The Illinois Appellate Court tackled one of the most misunderstood issues in the commercial general liability policy: Does an obligation to indemnify trigger insurance coverage? The National Law Review reported on the ruling, writing that, although the facts in Bituminous Casualty Corporation v. Plano Molding Company are not typical for most general liability disputes, the analysis and reasoning of the court are helpful in understanding this pesky part of the policy.

“At issue was a clause in a bill of lading issued by Plano, a manufacturer of storage boxes, in which it agreed to indemnify K-Line, a railroad carrier who was shipping the merchandise, ‘for any injury, loss or damage caused by breach of warranty’ that the cargo being shipped was ‘safe and proper and suitable for handling and carriage,” the report explains.

The court found that “because defendant (the Insured) is liable only for its own breach of warranty, it has not assumed liability for K-Line’s negligence.”

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The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP has achieved Gold Standard Re-Certification by the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF) for the fifth consecutive year. Forty-four firms are included on this year’s list.

“Our five-peat certification reaffirms that women at Quarles & Brady are in the highest leadership roles and have achieved successful and respected careers at the firm,” said Janine M. Landow-Esser, chair of the firm’s Diversity Committee. “We couldn’t be more thrilled to receive the WILEF certification for the fifth year in a row.”

Gold Standard Certification emphasizes the leadership roles achieved by women partners, rather than the policies or practices of the firm or the overall number or percentage of women in the partnership. Law firms with 300 or more practicing lawyers in the United States were eligible if they successfully demonstrated that women represented a meaningful percentage of their equity partners, of their highest leadership positions, of their governance and compensation committees, and of their most highly compensated partners. To be certified, firms had to meet at least four of the six criteria:

• Women account for at least 20 percent of equity partners or, alternatively, 33 percent or more of the attorneys becoming equity partners during the past twelve months.
• Women represent at least 10 percent of firm chairs and office managing partners.
• Women make up at least 20 percent of the firm’s primary governance committee.
• Women represent 20 percent or more of the firm’s compensation committee.
• Women make up at least 25 percent of practice group leaders or department heads.
• Women represent at least 10 percent of the top half of the most highly compensated partners.

About WILEF
Founded in 1997 by Elizabeth Anne “Betiayn” Tursi, with the support of R.R. Donnelley and several successful senior women attorneys, and subsequently of law firm and corporate sponsors, WILEF is dedicated to assisting women in law to assume leadership roles within the NLJ 250 and Fortune 1000 legal departments and within their respective communities. WILEF presents cutting edge programming that provides an educational and networking forum for women in law.

About Quarles & Brady LLP
Quarles & Brady is a full-service AmLaw 200 law firm with more than 475 attorneys offering an array of legal services to corporate and individual clients that range from small entrepreneurial businesses to Fortune 100 companies, with practice focuses in health care and life sciences, business law, data privacy and security, and complex litigation. The firm has offices in Chicago; Indianapolis; Madison; Milwaukee; Naples, Florida; Phoenix; Scottsdale; Tampa; Tucson; and Washington, D.C. Additional information can be found online at quarles.com, as well as on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

Matthew L. Simmons has joined Coats Rose as an associate in the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice group in the Houston office.

Simmons’ practice focuses on complex commercial and construction litigation. He counsels clients on the broad range of issues related to commercial litigation, trade secrets and employment disputes. His practice includes significant representations in Federal and State Court.

Prior to joining Coats Rose, Simmons was an associate at an AmLaw 10 firm. He received the CALI Award for Legal Practice 1, and the Jurisprudence Award for contracts, NAFTA, and Public International Law while at the Texas Tech University School of Law.

Coats Rose is a business transaction and litigation law firm based in Houston, Texas. For more than 25 years, Coats Rose attorneys have worked with clients in construction/surety law, real estate law, commercial litigation of all types, municipal law, public finance, affordable housing, insurance law, labor and employment law, and governmental relations. Coats Rose is comprised of more than 90 attorneys, with offices in Houston, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, and New Orleans.

