Hanzo announced the appointment of Brad Harris as vice president of product.

In a release, the firm said Harris is responsible for expanding the company’s product vision and for developing innovative solutions that address growing data management challenges for corporate legal and compliance departments. These include the preservation, retention, governance, and risk management of modern enterprise collaboration data including Slack.

Harris has more than 30 years of experience in high technology and IT, including the last 15 years in the field of ediscovery. At Zapproved, Harris was responsible for driving the company’s growth in the corporate legal segment, advising clients on best practices for data preservation and ediscovery, and managing the company’s product development strategy.

Harris has served as chair for such events as the PREX Conference and Cascadia Sessions. Harris is a frequent author and speaker on ediscovery, an active member of several The Sedona Conference working groups, and teaches as an adjunct professor at Lewis & Clark Law School.

Harris is based in Hanzo’s Portland, OR office.

Hannah D. Vanderlaan has joined Freeborn & Peters LLP’s Chicago office as an associate in the Litigation and Environment and Energy Law practice groups.

In a release, the firm said Vanderlaan focuses her practice primarily on environmental-based litigation and regulatory counseling.

Most recently, Vanderlaan worked as a law clerk at Freeborn. Prior to that, she served as a legal extern at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and with the Environmental Division of the Office of Illinois Attorney General, where she worked on a variety of federal and state environmental enforcement actions.

Vanderlaan received her J.D. (cum laude) from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she served as editor-in-chief of the Chicago-Kent Environmental and Energy Law Journal and was actively involved in the Chicago Environmental Law Clinic. She also holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin.

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. announced that Randall F. Scherck, Jessica L. Curtis and Jared S. Manse have joined the firm’s St. Louis office as attorneys in the Business Services, Employee Benefits and Intellectual Property practice groups, respectively.

In a release, the firm said Scherck serves as of counsel, with more than 35 years of experience representing businesses, banks and financial institutions in corporate matters, as well as experience litigating and negotiating actions in bankruptcy and state court. He represents primarily creditors in bankruptcy proceedings, including Chapter 7, 11, 12 and 13. He has represented secured creditors in obtaining lift stay, reclamation actions, and objecting to and litigating disputes involving plans of reorganization, the firm said.

Scherck’s practice also involves assisting leading financial institutions in connection with loan enforcement actions including foreclosures of commercial and residential real property in Missouri and Southern Illinois. He has served as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, Commercial Section, and as an arbitrator in commercial disputes involving individuals, businesses and financial institutions. In addition, he represents clients in corporate and real estate matters, including litigation relating to these areas.

Prior to joining Greensfelder, Scherck was of counsel at Frankel, Rubin, Klein, Siegel, Payne, & Pudlowski, P.C.

Scherck received his J.D. from Washington University School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College.

Curtis is an associate who assists in designing, implementing and advising on benefits plans for employers of all sizes. She works with businesses and tax-exempt organizations on a variety of plans including qualified and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, health and welfare benefit plans, and executive compensation programs. Her experience includes transactional, litigation, compliance and risk-management projects.

Prior to joining Greensfelder, Curtis served as the Michael R. Cannon Fellow in Higher Education and Health Law at the Washington University in St. Louis Office of the Vice Chancellor and General Counsel. As a fellow, she collaborated on issues related to employee benefits and executive compensation, taxation, education law, health law and other areas. During law school, she interned for Judge James M. Dowd of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District.

Curtis received her J.D. (magna cum laude) from Saint Louis University School of Law. She also holds a Master of Arts and is completing work for a Ph.D., both in political science from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She also has a Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude) from Webster University.

Also an associate, Manse focuses his practice on patent prosecution, IP litigation, and strategic planning regarding patent infringement and validity. With a background in the life sciences, including a Ph.D. in molecular microbiology, he assists clients in the biochemical, pharmaceutical and material sciences areas with patent prosecution and licensing, as well as patent and trademark freedom-to-operate analyses and enforcement. He is experienced in inter partes reviews, post-grant reviews and appeals, and anticipatory IP litigation planning and strategy.

