Marcy Hogan Greer Joins Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend

© 2014 The Texas Lawbook.By Brooks Igo Staff Writer for The Texas Lawbook (February 4) — Austin-based appellate boutique Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend recently added Marcy Hogan Greer to its Austin office as a partner. She joins from Norton Rose Fulbright, where she practiced for 20 years. Greer said the opportunity to practice at a boutique firm factored into her decision and allows her to do even more purely appellate work and to develop virtual legal strategy teams. “The opportunity to build a national appellate practice with former Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson and a platform of stellar appellate lawyers already at the firm was irresistible,” she said.Currently, Greer is working on a case involving cy pres awards to non-profits in connection with class action settlements that is now before the Supreme Court of Texas. Texas Access to Justice, Texas Appleseed, the Nature Conservancy and Texas Legal Services Center have all supported her clients with amicus briefs. “This case is important to me because it combines my practice experience with handling class actions with my passion for non-profit organizations, especially those who provide legal services to low-income Texans,” she said. Greer is also currently representing a death row inmate with…