The Government Affairs Practice Group at Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP has once again topped the Texas Lawyer Lobbying Scorecard after representing more clients and reporting more compensation than any other firm in the state during the 84th Texas Legislature.

To compile its lobbying scorecard, the newspaper’s editors reviewed the legislative results for 12 of the state’s busiest law firm lobby shops.

During the regular session, which began on Jan. 13 and ended on June 1, Gardere’s lobbying group represented a total of 90 clients. This is an increase from the 60 clients the firm represented during the 2013 session and almost double the number of clients represented by any other firm, the firm said in a release.

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Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C., or AZA, is recommended as one of the top seven U.S. plaintiff patent firms by the London-based intellectual property magazine Intellectual Asset Management (IAM).

The magazine’s guide to the world’s top patent lawyers in key jurisdictions also named AZA partner Amir Alavi a silver-level recommended Texas patent litigator. Alavi was hailed for his work in the record-breaking case Versata Software Inc. v. SAP America Inc.

“Amir Alavi, who played a lead role on the matter, is one of those guys who, without huge troops of people working for him, gets a lot done and carves out big wins. He is extremely smooth and capable in court,” says the IAM Patent 1000 2015 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals.

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Trial lawyer Mark Lanier of Houston-based The Lanier Law Firm will be recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Association for Justice (AAJ) at the organization’s annual convention on July 14, 2015.

The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an AAJ member of at least 20 years standing whose courtroom advocacy has powerfully advanced the rights of the wrongfully injured and who has significantly furthered the cause of justice and the mission of the Association.

The Washington, D.C.-based AAJ is the world’s largest trial bar, providing trial attorneys with information, professional support and a nationwide network that promotes a fair and effective justice system.

“To receive this award, the highest given by the AAJ, is a true milestone in my career,” says Mr. Lanier. “My ongoing commitment, and the commitment of every attorney in this firm, is to uphold the AAJ’s mission and to ensure that any person who is injured by the misconduct or negligence of others can obtain justice.”

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3M has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Capital Safety from KKR for a total enterprise value of $2.5 billion, including the assumption of approximately $0.7 billion of debt, net of cash acquired.

Capital Safety is a leading global provider of fall protection equipment, one of the fastest-growing safety categories within the global personal protective equipment industry.

The personal protective equipment industry is a strategic priority for 3M, the company said in a release. Demand for personal protective equipment is rapidly growing, driven by increasing regulatory focus on worker safety across both developed and developing countries.

Capital Safety’s industry-leading products and solutions include harnesses, lanyards, self-retracting lifelines and engineered systems sold under well-known global brands DBI-SALA and PROTECTA. The company has demonstrated strong and consistent growth with sales increasing at a compound annual growth rate of 10 percent over the past four years. The company’s sales, adjusted to include recent acquisitions on a full-year basis, were approximately $430 million for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2015.

Latham & Watkins represents KKR in its sale of Capital Safety to 3M with a corporate deal team led from the firm’s New York office by partner Jennifer Perkins, with New York associate Samuel Powers and Chicago associate Jonathan Solomon; on tax matters by New York partner David Raab, with associate Matthew Dewitz; on benefits matters by Washington D.C. partner Adam Kestenbaum, with Washington D.C. associate Marysia Mullen and New York associate Lori Goodman; on antitrust matters by Washington D.C. partner Marc Williamson, Brussels partner Hector Armengod, with Washington D.C. associate Mitchell London; on intellectual property matters by New York partner Jeffrey Tochner; on environmental matters by Washington D.C. partner James Barrett; and on UK legal matters by London associates Farah O’Brien and Daniel Treloar.

eTERA Consulting, an internationally recognized and award-winning leader in data and technology management, announced that Cyber Crime Forensics has joined the company’s highly successful All1ance One Partner Program. The All1ance One Partner Program provides many ways for business partners to expand their business, win more clients and increase revenue by offering their clients a full range of eDiscovery services throughout the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (“EDRM”).

