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Richard R. Orsinger

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Richard R. Orsinger has been appointed to serve as a member of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee for the Supreme Court of Texas. Orsinger is a partner at Orsinger Nelson Downing Anderson as one of Texas’ top family law and appellate lawyers.

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Robert L. Levy

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Robert L. Levy has been appointed to serve as a member of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee for the Supreme Court of Texas. Levy currently serves as Executive Counsel of Legal Policy at ExxonMobil.

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Jerry Bullard

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Jerry Bullard has been appointed to serve as a member of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee for the Supreme Court of Texas. Bullard is a partner at Adams Lynch & Loftlin specializing in handling civil appeals in complex civil litigation.

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Hon. John Browning

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The Honorable

Hon. John Browning has been appointed to serve as a member of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee for the Supreme Court of Texas. Justice Browning has served on the Fifth District Court of Appeals since 2020.

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Hon. Harvey Brown

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The Honorable

Hon. Harvey Brown has been appointed to serve as a member of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee for the Supreme Court of Texas. Brown has seven years of experience as a trial judge.

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Hon. Peter Michael Kelly

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The Honorable

Hon. Peter Michael Kelly has been appointed to serve as a member of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee for the Supreme Court of Texas. Justice Kelly has been serving on the Texas First District Court of Appeals since 2018.

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Jerry Johnson

Jerry Johnson

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Jerry Johnson passed away on Jan. 4, 2023. Johnson practiced law in Dallas for nearly 50 years, specializing in commercial real estate.

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Tara Porterfield

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Tara Porterfield has been named senior counsel at Littler in its Austin office. She focuses her practice exclusively on employment law litigation and counseling. Porterfield has more than 20 years of employment litigation experience, including her most recent position at Vinson & Elkins.

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Kayvon Rashidi

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Kayvon Rashidi is now Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization (TBLS) after passing the 2023 board exam. Rashidi is with Powers and Kerr, PLLC.

Alistair Dawson

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Alistair Dawson has been appointed to Texas’ Supreme Court Advisory Committee. An attorney at Beck Redden, Dawson serves as a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American Board of Trial Advocates and a commissioner on the Texas Equal Access to Justice Commission.

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Hilary Frisbie

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Hilary Frisbie has been appointed to senior director of investor relations at Oceaneering International, Inc.. Frisbie has served as associate general counsel, leading Oceaneering’s global contracting programs.

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Nicholas R. Maxwell

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Nicholas Maxwell has been promoted to partner at Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna. Maxwell, who specializes in insurance litigation, served on the editorial advisory board of the Insurance Coverage Law Center for several years and has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in New York.

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Jerry L. Adams

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Jerry L. Adams passed away Jan. 6, 2024. He spent his 41-year legal career with Greer Herz & Adams L.L.P. and was the firm’s managing partner for many years. While at Texas Law, Adams was honored as a Chancellor and was associate editor of the Texas Law Review.

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Jennifer Monday Goldman

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Jennifer Monday Goldman passed away Jan. 6, 2024. Goldman served Texas Law and Texas Development as Director of Gift and Estate Planning. Previously, she practiced law at Vinson & Elkins before transitioning to a career in financial planning and estate law.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations may be made to the Jennifer Monday Goldman Memorial Scholarship at Texas Law fund established to support excellence and access for Texas Law Scholars, a goal near and dear to Jenn’s heart and professional work.

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John Davis “JD” Head Jr.

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John Davis “JD” Head Jr. passed away Dec. 11, 2023. Head served as a director of the Legal Division and general counsel of the Texas Environmental Regulatory Agency before becoming a senior partner at Fritz, Byrne, Head & Gilstrap, PLLC.

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Carson Glass Lamle

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Carson Glass Lamle has been elected as one of the newest shareholders at Hall Estill. Lemle, who rejoined Hall Estill in January 2022, started her career with the firm in 2016 before serving as a law clerk for the Honorable John F. Heil, III. Carson practices in complex commercial litigation and energy and natural resources law.

