BRIEFS NEW MEMBERS The Austin Bar welcomes the following new members: Stephanie Kover Julie Deweese Lacey Kalbas Deborah Case Callie Haley Ben Mathews Christina De La Garza Taylor Yetter Josh Brown Karen Vladeck L.James Anderson Lauren DiLizia John Zuercher Paul Stellman
Jetel, Montes, Norman, Pepper, and Winstead
AWARDS Pete Winstead received the 2017 Philanthropy Day Special Recognition Award in recognition of his civic and charitable endeavors and commitment to making Austin better for all citizens. Winstead is a founding shareholder of Winstead PC. Chris Pepper has been named a Client Service All-Star for 2017 by BTI Consulting Group. Pepper is an Energy & Environmental Shareholder at Winstead, focusing on air quality and environmental matters and regulatory programs established by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Pirkey Barber was named one of the top firms in the country for trademark law in the 2017 edition of World Trademark Review’s WTR 1000. Co-founders Louis T. Pirkey and William G. Barber were also honored individually with Gold status nationally in “Enforcement and Litigation.” Pirkey also received national Gold status for “Prosecution and Strategy.” NEW TO THE OFFICE Giordani, Swanger, Ripp & Phillips hired Amy P. Jetel as a
new partner to the firm upon the retirement of partner Stephen Phillips. As a result, the firm’s name changed to Giordani, Swanger, Ripp & Jetel. Jetel specializes in inbound tax planning.
compliance matters. Ross focuses on real estate law, representing purchasers, sellers, borrowers, developers, landlords, and tenants in a variety of real estate transactions.
Dickson Wright announced that Joey Berger has joined the firm’s Austin office. Berger focuses on real estate and other transactional matters.
MOVING ON UP Thomas Queen, Paul Saenz, and Andrea Schutz announced the formation of their new law firm, Queen Saenz + Schutz. The firm will focus on corporate and business law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and commercial and technology transactions.
Former Texas State Supreme Court Justice Dale Wainwright joined Greenberg Traurig as chair of its Texas Appellate Group. Wainwright focuses on clients in complex disputes in state and federal trial and appellate courts. Gene Montes joined Parsley Coffin Renner. Montes focuses on administrative law in the area of public utility regulation. Jackson Walker announced the election of Kimberly Gdula, Benjamin Rhem, and Cassie Ross to the firm’s partnership. Gdula focuses on commercial litigation, including contract actions, fiduciary litigation, and insurance defense. Rhem focuses on energy and environmental law, advising power generation, oil and gas, and mining companies in state and federal
Parsley Coffin Renner announced Kate Norman has been named partner of the firm. Norman represents natural gas, electric, and telecommunications utilities in complex administrative litigation. Allensworth & Porter promoted Will W. Allensworth to partner. Allensworth focuses on construction law with a particular emphasis on payment claims, design, and construction defect litigation, professional liability and registration, and appellate work. Patrick Pearsall was elected as a shareholder to Winstead PC. Pearsall focuses on public regulatory and environmental law.
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