“The strategic partnership we have created with eTERA Consulting allows Cyber Crime Forensics to offer a full range of services with an internationally recognized data and technology management company,” said Richard Plummer, CEO of Cyber Crime Forensics. “We look forward to teaming up with eTERA Consulting to allow our clients to significantly reduce the cost of eDiscovery services across the EDRM. This will certainly be a win-win for all involved and we look forward to being part of the eTERA team!”

“We are very excited to have Rich and his team as part of the All1ance One Partner Program,” said Mary McGinness, eTERA’s All1ance One Manager. “Rich has great knowledge in the forensics space, and brings a passion and drive for client relations that the entire eTERA team can relate to. Rich, who is based in California, has experience in conducting collection and preservation for eDiscovery, incident response, computer forensics and mobile device forensics investigations. As an All1ance One Partner, Rich’s unique background, along with his west coast network, will be very beneficial to eTERA’s strategic growth.”

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The U.S. branch of a China-based company was hit with $31.5 million patent infringement verdict, reports the Southeast Texas Record.

The plaintiff DataQuill, sued ZTE Corp. and its U.S. subsidiary in 2013 in the U.S. District Court for Eastern Texas, Marshall Division.

Nearly two years later, a Texas federal jury found ZTE USA infringed on two of the company’s patents, awarding $31.5 million in damages, court records show.

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The parents of a community college student who went into a coma and died after a diagnostic test at Phelps Memorial Hospital Center in New York State have reached an $18.1 million settlement with the hospital and doctor who treated their daughter.

A report in lohud.com, a Gannett company, said Raina Ferraro, 19, had an endoscopy, in which a hollow tube is inserted into the body, usually through the mouth, at Phelps in January 2013 after experiencing stomach pain.

During the procedure, the patient went into cardiac and respiratory arrest. She died in May after more than two years in a vegetative state.

Her parents were represented by attorney Sanford Rubenstein.

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After three years of research and development with a national law firm, Law Ruler Software™ is ready to hit the market.

Legal Case Intake Edition was designed to reinvent the legal case intake process by providing an easy-to-learn, next-gen workflow that increases conversion during the process of converting a legal intake into a case, and manages this information securely in the cloud, the software developer said in a release.

The purpose of Law Ruler Software is to bridge the gap between the advertising/marketing of a law firm and their case management software to increase productivity and revenue for the firm and its associates. The release continues:

• Law Ruler Software was found to improve lead-to-client conversions by 20 percent on average and can be used with existing case management software

• Law Ruler Software enables law firms to shift their focus back to billable activities

• Can be configured to work in tandem with your existing case management software to prevent double data entry

Read more about the software or watch a video.

Dallas attorney Jim Mueller, managing partner of family law firm VernerBrumleyMcCurley PC, has been appointed President of The National Advocates: Top 40 Under 40.

The invitation-only professional association is composed of the top lawyers from each state who meet stringent membership qualifications and whose practices focus on matrimonial and family law, bankruptcy law, immigration law, Social Security disability law, employment law, and wills, trusts and estates law.

“This group is made up of young, influential attorneys who exhibit superior leadership and performance, so it’s not surprising that Jim would rise to this position,” says VernerBrumleyMcCurley name partner Jimmy L. Verner Jr. “His clients are well aware of his honesty and integrity, and I’m sure this organization will benefit from those same qualities.”

Mueller concentrates his practice on complex divorce matters, high-asset property division and contested custody litigation in courts across Texas. He is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and currently serves as a member of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists. He is a repeat honoree in the annual Texas Super Lawyers listing of the state’s top attorneys, among other professional honors.

Mueller earned his law degree with honors from the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, and he received his undergraduate degree with high honors as a member of Phi Beta Kappa at Rhodes College.

The National Advocates provides networking opportunities, continuing legal education and advocacy training for its members, who serve individuals and families in the American legal system.

VernerBrumleyMcCurley provides concierge-style representation to its divorce clients, the firm said in a release.

Two prominent Dallas business litigation boutiques – Gruber Hurst Johansen Hail Shank and Elrod – have announced that they are merging their law practices.