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Maka Hutson

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Maka Hutson has been promoted to partnership at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP’s Dallas office. Hutson focuses her practice on immigration law and policy and received the National Law Journal’s Immigration Law Trailblazer Award in 2023.

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Hayden Harms

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Hayden Harms has been promoted to partnership at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP’s Houston office. Harms focuses on the development, construction and operation of highly complex power and infrastructure projects with a focus on the renewable energy and energy transition industries.

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Kate Doorley

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Kate Doorley has been promoted to partnership at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP’s Washington D.C. office. Doorley focuses her practice on advising clients on a wide range of complex financial restructuring matters.

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Joe W. Redden, Jr.

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Joe Redden has announced his retirement from Beck Redden and the practice of law. Redden, founding partner emeritus of Beck Redden LLP, enjoyed a 48-year career as a trial lawyer and was elected to fellowship in the American College of Trial Lawyers in 1995.

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Jason P. Steed

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Jason P. Steed has been elected to the American Law Institute. Steed is currently a visiting professor at the University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law and has previously worked as an appellate attorney.

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Richard B. Farrer

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The Hon.

Judge Richard B. Farrer has been elected to the American Law Institute. Farrer currently serves as a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.

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Brian M. Gillett

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Brian M. Gillett has been promoted to partner at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP in Dallas. Gillett specializes in handling high-stakes, complex commercial matters at all stages of litigation.

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James Hammett, Jr.

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James Hammett, Jr. passed away on Dec. 31, 2023. Hammett was a highly regarded oil and gas litigator, and managing partner at Stubbeman, McRae, Sealy, Laughlin, and Browder.

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Manuel Mungia

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Manuel Mungia has joined Norton Rose Fulbright’s global insurance practice as a partner. Mungia worked at the firm as an associate previously in his career, specializing in advising domestic and foreign insurers in complex coverage matters.

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Mary Kate Raffetto

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Mary Kate Raffetto is joining the partnership at Beck Redden LLP. Raffetto is a trial and appellate specialist with significant experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants.

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Diana Lynn Holt

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Diana Lynn Holt passed away on Dec. 18, 2023. Holt had an accomplished 30-year career representing indigent death-sentenced inmates, resulting in recognition by national and local media outlets.

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Janice Pardue

Janice Pardue

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Janice Pardue passed away on Dec. 21, 2023. Pardue was a celebrated family lawyer,  selected by her peers as a Super Lawyer and serving as chair of the HBA Family Law Section, Gulf Coast Family Lawyers, the Collaborative Law Section and Association of Women Attorneys.

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George M. Callahan

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George M. Callahan passed away on Dec. 21, 2023. Callahan was a domestic lawyer for more than 30 years and served as the state chair of the Arkansas Chapter of Ducks Unlimited.

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Carrie Douglas

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Carrie Douglas has been promoted to partner at Bracewell, specializing in the firm’s healthcare and life sciences practice. Douglas represents hospital systems, surgery centers, and large physician practices in coverage and reimbursement disputes with health insurers.

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Paul Schuster

Paul F. Schuster

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Paul F. Schuster has been promoted to partner at Bracewell’s litigation department. Schuster specializes in representing healthcare providers on a range of litigation and regulatory matters.

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Leon Schydlower

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Judge Leon Schydlower has been nominated for a judicial position in the Western District of Texas by President Joe Biden. Schydlower has been a magistrate judge in the district since 2015 and previously worked as special assistant U.S. attorney in the District of Hawaii following two years as a trial attorney on active duty for the U.S Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps.

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Miatta Echetebu

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Miatta Echetebu has joined Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP as an associate. Echetebu is a member of the firm’s Corporate and Securities Practice Group, specializing in private equity and other corporate and securities transactions.

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Amanda Thomson

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Amanda Thomson has been named partner at Arnold & Porter. Brown is a member of the firm’s complex litigation practice, specializing in representing clients in health care and aviation industries.

