Wilson Elser Adds a Former Investigative TV Reporter & a Higher Ed Expert to Dallas Office

© 2012 The Texas Lawbook.By Natalie Posgate Staff Writer for The Texas Lawbook Former WFAA-TV Channel 8 investigative reporter Valeri Williams was sued six times during her award-winning career, and she won every time. Williams is no longer the client to the defense lawyer; she’s the one doing the legal counseling. After 20 successful years in journalism, Williams wanted a change of pace. She decided to use her analytical reporting skills elsewhere and enrolled in law school.New York-based Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker has announced that Williams has joined its Dallas office as an Of Counsel. Her practice focuses on employment law, labor law, general litigation and complex commercial litigation. Wilson Elser also announced that veteran higher education administrator and lawyer James Sears Bryant recently joined the firm as an Of Counsel. Bryant is a former lawyer at the St. Louis-based law firm Stolar Partnership, where he was chair of the higher education practice (more on Bryant below). Williams, who was most recently an associate at Figari & Davenport, is well-versed in asking tough questions and knowing how people will answer, which provides her clients services beyond the legal spectrum. “There’s a lot of overlap with these prominent clients…