The combined law firm will have 30 lawyers, making it one of the largest commercial litigation-only law firms in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

“Lawyers at both firms say their merger comes at a strategic time because they expect to see an increase in contract and commercial litigation in the oil and gas sector because of the falling oil prices,” says a Texas Lawbook report posted on the Gruber Hurst website.

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Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP has added Adam A. Litwin and Van S. Wiltz as associates. Both join the firm’s growing corporate practice.

“Both Adam and Van come to the firm with impressive backgrounds. Their diverse professional experiences enhance our knowledge base,” said James Skochdopole, managing partner of Bell Nunnally. “As our client needs evolve and expand, we continue to look for dynamic, skilled practitioners to add to our team.”

Litwin joins the firm’s Corporate and Securities; Entertainment, Advertising and New Media; and Mergers and Acquisitions practice areas. He has extensive experience providing counsel on a wide variety of business transactions and corporate governance issues. He works closely with clients of all sizes, from individuals and small start-ups to multinational public corporations on issues including drafting and negotiating agreements and forming, structuring and advising start-up businesses in industries including entertainment, retail and technology.

Prior to joining Bell Nunnally, Litwin worked in the corporate finance section for Haynes and Boone, LLP before becoming a founding and managing member of the Litwin Law Group, PLLC. Before practicing law, he was a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley.

In addition to his legal practice, Litwin is an actor, producer and screenwriter. He is a member of the Entertainment and Sports Law Section of the State Bar of Texas and is the legal chair of the Texas Association of Motion Media Professionals. Litwin is a graduate of Florida State University College of Law (J.D., 2007) and the University of Rochester (B.A., 2001).

Wiltz is a member of the firm’s Corporate and Securities and Mergers and Acquisitions practice areas. He has extensive experience in corporate governance and capital market, private equity and venture capital transactions. He also structures mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of securities and assets and is proficient in the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act pre-acquisition compliance. He serves as counsel to public and start-up companies in various industries, including oil field services, oil and gas exploration and production, insurance and financial services.

Prior to joining Bell Nunnally, Wiltz worked in the Corporate and Securities practice group for Thompson & Knight LLP. He is a member of several professional organizations and is a frequent author and speaker on the topics of equity-crowdfunding and compliance with SEC rules and regulations.

Wiltz is a graduate of Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (J.D., 2012) and the University of North Texas (B.A., 2008).

About Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP
With more than 50 attorneys and three decades of doing business, Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP is among the most respected business law firms in Texas, one of the 25 largest in North Texas and one of the state’s fastest-growing firms. The depth of the firm’s knowledge and breadth of its expertise sets Bell Nunnally apart. The firm provides a full range of services, including litigation, appellate law, commercial finance, corporate and securities, creditors’ rights, bankruptcy, health law, intellectual property, labor and employment, immigration, real estate, entertainment, mergers and acquisitions, estate planning, tax and white collar criminal defense. Bell Nunnally is regularly singled out as a “Go-To” firm by America’s largest companies each year in Corporate Counsel magazine. For more information, please visit www.bellnunnally.com.

Farrell Fritz announces that Katherine (Kate) A. Heptig has recently been named Chair of the Nassau County Bar Association’s Corporation, Banking & Securities Law Committee. She will serve a two-year term.

Heptig, a Rockville Centre, NY resident, provides general tax and corporate guidance to businesses and individuals. She earned her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and her B.A. from Hofstra University.

The Committee addresses various issues, including statutory developments, court decisions, regulatory bodies, and ADR agencies, and provides a forum for business attorneys. To learn more about the Nassau County Bar Association’s Committees, click here.

The Houston trial law firm Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C., or AZA, again has earned recognition among the nation’s top commercial litigation firms in the 2015 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

In its Chambers USA profile, AZA is described by one client as a “very results-driven law firm, and the results they’ve given us are outstanding.” AZA attorneys also were called, “Highly skilled trial lawyers and litigators who are prepared to go to trial.”

In addition to the firm’s Chambers USA ranking, AZA partners Demetrios Anaipakos, John Zavitsanos andTodd Mensing received individual honors among the leading commercial litigators in the country. All three are nationally recognized trial lawyers who handle bet-the-company litigation.