The firm said Manse’s technical experience includes molecular cloning, site-directed mutagenesis, nucleic acid purification, cell culture, heterologous protein expression and purification, immunocytochemistry, and confocal microscopy.

Prior to joining Greensfelder, Manse was an associate at Thompson Coburn LLP.

Mr. Manse received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law and his Ph.D. in molecular microbiology-medicine from the University of Missouri School of Medicine. He also holds a Bachelor of Science (magna cum laude) from Wake Forest University.

Arent Fox LLP announced the expansion of its Government Relations group with the addition of Senior Government Relations Director Oliver Spurgeon III.

Spurgeon joins the firm’s Washington, DC office.

Prior to joining Arent Fox, Spurgeon was the deputy director of federal affairs at the National Association of Community Health Centers. At NACHC, Spurgeon advised the c-suite, board of directors, and 11,000 health centers on strategy, policy analysis, and advocacy issues to help secure $7.9 billion in federal funding that reached 28 million people, the firm said in a release.

Before joining NACHC, Spurgeon was the manager of government affairs at the National Recreation and Park Association. In that role, he also supported the c-suite and board of directors in executing an $18 million budget to serve 50,000 members, evaluated federal and state health care regulations and legislation, and led NRPA in finding solutions to reduce hunger and improve health, the firm said.

Prior to his association lobbying experiences, Spurgeon served for five years on the Washington, DC staff of Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), where he covered health policy, tax, education, and other issues. He spent two years in the congressman’s Atlanta-area office, where he was the liaison to municipal governments, colleges and universities, the business community, and other stakeholders.

Spurgeon serves on the board of directors and human resources committee for the United Planning Organization, the board of directors and as acting treasurer for the DC Strings Workshop, the board of directors and as acting secretary for the Historic Anacostia Block Association, and executive committee member and acting legislative committee chairman for the Ward 8 Democratic Party. He earned his MBA from Howard University and his BA in International Studies from Georgia Southern University.

Littler announced it is planning to open an office in Singapore, the firm’s first in Asia.

Upon final approval by local authorities, the Singapore office will be led by Littler shareholder Trent Sutton, who will be joined in the office by special counsel Nancy Zhang. Sutton, who speaks Korean and has lived in several countries throughout Asia, focuses his practice on counseling clients on multi-country employment and compliance matters. He regularly conducts cross-border internal investigations, advises on the employment aspects of global expansions and workforce restructurings, and conducts training sessions on human resource issues.

In a release, the firm said that Zhang, with extensive experience practicing in China, is qualified to practice in the People’s Republic of China. Prior to joining Littler, she practiced at an international law firm in Beijing and served as an in-house counsel at a multinational company headquartered in China.

Sutton and Zhang will reside in the Singapore office and will continue to work closely with other attorneys in Littler’s International Employment Law practice and with those licensed in the Asia Pacific region, including shareholder Naomi Seddon, who is admitted to practice in Australia and New Zealand, and special counsel Aki Tanaka, who formerly practiced and is licensed in Japan.

Mishka Woodley has joined Farrell Fritz as a healthcare and government relations associate in the firm’s Albany office.

In a release, the firm said Woodley facilitates negotiations with government agencies and legislative leaders regarding complex issues, such as the corporate practice of medicine, health insurance reimbursements, cannabis legislation, telehealth, for-profit referrals and health care service and provider challenges. She has a health and human services background, working in various roles at healthcare industry associations and organizations and has held internship roles at the United States Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of New York and in the Health Bureau of the New York State Attorney General’s Office.

Woodley serves as a member of the board of directors at the Albany County Bar Association and is the chair of the ACBA Diversity Internship Program. She also serves on the board of directors of the Empire Justice Center and participates in other leadership roles in the Capital Region.

Woodley earned her J.D from Albany Law School and her Masters of Law in health law, with a Compliance Studies Certification from the University of Loyola, Chicago. She holds an Advanced Graduate Certificate in Bioethics, with a specialization in Health Policy and Law, from Clarkson University/Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai. Mishka received her B.A with a dual concentration in Biology and Bioethics from the University of Virginia.

