Two Bell Nunnally Partners Named to “Best Lawyers in Dallas 2015” List
Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP partners Jeffrey J. Ansley and Karen-Lee Pollak have been selected by their peers for inclusion on D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers in Dallas 2015” list.
The “Best Lawyers in Dallas 2015” features attorneys across more than 35 practice areas chosen by fellow Texas attorneys who answered the publication-posed question: “Which Dallas lawyers, of those whose work you have witnessed firsthand, would you rank among the current best?” Respondents were asked to provide two lawyers from outside their firm and one within their firm across all voting categories. After tallying the votes, nominees were evaluated by the magazine’s editors in concert with a panel of attorneys selected by the publication.
“It is an honor for the firm to have attorneys selected to this list. The respect their peers have shown Jeff and Karen is a testament to their fine client work and one more barometer of the high caliber of firm we have worked hard to build,” said James Skochdopole, managing partner of Bell Nunnally.
Ansley leads the firm’s White Collar Criminal Defense and Internal Investigations practice. A former federal criminal prosecutor and enforcement attorney, he focuses his practice on white collar criminal and regulatory defense and has represented numerous corporate and individual clients in high stakes litigation before federal courts, the SEC and other federal and state agencies. Ansley has also conducted internal investigations involving alleged securities fraud, tax fraud and health care violations. In addition, he develops compliance and ethics programs for corporations and other business entities. He is a graduate of Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law (J.D., 1994) and Texas A&M University (B.A., 1991).
Pollak leads the firm’s Immigration practice and provides full-service legal immigration counsel to large corporations, small businesses and individuals. Her docket routinely includes representing businesses and families in obtaining immigrant and non-immigrant visas to live and work in the United States. Pollak also assists corporations in compliance audits and immigration-related corporate policy formulation. Her immigration litigation practice focuses on federal court litigation under the Administrative Procedure Act and removal defense. Pollak is a graduate of the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, where she earned both her undergraduate and law degrees (B.A., 1989; LLB, 1993).
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.
