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Lance Currie
ä e Dallas Business Jour- nal has named Lance Cur- rie to its list of 40 Under 40. Currie, a partner with Car- rington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal LLP, will be recognized with 39 other
Bell represents companies and individu- als in complex commercial litigation and government investigations, and also assists clients in regulatory and transactional re- views. He joins Bailey Brauer from Ama- rillo-based Brown & Fortunato P.C.
Weston L. Hall
ä e Dallas-based trial law rm Chamblee Ryan has promoted rm attorney Weston L. Hall to partner, recognizing his excellence in trial work and his com- mitment to the rm’s clients.
impressive honorees in a special publica- tion of the Dallas Business Journal and at an awards event March 20. More than 350 eligible nominations were submitted this year, representing nearly every industry of North Texas. Currie, a construction and real estate attorney, stood out to judges for his courtroom success.
Chad J. Ray
ä Munck Wilson Mandala welcomes litigation attorney Chad J. Ray as a senior as- sociate. Ray applies a unique background bridging chem- istry and law to represent clients in a variety of com-
Hall is experienced in a range of litigation matters, including commercial, trucking and transportation, construction, general liability and personal injury, medical mal- practice and premises liability.
Nichole Plagens
a nonpro t organization that evaluates the quali cations of judicial candidates in Dal- las. Board certi ed in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Lewis is a 2010 graduate of Baylor University School of Law.
Peter Hyndman
George Craft Jr.
ä Dallas-based Caldwell Cassady & Curry is proud to announce the addition of attorney Seth Reich as an associate. Like all the attorneys at Caldwell Cassady & Curry, he
ä Nichole Plagens joins Munck Wilson Mandala as an employment and labor attorney. Plagens represents clients in various employ- ment litigation matters re- lated to Title VII of the Civil
plex commercial litigation matters, par- ticularly patent litigation matters, span- ning electronics, automotive, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, biologics and medical devices.
äConstruction and commercial litiga- tion attorney Tracey L. Williams, an as- sociate with national construction law rm Peckar & Abramson P.C., has been named chair of the Dallas Bar Association construction law section for 2018. Wil- liams has more than 10 years of litigation experience and represents clients in con- struction matters involving contract dis- putes, mechanics and materialman’s lien foreclosures, bond claims, and other con- struction-related claims, as well as general commercial matters.
Hunter Lewis
ä e family law boutique Orsinger, Nelson, Down- ing & Anderson is pleased to announce that rm attor- ney Hunter Lewis has been appointed to the Commit- tee for a Quali ed Judiciary,
Rights Act of 1964, Americans with Disabil- ities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, First Amend- ment and defamatory claims, employment classi cation disputes, workman’s compen- sation, and other employer-related disputes. Plagens previously practiced law as an asso- ciate at Fanning Harper Martinson Brandt and Kutchin P.C. in Dallas.
Lawrence Bowman
äLawrence Bowman, a director at Kane Russell Coleman Logan, has been appointed to the execu- tive committee of the Dal- las Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates for
äJackson Walker elects Peter Hyndman to partner- ship. Hyndman is a transac- tional attorney whose prac- tice areas include corporate and securities and mergers and acquisitions. Hyndman
ä George Cra Jr. has re- joined Winstead PC as a shareholder with the rm’s real estate development and investment as well as - nance and banking practice groups. Cra has extensive
2018. e board runs the local chapter of the prestigious national association com- prised of the country’s leading judges and trial lawyers. Bowman represents clients in complex commercial litigation.
advises clients on the strategic and legal implications of internal entity governance and structuring, signi cant business trans- actions and contracts, and legal compli- ance. His knowledge and client base span industries such as energy, healthcare, and technology.
experience representing institutional lend- ers in connection with complex real estate loan transactions. His experience also in- cludes advising loan originators and spe- cial servicers of securitized loans in work- outs, restructuring and foreclosures of problem loans. Cra most recently prac- ticed with Porter & Hedges, and was an as- sociate in Winstead’s real estate nance as well as nance and banking practice from 2010 to 2016.
Seth Reich
Adam Bell
Gary Powell
ä Associate Adam Bell and veteran business litiga- tor Gary Powell have joined Bailey Brauer PLLC. Pow- ell, who joined Bailey Brau- er as of counsel from Locke Lord LLP, represents clients at the federal, state and ap- pellate levels on matters. His expertise includes fran- chise, distribution, telecom- munications, and uniform commercial code litigation.
ä Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Charles Haag to the rm’s transactions department as a partner in Dallas. Haag is a seasoned capital markets and secu-
focuses his practice on patent litigation and complex commercial litigation. Reich joins the rm with years of litigation expe- rience in state and federal courts through- out the country. His background includes work for plainti s and defendants in cases involving patent infringement, contract disputes, contested trademarks, and trade secrets claims, among others.
Charles Haag
äInternational law rm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced that Drew Mosier has rejoined its Dal- las o ce as an associate in the rm’s highly regarded
rities attorney who joins Winston from Jones Day.
Drew Mosier
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