Barnes & Thornburg has added Alec J. Beck as a partner in the Labor and Employment Department in the Minneapolis office.

In a release, the firm said he is the eighth labor and employment partner to join the firm this year, following additions in Chicago, Atlanta, South Bend and the newly opened Detroit Metro office.

the firm said Beck has more than 30 years of labor and employment experience and represents clients in a variety of industries, including construction, manufacturing, transportation and agribusiness. He provides guidance on a wide range of employment law and labor relations matters including union avoidance, collective bargaining, harassment and discrimination, workers compensation, unfair labor practice proceedings and arbitration. Beck has tried cases, including jury trials, in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies, including the U.S. Department of Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the National Labor Relations Board.

Beck is certified by the Minnesota State Bar Association as a specialist in labor and employment law and by the Human Resource Certification Institute as a senior professional in human resources (SPHR). He previously served as chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section and currently serves as legal counsel to the Minnesota state chapter of the Society of Human Resource Managers (SHRM).

Beck earned his J.D. from the William Mitchell College of Law and his B.A. from the University of Minnesota.

Neal Gerber Eisenberg announced the addition of Timothy M. Nitsch as a partner in the Intellectual Property practice group. Nitsch was recently a partner at Freeborn & Peters LLP, where he served as co-chair of the intellectual property litigation practice group.

In a release, the firm said Nitsch advises clients and prosecutes patent applications for products such as internet-based software, cellular and telecommunications devices, electronic medical devices, automation hardware and software, cellular charging devices, and database analytic software. Nitsch’s experience also extends to filing and prosecuting patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, procedural actions before the Patent Trial and Appeals Board and appellate proceedings at the Federal Circuit.

After beginning his career as an engineer working on building automation and the access control industry, Nitsch spent more than 15 years working in technical fields, including computer software and networking, telecommunications, electrical circuits, and mechanical systems. He is a named inventor on six utility patents for electrical systems and mechanical devices.

Nitsch received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and his B.S.M.E. in mechanical engineering from Southern Illinois University.

Stroock has tapped partners Michele Jacobson and Jennifer S. Recine to lead its New York General Litigation and firmwide Real Estate Litigation practices, respectively, the firm announced in a release.

Recine is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and a co-chair of its Insurance and Reinsurance Group.

The firm said Recine is a first-chair trial lawyer and strategic advisor who has handled complex real estate cases and other high-stakes and high-profile matters across industries. She joined Stroock’s New York office in March 2019 after 14 years with a litigation boutique.

The firm said Jacobson is highly ranked in a number of legal directories including Chambers USA and The Legal 500, and she has been recognized as one of the top women lawyers in New York state by the New York Times Magazine. She recently was named one of 14 “Women to Watch” by Business Insurance magazine.

Jacobson was recently named as one of Benchmark Litigation’s “Top 250 Women in Litigation,” the second time she has received this honor. She has also been named a “Trailblazer in Litigation” by The National Law Journal and shortlisted as a “Next Generation Lawyer” for Commercial Disputes by The Legal 500.

Ana Lazo Tenzer has joined Hogan Lovells as a partner in the Corporate practice in Denver. Tenzer, who focuses on real estate finance, will be a member of the firm’s national real estate team.

Tenzer previously was with Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, where she served as chair of the firm’s Finance & Lending Group, and before that as co-chair of the firm’s Real Estate Department. She began her legal career at Paul Hastings in New York.

Inn a release, the firm said Tenzer represents lenders and borrowers, including investment banks, private equity firms and their portfolio companies, institutional investors and insurance companies. She represents major companies in their mortgage and asset portfolios, structured loan and credit facilities, single and multi-property commercial mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, preferred equity and EB-5 equity and debt transactions.

Tenzer earned her JD from the New York University School of Law, and her undergraduate degree, with the highest honors, from Barnard College at Columbia University.

