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Poyner & Spruill Named Top Law Firm in the Triangle
Legal Marketing |
2007/07/22 12:00
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For the third year in a row, Poyner & Spruill LLP, one of North Carolina’s oldest and largest law firms, was named by Metro Magazine readers as the best general law firm, receiving the “Standing Ovation” award.
The magazine’s popular “MetroBravo” winners are highlighted in the July issue. Over 2,000 readers cast their ballots in over 250 categories including the area’s best professional services.
About Poyner & Spruill
Poyner & Spruill LLP is a large, multidisciplinary North Carolina law firm, providing a comprehensive range of business and litigation legal services. The firm has a reputation for professional excellence and client service throughout the Southeast. Poyner & Spruill is one of the largest firms in North Carolina and has offices in Charlotte, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, and Southern Pines. To learn more visit www.poynerspruill.com. |
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Neely, Callaghan open new law firm
Legal Marketing |
2007/07/20 16:01
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CHARLESTON - What do you get when you combine a former state Supreme Court justice and a former federal prosecutor?
In Charleston, you get Neely & Callaghan, a new law firm opened July 1 by Richard Neely and Mike Callaghan.
"We had known each other for years, of course," Callaghan said of his new partner. "He was working with Roger Hunter, who does business law. But he joined Spilman (Thomas and Battle). So, Richard and I decided to go into business together."
Callaghan said the firm primarily will practice in several areas, with a focus on federal criminal defense, environmental and regulatory law and civil litigation. Callaghan also served as the state Department of Environmental Protection under Gov. Bob Wise, and he was chairman of the state Democratic Party.
"With my experience as a federal prosecutor and with environmental issues and Richard's broad base of experience, we think we've got something pretty good here," he said. "With both of our pasts, we know everybody."
Callaghan described the firm's approach to practicing law.
"We're not specializing in one certain field," he said. "We'll do plaintiff work, defense work. We're like an old-style firm. If someone needs help, we'll be there."
Callaghan did say the firm plans to maintain a small caseload and work with a high-end clientele on complex litigation.
"Clients need to be able to rely on a lead partner," he said. "We'll provide that. We're not going to be a volume firm. We'll be much more personal."
In the office at 159 Summers Street, Callaghan and Neely are the only attorneys, and they have two support staff members.
"Our doors have only been opened since July 1, but things are going really well," said Callaghan, who was with the Tinney Law Firm in Charleston before joining Neely. "Basically, we are two highly experienced and qualified lawyers.
"Richard's experiences in the legal field are very different than mine, and that broad experience helps us bring a level of expertise that is unique."
Callaghan had been as a potential candidate for state Attorney General or state Supreme Court justice in 2008. He lost as the Democratic candidate against Shelley Moore Capito for a House seat in 2004.
He said now simply isn't the time for another run.
"It's flattering to have people holding you in high enough regard to be considered as a potential candidate for those positions," he said. "Truth be told, my focus right now is just building my law practice. So, that's what I see in my future for the time being."
Neely, who also is a former House of Delegates member, was out of town on vacation, but said in a press release that he's excited about working with Callaghan.
"I look forward to this new phase of my life," he said. "Mike and I plan to organize our practice around a small number of difficult cases that clients believe justify the personal attention of senior, experienced lawyers from start to finish."
To learn more about the firm, visit www.neelycallaghan.com. |
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Big Changes at Big Law Firm
Legal Marketing |
2007/07/18 02:37
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Six of the roughly dozen litigators at Scott & Hulse, PC, one of the city’s largest law firms, will be leaving at the end of the summer to start their own firm. W. David Bernard, a partner in the firm, said that the move “is not going to have any impact on our firm … the, let’s call it a reorganization, is being done on very friendly and cooperative terms.” The six lawyers are part of the litigation section of Scott Hulse, as distinct from the bulk of the lawyers at the firm who handle business-related matters such as real estate transactions, probate and a host of other items. [scott hulse] The six are Wayne Windle, Joseph Hood, Jeff Alley, Gary Norton, Eric Brittain, and J.L. Jay. The firm will be named Windle, Hood, Alley, Norton, Brittain & Jay, LLP, and is to open Sept. 1. Bernard said litigation lawyers generally have been trending toward establishing their own practices in what he termed a “boutique environment.” “We will continue to do commercial litigation on behalf of our clients. We expect we will be referring a lot of files where we might have a conflict to Joe (Hood) and his group. We will not have nearly the concentration on insurance litigation,” Bernard said. “Many of those lawyers do a great deal of insurance defense litigation; we and they have mutually concurred it just makes sense for them to handle that kind of practice in a different environment.” Joe Hood, one of the lawyers who will be leaving, said “David and I have been partners for 24 years, we’ve been friends in that period of time and I expect to remain friends for as long as I’m around.” As to how the two new firms would relate to each other regarding clients, Hood said, “clients who need real estate work, corporate business work, things of that nature, we expect to be referring those matters to the lawyers at Scott Hulse who we have the greatest confidence in.” Another lawyer who will be leaving Scott Hulse, J.L. Jay, said it was too early to discuss which clients would be shifting to the new firm. “It would be inappropriate to comment on that until Sept. 1,” Jay said. “The law and ethical rules make it clear, that’s the client’s decision so it will be up to the clients to decide.” Jay called the move “an amicable departure, and we wish our current partners, our future former partners, well, since we have nothing but respect for them and their abilities.” Scott Hulse has about 40 lawyers in the firm, which also has offices in San Antonio, and its clients represent a cross-section of the largest businesses in El Paso and the Southwest. Its main offices occupy four floors of the Chase Building Downtown. [client list] Its roots stretch back to 1889, “when William Henry Burges Jr. (1867-1946) opened a law office in El Paso.” [history] Jay said he wasn’t sure where the new firm would be located, saying only that the group was in negotiations for new office space. The move follows an announcement several weeks ago regarding Delgado, Acosta Braden & Jones, another well-known large El Paso firm. That firm, as reported in the El Paso Times July 6, dissolved, with the lawyers moving to other firms in El Paso and Austin. Background on the six lawyers who will be leaving Scott Hulse to form the new firm, Windle, Hood, Alley, Norton, Brittain & Jay, LLP: -- Jeff Alley: [link]
-- Eric Brittain: [link]
-- Joseph Hood: [link]
-- J.L. Jay: [link]
-- Gary Norton: [link]
-- Wayne Windle: [link] |
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Fox Rothschild acquires Roseland-based law firm
Legal Marketing |
2007/07/13 05:10
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In a centennial birthday present to itself, Fox Rothschild has acquired a North Jersey law firm, Roseland-based Goldman and Kramer. The move gives Fox Rothschild, based in Philadelphia and known for its prominence in the southern part of the state, a more aggressive position up north, firm officials said early this week.
