Rusty Hardin 'Hit the Mother Lode' with Three New Lawyers

© 2012 The Texas Lawbook.By Natalie Posgate Staff Writer for The Texas Lawbook When the attorneys at Rusty Hardin & Associates decided in February that they needed to add an associate or two to their team, the last thing they expected was to hire a former journalist, a former geophysicist and a former LSU football player. But the Houston trial boutique scored all three and is extremely pleased with the results of its hiring efforts.The unique backgrounds of Carolyn Courville, Jennifer Brevorka and Bob Wynne are not the only attributes that these three new attorneys bring to the table. They’re also helping the firm expand its services in complex commercial litigation – a legal sector that continues to grow hot. Managing partner Rusty Hardin said that these new hires allow the firm to gain a larger presence in business litigation while maintaining its specialty in civil litigation (which, despite the media’s heavy coverage on Hardin’s famous white-collar criminal cases, is the dominant firm-wide focus). “I think we’re going to be predominantly business litigation because I think that’s where the market is now,” Hardin said. “But there are several members of the firm who enjoy personal injury. I think we’re going…