A long-running dispute over a landowner’s actions at a 150-year-old historic African-American cemetery south of Dallas remains unresolved after a judge ruled the case a mistrial on Friday. An Ellis County jury was unable to agree whether a landowner and his company were negligent in their actions at St. Mary Cemetery located in rural Ellis County.
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Scott Wallace Named Executive Partner of Holland & Knight’s Dallas Office
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Scott Wallace Named Executive Partner of Holland & Knight's Dallas Office
Wallace, who was part of the 23-lawyer team to jump to Holland & Knight and establish its Dallas outpost, counsels financial institutions in transactions.