18 H e a d n o t e s l D a l l a s B a r A s s o ciation
In the News
September
FROM THE DAIS
Charles Meadows, Jr., Joel Crouch, Josh Ungerman, David Colmenero and Mary Wood of Meadows, Collier, Reed, Cousins, Crouch & Ungerman, L.L.P. spoke at the Taxation and Estate Planning Update for Professionals seminar in Tyler and Longview. Anthony Daddino, with the firm, spoke at the San Angelo Chapter of the Texas Society of CPAs and spoke in Lubbock to the West Texas Women Certified Public Accountants. William Cousins III spoke at the AICPA Conference on Tax Strategies for the High-Income Individual. Alan Davis spoke at the 20th Annual Institute on Estate Planning in Amarillo. Michael Villa, Jr. spoke at the ABA Tax Section May Meeting. David Colmenero spoke at the Annual Estate Planning Update. Charles Meadows, Jr., Joel Crouch and David Colmenero spoke for the Wichita Falls Chapter/TSCPA. Charles Meadows, Jr., Joel Crouch, David Colmenero and Michael Villa, Jr. spoke at the Dallas CPA Society’s Continuing Education Day Conference. Charles Meadows Jr. was a panelist on the Tax Controversy broadcast by the Accounting Continuing Professional Education Network in Dallas. Angela Neville spoke at the 2011 national conference of the Association of Rural Electric Generating Cooperatives. Dennis Sullivan, of Sullivan & Holston, spoke at a Legal Defense Practice Workshop.
KUDOS
Septem ber 2011
Marcos G. Ronquillo, of Godwin Ronquillo PC, has been named to the 2011 Binational Board of Directors of the United StatesMexico Chamber of Commerce. Carolyn Raines, of the firm, has been elected President of the Executive Women of Dallas.
David E. Colmenero, of Meadows, Collier, Reed, Cousins, Crouch & Ungerman, L.L.P., has been named the 2011-2012 Chair of the Dallas CPA Society. Barry Barnett, of Susman Godfrey L.L.P., has been elected to The Center for American and International Law 2011-2012 Board of Trustees. Jeffrey Hall, of Holden & Carr, has been promoted to Partner. James C. Ho, of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, has received the Best Brief Award for excellence in brief writing in the U.S. Supreme Court by the National Association of Attorneys General. Claude Wilson, of Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C., has been named an Honorary Fellow for 2010-2011 by the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. Al Ellis, of Sommerman & Quesada LLP, has been selected as a 2011 recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award at The University of Texas at Arlington. Amy Ganci, of Ganci & Skinner, LLP, has been named to the Board of Directors of the Rockwall County Bar Association. Bob Driegert was elected President-Elect/ Vice President of the American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants. Mary Alice McLarty, of McLarty Pope Firm, L.L.P., has been elected presidentelect of the American Association for Justice. Mark K. Sales, of Dykema Gossett PLLC, has been appointed Co-Chair of the firm’s Probate, Trust and Fiduciary Litigation Practice Area.
Jeven Sloan, of Loewinsohn Flegle Deary L.L.P., has been promoted to Partner.
Rodney Moore has joined Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP as Partner.
Victor D. Vital, of Greenberg Traurig LLP, has been elected to the board of directors for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas.
The Law Office of Gil L. Daley, II, P.C. has a new Fort Worth address of 201 Main St., Ste 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102; phone: (817) 763-9553.
Tom Mighell has published an ebook in partnership with The American Bar Association Law Practice Management Section (LPM) and Apple, titled “iPad in One Hour for Lawyers.” Mighell is also the incoming Chair of the ABA Law Practice Management Section. Monica Cruz, of McCurley Orsinger McCurley Nelson & Downing, LLP, has been appointed to the Texas Bar Association District 1 Grievance Committee.
ON THE MOVE
Jeff Abrams, of Abrams Mediation & Arbitration, has opened a satellite office at 4139 Libby Rd NE, Olympia, WA 98506. He also maintains his Dallas office.