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Hilda Galvan

Hilda Galvan

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Hilda Galvan has been named in the Top 50 Diverse Board Candidate List, a recognition by Equilar and the Nasdaq Center for Board Excellence that seeks to advance opportunities for underrepresented groups. Galvan is a partner in charge at the Dallas office of Jones Day, specializing in intellectual property, with a background in technology and artificial intelligence.

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Richard “Rick” C. King

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Richard “Rick” C. King passed away on Nov. 27, 2023. King was a double Longhorn who previously worked at Baker Botts and as a partner at Munsch Hardt, before joining the King Law Group in 2011.

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Edward Kellenberger

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Edward Kellenberger passed away on Dec. 10, 2023. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Kellenberger was a successful real estate lawyer for more than 40 years, spending a large part of his career with the law firm of Newcomer & Douglass in Colorado and eventually opening his own firm.

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Richard R. Orsinger

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Richard R. Orsinger has been named a Best Divorce Lawyer in San Antonio for 2023 by Forbes. Orsinger has more than 40 years of experience in family and appellate law and has been previously honored in the State Bar of Texas Family Law Hall of Legends.

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Arthur J. Rossi, Jr.

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Arthur J. Rossi, Jr. has been named a 2023 Best Divorce Lawyer in San Antonio by Forbes. Rossi has more than 40 years of experience helping clients with property division, child custody, spousal support, and other family law-related issues.

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Mysti Murphy

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Mysti Murphy has been named a Best Divorce Lawyer in San Antonio by Forbes for 2023. As a consultant for the City of Dallas Domestic Violence Task Force and a former Dallas County assistant district attorney, Murphy specializes in domestic violence and other family law cases.

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Floyd S. Contreras

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Floyd S. Contreras has been named a 2023 Best Divorce Lawyer in San Antonio by Forbes. Contreras practices all types of family law, with experience in business and probate law that allows him to help clients with divorces involving family businesses.

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Christopher Luna

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Christopher Luna has joined SPCA of Texas—the most comprehensive and longest-serving animal welfare agency in North Texas—as president and CEO. Luna previously spent 18 years as vice president of legal affairs at T-Mobile.  He also was a Dallas city councilman for three terms and served as deputy mayor pro tem.

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Sherry Talton

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Sherry Talton has joined Ogletree Deakins as shareholder in the firm’s Seattle office. Talton represents local and national employers in court and previously served as principal of Jackson Lewis’ Disability, Leave and Health Management practice group.

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Keith Y. Cohan

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Keith Y. Cohan has been named a Rising Star by Texas Lawyer. Cohan is a partner in the Austin office of Reid Collins & Tsai and focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation.

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Matthew Falcone

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Matthew Falcone has been named a recipient of Texas Lawyer’s 2023 “On the Rise” Award. Falcone is a partner at Vinson & Elkins’ Houston office and focuses his practice on M&A and private equity.

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Taylor Mauze

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Taylor Mauze has been named a Rising Star by Texas Lawyer. Mauze is a litigator and trial attorney at Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP and specializes in complex business disputes and patents.

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Atman Shukla

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Atman Shukla has been named a Rising Star by Texas Lawyer. Shukla is a partner at Sidley Austin LLP and focuses on M&A and investment transactions in the energy, infrastructure, and aviation industries.

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Maryssa Simpson

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Maryssa Simpson has been named a Rising Star by Texas Lawyer. Simpson is a trial lawyer at the Simpson Tuegel Law Firm and focuses her practice on personal injury, sexual assault, and sexual harassment cases.

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Courtney Hammond

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Courtney Hammond has been named a recipient of Texas Lawyer’s 2023 “On the Rise” Award. Hammond is a member of Vinson & Elkins’ real estate practice and focuses on commercial real estate projects.

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Michael Kelso

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Michael Kelso has been named a Rising Star by Texas Lawyer. Kelso is a trial lawyer at Susman Godfrey LLP and focuses his practice on antitrust, securities fraud, and the energy sector.

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