18 months at Akin Gump, said Kelly Hart was a “better fit.”
Morgan Lewis Further Strengthens Government Enforcement Practice, Adds Two Contracts Experts
Sheila Armstrong and Robert Sherry, who also join from K&L Gates, will be reunited with Danny Ashby, Steve Korotash, Gregory Jackson the rest of the team that jumped to Morgan Lewis in April.
Schiff Hardin Continues Dallas Growth
The firm announced on Monday the addition of Stephen Sapp, a corporate and securities lawyer.
Former Winstead Shareholders Launch Austin Boutique Law Firm
Trek Doyle and Karl Seelbach are forming Doyle Seelbach PLLC, where they will handle a mix of commercial litigation, personal injury and property damage litigation.
Two Former In-House Counsel at Energy Companies Join Jones Walker in Houston
In a Q&A with The Texas Lawbook, the two Houston lawyers discuss why they chose Jones Walker, how their experience in-house has shaped the way they think about private practice and what hot topics they are keeping an eye on in 2015.
2014 DAYL Leadership Class Raises More than $20K for NTFB’s Food 4 Kids Program at Crawfish Boil
The DAYL Leadership Class decided to dedicate the funds to the NTFB’s Food 4 Kids Program, which helps to feed children in danger of food insecurity during the weekend and holidays.
Norton Rose Fulbright Appoints Ken Stewart to Global Chair Position
Firm names Dallas corporate lawyer, one of the truly nice guy lawyers, to ambassadorial leadership role.
Dallas Trial Lawyer Rob Hoffman Jumps to Andrews Kurth
Hoffman says Andrews Kurth offers an expanded platform.