Every band needs an urban legend. For Rhythm Congress, the backstory that’s spun as silky as a spider’s web is that the Graves Dougherty corporate shareholder could read musical notes before he could read words. His mother started giving him piano lessons at age 3, and his earliest memories are of family trips to Bluegrass festivals in northeastern Oklahoma.
DBA Selects New President-Elect
Scott McElhaney of Jackson Walker is the DBA’s new president-elect, and will serve as president in 2014.
R. Brent Clifton Jumps to Winstead
Prominent tax lawyer R. Brent Clifton is taking his 30 years of practice to Winstead.
For the Love of the Game
Ask Michael Jordan about Houston attorney Nakia Davis, and the sports legend is likely to recall the time he beat her at golf. Ask Davis, a senior in-house counsel at HCC Insurance Holdings, about Michael Jordan, and she recounts the 17 rounds she beat him at golf.
The 38-year-old lawyer’s most vivid memories, however, are about the passion “His Airness” showed for the game with the little white ball. “He hit a shot out of bounds,” Davis recalls. “I said, ‘Wow, that looked like one of your baseball swings.’” Jordan gave her “a look,” along with that famous smile. The banter continued.
David Mayer Joins Shackelford, Melton & McKinley
David Mayer has helped a Middle Eastern King purchase a Boeing 747 as his official Royal Aircraft and authored one of the highly popular For Dummies books. After 15 years as a lawyer in the Dallas office of Patton Boggs, Mayer joins SMM, a 41-lawyer business and entertainment law firm, as a partner.
David Mayer Joins Shackelford, Melton & McKinley
David Mayer has helped a Middle Eastern King purchase a Boeing 747 as his official Royal Aircraft and authored one of the highly popular For Dummies books. After 15 years as a lawyer in the Dallas office of Patton Boggs, Mayer joins SMM, a 41-lawyer business and entertainment law firm, as a partner.
Winstead Moves its Headquarters to Uptown Dallas
Nestled in the heart of uptown behind the Rolex Building, Winstead’s new Dallas office represents the modern setting for a law firm.
Gardere Expands IP Practice with Sarah Paxson
Sarah Paxson is the fourth lawyer since last month to join Gardere’s IP practice.
Four Attorneys Join Decker Jones
Decker Jones has hired four new attorneys for its downtown Fort Worth office.
DBA’s Equal Access to Justice Helps Fund Cases that Change Lives
The Dallas Bar Association’s Equal Access to Justice fundraising campaign is underway. EAJ funds the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, which represented 2,476 low-income Dallas individuals in legal disputes in 2011. The fundraising efforts are off to a great start, but there’s still a long way to go to raise the $700,000 needed.
“The severe recession has hit poor people especially hard,” says Michael Hurst, a partner at Gruber Hurst and the chair of the EAJ’s fundraiser for 2012. “More than 600,000 people in Dallas County qualify financially for DVAP’s help.”