Willis & Sellers Keep ‘Legal Issues from Distracting’ the Business of Interstate Batteries

© 2017 The Texas Lawbook. By Mark Curriden (May 16) – The TV commercial starts by showing an alien monster wreaking havoc in a downtown. People are running for their lives and yelling out for their superhero to come save them. Miles away, the masked superhero is sitting in his Batmobile-like vehicle inside a secret lair ready to rush to the scene. Except, his battery is dead. “When you need to be there, you need Interstate Batteries.” When Dallas-based Interstate Batteries needs legal help, it turns to Chris Willis and Kelvin Sellers. Last year, Interstate promoted Willis to be the company’s chief legal officer and Sellers to be its general counsel. The moves weren’t the result of any corporate crisis or devastating courtroom loss. “We actually don’t have much litigation,” Willis says. “Our batteries are the safest anywhere. We do a great job at risk management and implementing the highest in compliance standards. And we work hard to keep legal matters from distracting the business.” Willis and Sellers are widely respected as thought leaders throughout the corporate law community. “Chris and Kelvin are great lawyers, true leaders in the Dallas community and really good guys,” says Texas General Counsel Forum CEO…