Read the firm’s release.

Noted white-collar and general criminal defense lawyer John R. Teakell of Dallas is a featured author in a new book highlighting trends in state and federal criminal defense law along with thoughtful guidance to defendants needing legal help.

Teakell is one of 10 respected attorneys nationwide selected to contribute a chapter for “A Cup of Coffee with 10 of the Top Criminal Defense Attorneys in the United States.” In his chapter, Teakell outlines state and federal statutes and describes similarities and differences in investigations and procedures in the two systems.

“A Cup of Coffee with 10 of the Top Criminal Defense Attorneys in the United States,” is designed to provide practical information for people who need to know more about the criminal justice system and legal representation. The work debuted in March 2015 on Amazon.com and has been among the top sellers in the criminal defense law genre. Royalties from the book are being donated to Kiwanis International, a nonprofit organization that works with children in the United States and throughout the world.

“It can be overwhelming for people to find themselves in the criminal justice system for the first time,” Teakell says. “There are certain decisions that have to be made quickly, and there can be so much at stake. I’ve seen from experience how providing information can empower individuals to make better decisions.”

Teakell’s criminal law expertise has allowed him to serve as an expert source for local and national media, including the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Los Angeles Times, NBC Nightly News and many others. Forbes and Times magazines have named him among the nation’s top white-collar defense practitioners, while the National Association of Distinguished Counsel has honored him among the top one percent of attorneys in the United States. In addition, Teakell is a repeat honoree on the annual Texas Super Lawyers list.

In a release, the firm says the Law Office of John R. Teakell represents companies and individuals in a variety of white-collar and other criminal defense matters, including grand jury proceedings and internal investigations involving allegations of fraud, bribery, embezzlement, insider trading, stock option backdating, tax evasion, computer crimes and public corruption.

For more information on Teakell and “A Cup of Coffee with 10 of the Top Criminal Defense Attorneys in the United States,” contact Robert Tharp at 800-559-4534 or Robert@androvett.com.

A black teacher and coach has won a major victory in his racial discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against the Frisco, Texas, Independent School District following a ruling from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

In a ruling issued June 15, the 5th Circuit found that the former history teacher’s claims were valid under both federal and state law, and should be heard by a jury. The ruling overturned a 2014 summary judgment issued by the U.S. District Court in Sherman that dismissed the case in the school district’s favor.

“Alvin Jackson, who taught world history along with being a basketball and track coach, filed a suit against the Frisco school district in 2012, saying his contract was not renewed because he complained about discrimination and racial hostility at the high school,” reported The Dallas Morning New. “He was the only black coach and core subject teacher at the campus then.”

The Kendall Law Group represented Jackson.

Read the law firm’s release.

Extra Space Storage Inc., a leading owner and operator of self-storage properties, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SmartStop Self Storage, Inc., a public non-traded real estate investment trust (REIT), as detailed in the company press release below. SmartStop stockholders will receive $13.75 per share in cash which represents a total purchase price of $1.4 billion. Extra Space management expects the acquisition to close in the latter half of 2015.

Extra Space has also announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 5,500,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $68.15 per share, as detailed in the below company press release.  The gross proceeds from this offering are expected to be approximately $374.8 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by Extra Space. The offering is expected to close on or about June 22, 2015.

Latham & Watkins LLP advised Extra Space in the acquisition and offering with a corporate team led from the firm’s San Diego office by partner Craig Garner and associates Anthony Gostanian, Kevin Reyes and Jeffrey Woodley. Advice was also provided on tax matters by partners Michael Brody and Ana O’Brien, with associate Eric Cho in Los Angeles; on employee benefits matters by counsel Holly Bauer in San Diego; on real estate matters by partner David Meckler in Orange County; and on environmental matters by partner Christopher Norton in Orange County. For more information on the Extra Space acquisition and offering, please contact Craig Garner at +1.858.523.5407.

