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By Mark Curriden, JD
Senior Writer for The Texas Lawbook
(May 2) – Prominent energy litigator Paula Hinton has taken her 33 years of experience handling complex and high-profile business disputes to the Houston office of Winston & Strawn.
Hinton, who has represented the AT&T, BP, Shell Oil, Jiffy Lube, Krispy Kreme franchises and other major corporations in scores of class actions, trials and arbitrations, joins Chicago-based Winston as a partner.
“Winston & Strawn has a great reputation as a national litigation law firm and firm leaders are focused on building the Houston office into a premier complex business litigation presence in Texas,” says Hinton. “This is a law firm that feeds to my strengths – being in court, arguing cases to juries and arbitrators.”
A 1979 graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law (did you just hear Judge Pat Higginbotham give out a shout?), Hinton previously practiced at Vinson & Elkins and before that at Akin Gump.
John Keville, Winston’s managing partner in Houston, said Hinton’s arrival underscores Winston & Strawn’s commitment to developing a full-service platform in Houston.
“With Paula’s move, we have enhanced our capacity to handle complex commercial litigation in Houston, including oil and gas-related disputes,” Keville said in a written statement.
Winston opened its office in Houston in 2011 and has expanded to 17 partners and 40 lawyers.
Hinton has represented businesses in a wide variety of disputes, including allegations of breach of contract, business torts, consumer class actions, product liability, fraud, trademark and trade-secret issues, as well as energy, telecommunications and technology litigation. She is a member of the American Law Institute and is a past recipient of Texas Executive Women’s Woman on the Move Award. In addition, Hinton is the co-chair of the Woman Advocate Committee of the ABA Litigation Section and she is on the Executive Council for the Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas.
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