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March 2023

Candice B. Deyerle ’10March 26th – UHLC alumna, Candice B. Deyerle ’10, has started her own law firm, Deyerle Silva Smith, PLLC.

Erin M. Bullard ’15March 22nd – UHLC alumna Erin M. Bullard ’15 of Bissinger, Oshman, Williams & Strausburger LLP has earned recognition as one of Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars. more...

Melissa Gutierrez AlonsoMarch 22nd – UHLC alumna Melissa Gutierrez Alonso ’13 of Bradley, Arandt, Boult, Cummings LLP has been named by Super Lawyers to the 2023 Texas Rising Stars list. more...

Justin K. RatleyMarch 22nd – UHLC alumnus Justin K. Ratley ’14 of Munsch Hardt has been selected to the 2023 Texas Lawyers “Rising Stars” List. more...

Christopher JordanClay Crawford ’75March 20th – UHLC alumni, Christopher Jordan ’97 and Clay Crawford ’75, have joined Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP as Partner and Senior Counsel respectively. more...

Lisa Dreishmire ’94March 10th – UHLC alumna, Lisa Dreishmire ’94, has joined Abbott Laboratories as Counsel in labor and employment litigation.

Marcella Burke ’12March 9th – UHLC alumna, Marcella Burke ’12, has been appointed to the School Land Board. more...

Scott Teakell ’12March 7th – UHLC alumnus, Scott Teakell ’12, has joined Barnes & Thornburg LLP as Of Counsel. more...)

Anna K. Miller ’14March 6th – UHLC alumna, Anna K. Miller ’14, has been named Senior Counsel at Bracewell LLP. more....

Susan Feigin HarrisMarch 3rd – UHLC alumna, Susan Feigin Harris ’88, has been appointed as US Co-Head of Healthcare at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP.  more...

February 2023

February 28th – UHLC alumna, Ashley Kahn ’13, has been promoted to Counsel at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. more...

February 28th – UHLC alumnus, Jeff Mundy ’88, has been selected for the second year in a row as one of the Top 100 National Trial Lawyers as well as rated AV Pre-eminent again by the Martindale Hubble Peer Review. more...

February 24th – UHLC alumnus, Tim Ferguson ’17, has been promoted to full ownership Partner at The Ferguson Law Firm, according to an article by the Southeast Texas Record. more...

February 21st – UHLC alumnus, Chad Crowson ’08, has been selected as General Counsel for Midland ISD, according to an article by the Midland Report Telegram. more...

February 17th – UHLC alumnus, Quentin Brogdon ‘89, has been awarded the 2023 Dan Rugeley Price Memorial Award, according to the Texas Bar Foundation. more...

February 14th- UHLC alumnus, Jeff Cody ’90, has been re-elected as US Managing Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, according to a press release from the firm. more...

February 13th – UHLC alumnus, Jonny Heins ’13, has been promoted to Partner at Jackson Walker LLP, according to a press release from the firm. more...

February 8th – UHLC alumna, Sarah E. Williams ’10, has been promoted to Director of Underwriting at Validity Finance LLC, according to a press release from the firm. more...

January 2023

January 31st – UHLC alumnus, Colten Chapman ’17, has been promoted to Partner at the Schouest, Bamdas, Soshea, BenMaier & Eastham PLLC, according to an article by the Cision PRNewsire. more...

January 25th – UHLC alumnus, Sean Gorman ’88, has joined White & Case LLP as a Partner, according to a press release from the firm. more...

January 24th – UHLC alumnus, Jeremy Newell ’99, has joined Paranjpe Mahadass Ruemke LLP as a senior supervising attorney, according to an article by the Cision PR Newswire. more...

January 9th – UHLC alumnus, James Parish ’09, has been elected to Partner at Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP, according to a press release from the firm. more...

January 9th – UHLC alumnus, Frank P. Simoneaux ’91, has joined Steeg Law Firm LLC as a Partner, according to a press release from the firm. more...

January 19th – UHLC alumna, Cheryl Camin Murray ’98, has been announced as the Dallas Bar Association President for 2023, according to a press release from the organization. more...

January 19th – UHLC alumna, Amanda Cardwell ’17, has joined Ogletree Deakins’ Houston office as an associate, according to a web page published from the firm. more...

January 17th – UHLC alumna, Gillian Hobson ’98, has been appointed Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary at Group 1 Automotive, Inc., according to a press release by the company. more...

January 14th – UHLC alumna, Sara R. Benson ’01, has been selected as senior policy advisor for ALA’s Public Policy and Advocacy Office, according to a press release from the organization. more...

January 12th – UHLC alumna, Heather Frayre ’11, has been elected as member attorney at Dickinson Wright, according to a press release by the firm. more...

January 11th – UHLC alumnus, Dan Paschal ’11, has been announced as the new Chief Deputy Commissioner of the Texas Department of Insurance, according to a news article released by the organization. more...

January 10th – UHLC alumnus, Michael A. Thompson ’07, has been promoted to principal at Ryan, LLC., according to a press release by the company. more...

January 9th – UHLC alumnus, Surendran K. Pattel ’11, has sworn in as Judge of the 240th Judicial District Court in Fort Bend County, Texas according to a press release from the office. more...

January 9th – UHLC alumnus, Richard Beem ’85, has joined Lathrop GPM’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group as a partner, according to a press release from the firm. more...

January 9th – UHLC alumnus, Edward Goolsby ’14, has joined AZA Law as a partner, according to an article published by the firm.  more...

January 4th – UHLC alumna, Karrie Wheatley ’15, has been promoted to principal at Fish & Richardson P.C., according to a Business Wire press release. https://www.yahoo.com/now/fish-richardson-elevates-15-attorneys-200600955.html

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