Foley & Lardner LLP announced that Paul Joseph has joined the firm’s Government Solutions Practice Group as of counsel in the Washington, D.C. office. Joseph joins from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), where he served as associate chief counsel for enforcement in the Office of the Chief Counsel.

During his time at the FDA, Joseph worked with the Office of Criminal Investigations, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and other government agencies to investigate and prosecute violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. He also was involved in numerous healthcare fraud matters and False Claims Act investigations involving FDA regulated drugs, medical devices, food, dietary supplements, and biologics.

Prior to joining the FDA, Joseph was a trial attorney for the DOJ for almost 20 years. He worked on civil and criminal investigations, international legal compliance issues, and held positions within several sections of the DOJ’s Criminal Division, including the Asset Forfeiture Money Laundering Section, the Office of International Affairs and the Office of Enforcement Operations, in addition to the District of Columbia U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Joseph received his B.A. from Boston College, and his J.D. from Boston College Law School, where he was awarded the Campbell Scholarship for Public Service. He is also a recipient of the Attorney General’s John Marshall Award for Outstanding Legal Achievement in Litigation and an FDA Honors Award for demonstrated collaboration in connection with the successful seizure and destruction of thousands of misbranded drug products sent to consumers in the U.S.

Dykema has added attorneys Mike Toth and Ashley Shapiro Bunyard to its Austin office, both in the firm’s Litigation Department.

Toth is a former justice on the Texas Third District Court of Appeals at Austin. Before taking the bench, Toth served as a special counsel to the Texas Office of Attorney General, where he developed and implemented litigation strategy in a broad range of high-profile cases involving significant executive-level deliberation on complex legal issues. Toth has litigated in state and federal courts across Texas and achieved numerous nationwide victories in cases involving federal regulations, the firm said.

Toth earned his J.D., as well as an M.A. in history, from the University of Virginia, and a B.A., magna cum laude, in history from Stanford University. After graduating from law school, he served as a trial attorney in the United States Marine Corps, and Toth remains a major in the Marine Corps Reserves assigned to the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps in the Pentagon. Toth is a former law clerk to Judge Edith H. Jones on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Shapiro Bunyard joins Dykema as an associate practicing in corporate matters in both state and federal court. She has experience representing clients in commercial disputes concerning breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and misappropriation of trade secrets, the firm said.

Shapiro Bunyard earned a J.D. and a B.B.A. in marketing from the University of Oklahoma. She spent nearly four years in the Dallas office of Sumner Schick LLP.

Stephanie C. Gaston has joined Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP’s Houston office as a partner in the Labor and Employment Practice Group.

In a release, the firm said Gaston focuses her practice on resolving labor and employment matters for private employers, public entities, and nonprofits. Her clients include school districts, housing authorities, special districts, and governmental entities. She defends companies facing discrimination, harassment, retaliation, class actions, and other claims under federal, state and local laws, including the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII, ADA, FMLA, USERRA, and the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act. She also advises and counsels employers on minimizing the risks of litigation, developing employment policies, and drafting and enforcing employment and severance agreements, including those with non-competition, non-solicitation and non-disclosure provisions. In addition, she has prepared numerous affirmative action plans and represents clients in administrative agency investigations. She also represents business clients in commercial litigation.

Prior to joining Bradley, Gaston was a member at Clark Hill Strasburger.

Gaston received her J.D. from Baylor University School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts (summa cum laude) from the University of St. Thomas.

Christopher E. Hamilton has joined Crawford, Wishnew & Lang PLLC in its office in Dallas.

In a release, the firm said Christopher, a native Texan who was a U.S. Navy SEAL before pursuing a career in law, has experience in representing individuals and entities in matters involving construction defects, products liability, personal injury and wrongful death, among other things. His practice at CWL also will include other areas of litigation, including business, employment and intellectual property disputes.

