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Winstead's Kristin Kruse Named HYLA Outstanding Young Lawyer

July 16, 2015 Mark Curriden

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By Brooks Igo
(July 16) – Winstead associate Kristin Kruse was named this year’s Houston Young Lawyers Association Woodrow B. Seals Outstanding Young Lawyer of Houston, the firm announced this week.
Kruse, a SMU Dedman School of Law graduate, is the first Winstaed attorney to receive the award. She was honored at the Houston Young Lawyers Association’s Law Day Luncheon on May 4.
The litigator served as co-chair for the Gender Fairness Committee for the Houston Bar Association and is a member of the HBA Appellate Section. She is also involved with the United Way Young Leaders, the German-American Chamber of Commerce of Houston and the Texas A&M Liberal Arts Advisory Council.

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Mark Curriden

Mark Curriden is a lawyer/journalist and founder of The Texas Lawbook. In addition, he is a contributing legal correspondent for The Dallas Morning News.

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