The law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce Margaret B. Symonds has joined the Firm’s Houston office as Counsel in the Corporate and Securities Practice Group. Ms. Symonds previously served as a Partner with Bracewell Giuliani LLP as well as a consultant to an energy company. (more…)
Effective January 1, 2019, McCathern, PLLC is honored to welcome former judge Scott J. Becker to the firm. Before joining McCathern as a partner in 2019, Becker presided over the 219th State District Court in Collin County, Texas from 2010 through 2018. As a court of general jurisdiction, Becker presided over a broad variety of matters including multi-million dollar civil litigation, family law matters including divorces and child custody disputes, and felony criminal matters including murder. Two of the cases over which Becker presided have been the subject of television episodes: CBS’s 48 Hours: Taken Away (aired September 2017) and Dateline NBC’s: Someone Was Waiting (aired December 2016). (more…)
Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Michael B. Bennett has joined the Litigation Practice Group as a partner in the Houston office expanding the commercial disputes practice with a focus on the energy sector. Before joining Eversheds Sutherland, Mr. Bennett was a partner at Baker Botts. (more…)
Nationally respected law firm Bradley is expanding with the opening of a new Dallas office, its 10th office nationally and second in Texas. The firm opened its first Texas office in Houston in 2016. The Dallas office will be led by legendary Texas litigator Richard A. “Dick” Sayles, formerly of the trial boutique Sayles Werbner. (more…)
Haynes and Boone, LLP is proud to announce the promotion to partnership of 11 lawyers from the firm’s Austin, Dallas, Denver, Houston, New York and Richardson offices. (more…)