Hamilton graduated from Texas A&M School of Law in 2018, where he was decorated and active within the school’s Oral Advocacy Program, placed second in the National Sports Law Negotiation Competition, and was named chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution section. He received the Order of the Barristers prior to his graduation.

The firm said that, as a law student, Hamilton interned with Dallas District Court Judge Bonnie Goldstein and, during that time, met and developed a relationship with CWL partners Dave Wishnew, Michael Lang and Trey Crawford. This relationship initially led to Hamilton taking a clerkship at the partners’ former firm, Gruber Hail Johansen Shank LLP, and, ultimately, led to Christopher joining CWL as an associate.

His service as a U.S. Navy SEAL and Central Intelligence Agency operator spanned more than 11 years, during which time he conducted operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, and Pakistan.

Joel Forman has joined Akerman LLP’s national Litigation Practice Group as a partner in New York.

In a release, the firm said Forman brings decades of experience resolving securities civil litigation and government enforcement cases, having represented broker-dealers, investment advisers, investment banks, mutual funds, hedge funds, boards of directors, and industry executives involved in allegations of corporate and individual misconduct.

The firm said Forman defends financial services companies and associated persons in federal and state court trials and appeals, arbitrations, and mediations. His cases involve sales practices and supervision, insider trading, money laundering, prime brokerage, trade execution and clearing, research, privacy and cybersecurity, public and private funds, variable annuities, securities lending, and sales charges, fees, and commissions.

In enforcement matters, Forman represents clients before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Financial Conduct Authority (UK) and state securities regulators. He also represents companies in SEC broker-dealer and investment adviser registrations, disclosure documents including investment adviser brochures, as well as filing new and continuing membership applications with FINRA. Before entering private practice, Forman served as a staff attorney for the New York Regional Office of the SEC in the Division of Enforcement.

Stacey L. McGraw has joined Dykema in its Insurance Industry Group and Business Litigation Practice as a member in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. McGraw joins Dykema from Troutman Sanders LLP.

The firm said McGraw’s practice focuses on providing counsel to and representing major professional liability insurance carriers with respect to coverage issues, ultimate exposure and underwriting strategy. She advises clients on matters involving complex insurance policies for directors and officers and other professionals, including those in quickly growing areas of technology, telecommunications and media.

McGraw frequently represents directors and officers and other professional liability carriers at private and court-ordered mediations. She has also defended professionals, including attorneys, against allegations of malpractice, and has represented nonprofits in litigation and other contexts.

McGraw earned a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School and a B.A., with distinction, from the University of Virginia.

Michael J. Altieri has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as senior attorney in the firm’s global environmental practice in the Boston office.

In a release, the firm said Altieri’s practice focuses on issues relating to environmental permitting and energy infrastructure siting, including for renewable energy projects. He has experience overseeing environmental matters, dispute resolution and enforcement actions involving infrastructure construction projects, energy resources, contaminated lands and much more.

Prior to joining Hunton Andrews Kurth, Altieri worked for regulatory agencies in Massachusetts and New York, including the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, Massachusetts Department of the Environment, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, as well as several others.

The International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) has announced that IADC member Matthew D. Keenan has been appointed by President Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as one of eight new members of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) board of directors.

Also a partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. in Kansas City, Mo., Keenan was sworn in as an LSC board member Oct. 2 by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts following his Aug. 1 Senate confirmation. The LSC is the largest provider of civil legal assistance for low income people in the nation. Its 11-member board is bipartisan: No more than six members may be of the same political party.

Keenan is past chair of the Social Justice Pro Bono Committee and current member of the Trial Techniques and Tactics Committee, both of the IADC, which takes a leadership role in many areas of legal reform and promotes social justice by expanding and supporting pro bono programs among attorneys who are members of the IADC.

Keenan also serves on the board of Legal Aid of Western Missouri and previously served for eight years as chair of Shook, Hardy & Bacon’s Pro Bono Committee.

In a release, the firm said Keenan focuses his practice on pharmaceutical and medical device litigation. He also focuses on the preparation and defense of a number of corporate witnesses in many MDL proceedings. During his career, he has tried jury trials in seven states.