Amy Ganci, Kevin Ganci and Ellen Skinner, of Ganci & Skinner, LLP, have moved to a new branch office in Allen at 825 Market St., Suite 220, Allen, TX 75013. Paula Sweeney joined Slack & Davis, L.L.P. as Partner. Stewart Clancy joined Akerman Senterfitt LLP as Shareholder; Jason Clark and Michael McKleroy, Jr. have joined the firm as Of Counsel. Adam Nunnallee and Jelena Kovacevic have joined as Associates. Andrea Cummings has joined Alston & Bird LLP as Partner.
J. Kendall Ray has joined Burford & Ryburn, L.L.P. as Associate.
Robert M. Candee has joined Vernon Law Group, PLLC as Of Counsel.
Michael Chiusano, Baron Oursler and Vanessa Jeffries have joined Quilling, Selander, Lownds, Winslett & Moser, P.C. as Associates.
James S. Frederick has joined The Bassett Firm as Associate.
Lindsay Daye Barbee has joined Rochelle & Rankin LLP as Associate. R. Scott Schieffer has joined Meadows, Collier, Reed, Cousins, Crouch & Ungerman, L.L.P. as Associate. Katherine Elsbernd, Joseph Griffith and Tabor Pittman have joined Greenberg Traurig LLP as Associates. Jennifer Snow has joined Farrow-Gillespie & Heath LLP as Associate. Nathan A. Myers has joined Hamilton & Squibb, LLP as Associate. Matthew Mattson has joined Fish & Richardson as Associate. Cole Evans and Michael A. Freeman have joined the firm of Winstead PC as Associates. Ronald Massingill has joined Brousseau Graham & Dooley as Of Counsel.
Monica Berry has joined NTR Metals, LLC as Assistant General Counsel. Christopher Kratovil has joined the firm of Dykema Gossett PLLC. Grant Neidenfeuhr has joined the Tinsley Law Firm as Associate. Roger Mandel has joined Lackey Hershman, L.L.P as Partner. Paul Skiermont and Donald Puckett have formed the firm Skiermont Puckett LLP located at the Chase Tower, 2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 4301W, Dallas, TX 75201; phone: (214) 978-6600. Richard A. Cuccia, II has formed Cuccia Legal, PLLC, located at 4925 Greenville Ave., Suite 200, Dallas, Texas 75206. phone (214) 728-9479. Frank E. Sheeder III has joined DLA Piper LLP as Partner. Daniel Hopper has joined Thompson & Knight LLP.
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During the past two months, your DBA has been highlighted in the following media:
Hood County News: DBA President Barry Sorrels
Advocate Magazine: Law Jam 3
Mesquite News: Legalline, DBA Summer Legal Series, CIC Christmas in July
Al Dia: DBA Legal Summer Series Buddy Magazine: Law Jam 3 Dallas Business Journal: DBA wins SBOT awards, Belo Mansion Honored as Facility of the Year Dbusinessnews.com: DBA Legal Summer Series, Law Jam 3
NBC DFW news.com: Law Jam 3 Neighborsgo.com: Law Jam, Belo Mansion Honored as Facility of the Year North Dallas Gazette: Law Jam 3, DBA Summer Legal Series, Ken Burns at Belo Oakcliffpeople.com: CIC Christmas in July
Dallas Morning News: Philbin Awards, Legalline, DBA Summer Legal Series, CIC Christmas in July, Ken Burns at Belo, DBA Civil Collaborative Law Training & Symposium
OpenPR.com: Belo Mansion Honored as Facility of the Year, Law Jam 3
Daily Commercial Record: Law Jam 3
PRLog.com: Law Jam 3
Dallas Public Library website: DBA Legal Summer Series
Rowlett Lakeshore Times: DBA wins APEX Award, CIC Christmas in July, DBA Summer Legal Series
DAYL Dicta: Law Jam 3
Pegasus News: Law Jam 3, Ken Burns at Belo
DHBA Newsletter: Law Jam 3
SBOT newspaperclips.com: DBA Legal Summer Series, Ken Burns at Belo
Guidelive.com: Law Jam 3, Ken Burns at Belo
Texas Lawyer: Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, Law Jam 3