BRIEFS
NEW MEMBERS The Austin Bar welcomes the following new members: Ashleigh Acevedo Andrew Broadaway Trenton Brough Lucius Bunton Worth Carroll Charles Carver Melissa Caudle Lorin Combs John Ferguson Nick Grasshoff Megan Grossman Evan Harlow Rachel Heckelman Ferjie Hontanosas Chase Howell Daniel Tyman T. Jordan Hill Evan Johnston Brytne Kitchin Kelly Klingseisen Emily Leighton Thomas Lewis Kathryn Lively Shana Mackey Leslie Montalvo Kevin Mullen Ali Nasser Tamara Needles Carrie Nie Neha Paymaster Jeff Pettit Lynn Rubinett Kody Silva Shannon Strong Leigh Tomlin Erik Weber LaToya Wilson Todd Wilson Katie Wolters
TOP ROW: Baldwin; Bueno; Byars; Cochran; Ellis BOTTOM ROW: Holzheauser; Kobzar; Merriman; Shank
NEW TO THE OFFICE George Baldwin and Justin Holzheauser have joined Peckar & Abramson’s new Austin office. The Construction Law firm has recently expanded into Texas. In addition to its core construction practice, the firm has practice groups who counsel contractors on labor and employment matters, corporate and regulatory compliance issues including D/M/ WBE compliance and general corporate and real estate matters. Scott Douglass & McConnico has hired four new associates: Mary Byars, Willie Cochran, John Ellis, and David Shank.
its name to Ewell, Brown, Blanke & Knight.
Stephanie A. Kroger as partners in its Austin office.
Casey Low has joined Pillsbury as a partner. Low’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including antitrust claims; tortious interference, defamation and business disparagement matters, False Claims Act and securities claims, and white collar cases.
Adam Sencenbaugh has been promoted to partnership with Haynes and Boone. Sencenbaugh’s practice focuses on representation of investment managers. Stephen Charles Stout and Michael Heidler are now partners at Vinson & Elkins.
ELECTIONS/APPOINTMENTS
Winstead has hired Patrick Pearsall to work in its Public Regulatory and Environmental Practice Group. Pearsall focuses on administrative and appellate legal matters.
Carey Gunn Venditti has been named the 2015-2016 chair of the inaugural Women’s Leadership Initiative Council for Urban Land Institute Austin. Venditti is a shareholder in the Austin office of Greenberg Traurig.
MOVING ON UP
Laci Ehlers has joined real estate boutique McLean & Howard. Ehlers assists clients in land use and real estate development matters.
Scott, Douglass & McConnico has promoted Kim Bueno, Olga Kobzar, and Mike Merriman to partners.
Joseph R. Knight has joined Ewell, Brown & Blanke as a partner. As a result, the firm has changed
Andrews Kurth has announced the election of Brian J. Dillavou, Julia R. “Julie” Houston, and
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