The Latham team was part of more than 200 volunteers from the community that worked together last month to build the playground.
Polsinelli Adds Dallas Nonprofits General Counsel Jonathan Blum
Blum has served as general counsel for two prominent Dallas nonprofits – Susan G. Komen and, most recently, the David Nathan Meyerson Foundation.
Survey: Corporate In-House Pay Up in Houston, Down in Dallas
Prescott Legal Services survey shows compensation for in-house counsel in Houston grew four percent last year.
Attorney Tackles ‘Bear’ of a Task for His Daughter
AUSTIN (May 7) – It was a bear of a task, and not too lawyerly. But Kerry McGill of the Austin law firm Greer and McGill persevered. He perused illustration after illustration – about 200 in all – until he found the perfect portrayal for the cover of his children’s book, “Bear’s Flower.”
Texas Lawyer: Revenues Flat, PPP Up for Elite Firms
Half of the 25 largest Texas firms saw their gross revenues climb in 2013, led by Susman Godfrey, Akin Gump and V&E
Texas Lawyer: Revenues Flat, PPP Up for Elite Firms
Half of the 25 largest Texas firms saw their gross revenues climb in 2013, led by Susman Godfrey, Akin Gump and V&E
Kirkland & Ellis Opens Outpost in Houston
The Chicago-founded firm has announced the lateral hire of corporate law partner Andrew Calder of Simpson Thacher.
Kirkland & Ellis Opens Outpost in Houston
The Chicago-founded firm has announced the lateral hire of corporate law partner Andrew Calder of Simpson Thacher.
The Judge and the Advocate: Meet the Lynns
As a Dallas jury read its verdict, Mike Lynn pulled his iPhone from his pocket and sent one email: “We won. $319 million.”
A few blocks away, U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn was on the bench in the middle of her own trial when the message arrived. “I wanted to be there in court with Mike when he won such a huge victory for his client,” she says.
Barbara and Mike Lynn are Dallas’ undisputed legal power couple. She has shattered gender barriers her entire life and is the only lawyer to ever chair both the ABA’s Litigation and Judicial sections. Now a federal judge, Barbara Lynn has presided over some of the most controversial and important trials in North Texas during the past 15 years.
Mike Lynn is a pit bull trial lawyer who left the comforts of a large silk stocking law firm 20 years ago to start one of the most successful and respected litigation boutiques in Texas. His biggest court victory – the $319 million win for Energy Transfer Partners – is the largest judgment ever issued by a state court jury in Dallas.
Shannon Gracey Adds Two Partners, Names New Head of Dallas Office
Mediator David Seidler and construction law expert Christian Ellis joined the firm as partners in its Fort Worth office, while Lisa Songy assumed her new position as the head of the Dallas office.