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Frank and Debbie Branson: Partners in Life, the Law

By Patricia Baldwin
Lifestyle Writer for The Texas Lawbook

Early in her marriage and Dallas law career, Debbie Dudley Branson learned about her husband’s stamina for risk-taking. Shortly after she had joined him at The Law Offices of Frank Branson, she recalled, a “huge offer” was on the table in a settlement conference.

Mark Curriden

Mark Curriden is a lawyer/journalist and founder of The Texas Lawbook. In addition, he is a contributing legal correspondent for The Dallas Morning News.

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