It also means an expansion of the kind of work the firm does for businesses and wealthy individuals. "Goldman and Kramer have built an impressive practice over the past 25 years, especially in the areas of tax, estate planning and estate administration," said Mark Silow, administrative partner and chief operating officer of Fox Rothschild. This is just the latest in a spate of mergers that have brought the firm's roster to more than 400 at torneys. |
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Court TV getting new format, name: truTV
Legal Marketing |
2007/07/12 05:11
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Court TV is adjourning in favor of truTV. The network on Wednesday announced its name would change, effective Jan. 1, 2008, to better reflect an emphasis on nonfiction programming. TruTV will still offer court coverage from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, and on its Web site. But the focus shifts at 3 p.m., when a new talk show with Star Jones as host airs. Nonfiction series like "Forensic Files" and "Haunting Evidence" will continue, the network said. But the network is also developing series on female bounty hunters in Miami, con artists and life-or-death rescues. Other series in the works include "Outlaw Chasers," about people who try to film tornados up close, and "Neighbors 911," which focuses on feuding families. "In truTV, we now have the ideal name that fits both the programming and the target audience," said Marc Juris, the network's general manager. Court TV is now a part of Turner Broadcasting, parent of TNT and TBS, and is owned by Time Warner (nyse: TWX - news - people ) Inc. Time Warner bought the network from Liberty Media (nasdaq: LCAPA - news - people ) last year. |
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Hensley Kim & Edgington changes name
Legal Marketing |
2007/07/07 01:31
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The law firm of Hensley Kim & Edgington on Friday said it's changing its name to Hensley Kim & Holzer LLC effective immediately. Rick Holzer joined the Denver firm in 2004 and guided the establishment of an intellectual property practice, specializing in patent prosecution and intellectual property counseling.
The firm represents companies of all sizes in the areas of business, securities, intellectual property, litigation and real estate law. |
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Major EP law firm breaks up, joins Austin-based firm
Legal Marketing |
2007/07/06 01:20
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Delgado, Acosta, Braden and Jones, one of El Paso's larger law firms, is being dissolved, and three of its partners have joined forces with an Austin law firm. Alejandro Acosta Jr. and Hector Delgado, who opened their law firm in 1994, and John Jones, who became a partner in 1995, have become partners of Bickerstaff, Heath, Pollan & Caroom, which has changed its name to Bickerstaff, Heath, Delgado & Acosta. It specializes in state and local government law. Acosta has become CEO of the Austin-based firm, which now has offices in El Paso, where Acosta and Delgado will be based. Their new firm will retain the Dallas and Houston offices operated by Delgado and Acosta's old firm. Jones will oversee the Houston office. Two other lawyers in the El Paso firm have moved to the Austin firm while 11 of the El Paso firm's other lawyers have found jobs or opened their own practices, Acosta said. "We (Bickerstaff, Heath, Delgado & Acosta) are now the largest minority-owned firm in the Southwest with over 30 lawyers statewide," Acosta said.
"We have clients throughout the state and we wanted a statewide firm. ... This makes us a bigger and better firm." C. Robert Heath, who founded his firm in 1980 along with his now-retired partner Steve Bickerstaff, said, "We had worked with (the) Delgado, Acosta (firm) for several years largely in some matters in El Paso, and we had a good working relationship and great respect for them, and when we determined the possibility of joining together -- that offered some great opportunities for both of us." The firm now has 18 partners, Heath said. Paul Braden, the other partner in the El Paso law firm, has become a partner in Fulbright & Jaworski, an international law firm. Braden will work out of El Paso. Fulbright & Jaworski "is a great firm with a global presence and one of the pre-eminent bond practices in the country (which is the area of the law in which I practice)," Braden said in a written statement. Two of the Delgado, Acosta firm's lawyers also moved to the Bickerstaff, Heath firm: Ricardo Ortiz is in the Dallas office, and Catherine Than is in the Houston office.
Vic Kolenc may be reached at vkolenc@elpasotimes.com; 546-6421. For more information: www.bickerstaff.com; www.delgadoacosta.com. |
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