An independent nonprofit established by Congress in 1974, the LSC promotes equal access to justice by awarding grants to legal services providers through a competitive grants process. LSC distributes more than 90 percent of its total funding to 132 independent nonprofit legal aid programs with more than 800 offices. The LSC also conducts compliance reviews and program visits to oversee program quality and compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, as well as restrictions that accompany LSC funding, and provides training and technical assistance to programs. For more information, visit www.lsc.gov.

Dykema announced the addition of attorneys Israel R. Silvas, Mike Toth and Alexis B. Farrell to its Dallas office, and to the firm’s Commercial Litigation Practice Group. In addition, Dykema’s Dallas office also added Charleen Maranto as practice group manager for its Dental Service Organizations Industry Group.

An oil and gas trial lawyer, Silvas joins Dykema as a member from Godwin Bowman PC, which is based out of Dallas, where he served as co-chair of that firm’s Bankruptcy/Creditors’ Rights Section. At Dykema, Israel will continue to work with complex business disputes and negotiations.

A native of El Paso, Silvas earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. in Political Science, summa cum laude, from the University of Texas at El Paso. Following his graduation from law school, he clerked for United States District Judge Philip R. Martinez in the Western District of Texas.

Toth is a former justice on the Texas Third District Court of Appeals at Austin. Before taking the bench, Toth served as a special counsel to the Texas Office of Attorney General, where he developed and implemented litigation strategy in a broad range of high-profile cases involving significant executive-level deliberation on complex legal issues. He litigated in state and federal courts across Texas and achieved numerous nationwide victories in cases involving federal regulations, the firm said in a release.

Toth earned his J.D., as well as an M.A. in History, from the University of Virginia, and a B.A., magna cum laude, in History from Stanford University. After graduating from law school, he served as a trial attorney in the United States Marine Corps, and Toth remains a major in the United States Marine Corps Reserves assigned to the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps in the Pentagon. Toth is a former law clerk to Judge Edith H. Jones on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Farrell joins Dykema as an associate after graduating with a J.D. from Notre Dame Law School. She worked as a summer associate at Dykema in 2018. Her practice will focus on commercial litigation, including products liability matters. In law school, Farrell was an ABA team member of the Moot Court Board, served as managing editor of the Journal of Legislation, and was president of the Native American Law Students Association while working as an Alumni Fellow for the law school.

Farrell earned her B.S. in Political Science, summa cum laude, from Oklahoma Christian University where she was the Outstanding Political Science Graduate of 2016 and worked as a Political Projects Intern for the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce and a law clerk for the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office.

An experienced dental professional, Maranto joins Dykema with nearly two decades of experience working in the dental industry, including time serving as chief operating officer of Electus Health and Dental Depot, as well as more than 18 years working with Henry Schein—a distributor of health care products and services with a presence in 34 countries. She earned a degree in biology from the University of Indianapolis.

Stacy Manobianca and Jeanne Crandall have joined Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C. as of counsel attorneys in the Northeast and Southeast offices, respectively.

In a release, the firm said Stacy is experienced in litigation, including depositions and motion practice as well as settlement negotiations, mediations and arbitrations, trials and appellate practice. In addition to representing builders and condominium associations in multi-faceted construction defect litigation, she has also represented manufacturers of automobiles and consumer products in complex product liability and personal injury suits involving catastrophic injuries, including traumatic brain and severe burn injuries, and wrongful death. Most recently, Manobianca worked for a major insurer as a senior complex analyst analyzing coverage, liability and damages in professional liability healthcare claims.

The firm said C randall has experience as lead trial and appellate counsel in highly complex commercial, insurance defense, securities and antitrust litigation in federal and state courts in multiple jurisdictions. She was the first female partner at a well known Dallas firm, and her career includes 20 years at a firm she founded. There, she successfully resolved hundreds of litigation matters as outside counsel for the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Most recently, she was national counsel for a major insurer in professional liability cases against real estate appraisers.