Schick & Copeland Bolt V&E to Start Houston Firm

© 2014 The Texas Lawbook.By Mark Curriden, JD (February 5) – Come to find out, old dogs do learn new tricks. Bob Schick and Morgan Copeland have been two stalwarts of the Vinson & Elkins litigation practice for more than three decades. They worked on some of the biggest toxic tort and products liability cases in the country. They were young lawyers watching trial legends such as Harry Reasoner and Knox Nunnally as they gained their own experience. Everyone believed they were lifers at V&E. Until Wednesday, when the duo announced they have left the security blanket large law firm to start their own business litigation boutique in Houston. “We’ve been talking about going out on our own since we were fifth year associates and this was personally and professionally the right time to make the move,” says Schick, a 1981 graduate of the University of Houston Law Center and a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers. “We wanted more freedom and flexibility on rates and we didn’t want to worry about client conflicts that come with being at a large law firm,” says Schick. “And we wanted the opportunity to get to the courthouse more often to…