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May 05, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

From the day he signed on last June as vice president, general counsel and secretary at Hoover's Inc., Daniel Iannotti was working on a deal. It culminated in March when shareholders of Hoover's -- an Austin-based business information provider -- approved the $117 million sale of the company to D&B Corp. Throughout the ordeal of negotiating a merger agreement with D&B and then the final sale, Iannotti knew he was working himself out of a job.

By Jeanne Graham

10 minute read

November 16, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Tech University School of Law graduates hit a bittersweet note on the July 2009 Texas bar exam. Of the Lubbock school's first-time test-takers, 94.52 percent passed. That's the highest percent passing rate on the July exam among the nine American Bar Association-accredited law schools in Texas. Walter Huffman (pictured) is dean of the law school at Texas Tech.

By Jeanne Graham

8 minute read

May 23, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

This month, firms across Texas are welcoming summer associates. It's a matching game where firms of all sizes and law students try to impress and assess in just a few weeks' time. Integral to firms' success in this matching process is evaluating students' work products, social interactions and legal skills. Jerry Young (pictured) is chairman of Coats Rose Yale Ryman & Lee's clerkship hiring committee.

By Jeanne Graham

7 minute read

April 14, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

April 15 is marked on many calendars as the day Americans settle up with Uncle Sam. But it's on Robert Valdez's and Kelly Frels' calendars for a different reason. That's the day ballots for president-elect of the State Bar of Texas are mailed by the Bar to its estimated 72,000 members. And Valdez and Frels are competing for the position -- a post the winner will hold for one year before taking the helm as State Bar president.

By Jeanne Graham

13 minute read

November 16, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

The past 12 months have been a tumultuous time in the legal industry, especially for many of the 2008 law school graduates who were just beginning their careers. Despite the turbulent times, some of those still-new lawyers are flourishing. "It's just amazing how much you can learn in a year," says Ronn Paiz Garcia.

By Jeanne Graham

20 minute read

November 30, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

The past 12 months have been a tumultuous time in the legal industry. One year ago, federal lawmakers approved a $700 billion bailout for the financial system. Around that same time, many of the 2008 law school graduates were just beginning their careers. Despite the turbulent times, some of those still-new lawyers are flourishing.

By Jeanne Graham

20 minute read

November 30, 2009 | Law.com

The past year has been a tumultuous one in the legal industry, but despite the turbulent times, some new lawyers are flourishing. Texas Lawyer is following the careers of five attorneys who graduated from Texas law schools in May 2008 and began diverse full-time careers in different parts of the state. Four are with the same firms or organizations where they started their careers in 2008. Here is the yearly update on how all five attorneys are doing in their new careers.

By Jeanne Graham

20 minute read