Extra Space Storage also announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 5,500,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $68.15 per share.  The gross proceeds from this offering are expected to be approximately $374.8 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by Extra Space.  Wells Fargo Securities, BofA Merrill Lynch and Citigroup are acting as the joint book-running managers for the offering.  Extra Space has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 825,000 shares.  The offering is expected to close on or about June 22, 2015.

Extra Space intends to use the net proceeds of this offering to partially fund its recently announced acquisition of SmartStop Self Storage, Inc. (“SmartStop”). Upon completion of the acquisition, Extra Space will own 121 SmartStop stores and will assume the property management of 43 third-party managed stores. The aggregate purchase price of the acquisition is $1.4 billion, consisting of $1.29 billion to be paid by Extra Space and $120 million to come from the sale of certain assets by SmartStop at or prior to the closing.

The pending acquisition is subject to the approval of SmartStop’s stockholders and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions. Extra Space expects to close the acquisition in the latter half of 2015; however, there can be no assurances that these conditions will be satisfied or that the acquisition will close on the terms described, or at all.
The shares will be issued pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  This release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor will there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale is not permitted. The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, copies of which, when available, may be obtained from Wells Fargo Securities, LLC,  375 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10152, Attn: Equity Syndicate Department, or by telephone at 800-326-5897 or email at cmclientsupport@wellsfargo.com, or from BofA Merrill Lynch, 222 Broadway, New York, NY 10038, Attn: Prospectus Department or via email at dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com, or from Citigroup, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, Attn: Prospectus Department, or by telephone at 800-831-9146.  A prospectus supplement related to the offering will also be available free of charge on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

About Extra Space Storage Inc.:

Extra Space Storage Inc., headquartered in Salt Lake City, is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust. As of March 31, 2015, Extra Space owned and/or operated 1,106 self-storage properties in 35 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico. Extra Space’s properties comprise approximately 740,000 units and approximately 81.8 million square feet of rentable space. Extra Space offers customers a wide selection of conveniently located and secure storage units across the country, including boat storage, RV storage and business storage. Extra Space is the second largest owner and/or operator of self-storage properties in the United States.

Dallas family law firm VernerBrumleyMcCurley PC, devoted solely to divorce law, announces that Robert A. Emerson has joined the firm as an associate.

Emerson has extensive experience in negotiated and mediated settlement agreements, child custody contests and the division of complex marital estates, the firm said in a release. A native of Amarillo, Texas, he has deep roots in family law. His mother, Sally Emerson, is a prominent Amarillo family lawyer and his father, Don Emerson, is the longtime judge of Amarillo’s 320th District Court, which handles family law matters.

Despite growing up steeped in family law, Emerson had planned to pursue environmental law until he interned at the Resource and Crisis Center of Galveston County, a domestic violence shelter.

“I realized that helping those who can’t help themselves is both important and rewarding work,” he says. “When someone decides to get divorced – or their spouse makes the decision for them – they’re in a difficult place and they need the help of someone who is committed to solving their problems. Now I know why my parents made this their life’s work.”

Jim Mueller, the firm’s managing partner, says Emerson is an ideal addition to VernerBrumleyMcCurley.

“We have been quite happy to learn that the apple did not fall far from the tree,” he says. “Bob is a bright and promising lawyer, and we are thrilled he is bringing his talents to our firm.”

Mr. Emerson earned his law degree, with pro bono honors, from South Texas College of Law in 2013. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 2006. He is a member of the Dallas Bar Association, the Collin County Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas Family Law Section. 

VernerBrumleyMcCurley provides concierge-style representation to its divorce clients. “They are available day or night to handle not only legal problems, but also other personal challenges often associated with divorce,” the release says. “With a reputation for excellence, thorough preparation and innovation, and more than 200 years of combined experience, they don’t believe in a ‘one size fits all solution.’ Ultimately, their mission is to help their clients prepare for a better life after divorce.”

For more information, visit VernerBrumleyMcCurley’s website or call 866-363-5907.

For more information on Emerson, contact Mike Androvett at mike@androvett.com or 800-559-4534.