Mary Alice Salmon

Mary Alice Salmon

May 28, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

Law Students, Faculty Aid Honduran Woman in Escaping Human Trafficking

Terrorized for years by a human trafficker, a Honduran woman and her children now live in peace after escaping their tormentor as a result of efforts…

By Mary Alice Salmon

6 minute read

March 28, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

Judge's Hobby Takes Him to A Different Kind of Bench

Judge Charles Stephens, 61, said he started making pens—including ballpoints and fountain pens—about 30 years ago as a hobby. “I jokingly tell people it helps my sanity,” he said.

By Mary Alice Salmon

6 minute read

March 11, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

The Southwest Effect: How the Airline Changed the Legal Landscape in Texas

Herb Kelleher, the co-founder and longtime chief executive of Southwest Airlines who died in January at the age of 87, almost certainly didn't set out to change the legal landscape in Texas. It was the untapped potential in the Texas skies he was after.

By Mark Bauer and Mary Alice Salmon

7 minute read

March 11, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers: Week of March 11

Alaina King Benford has joined Jordan, Lynch & Cancienne, a civil trial law firm in Houston, as a partner. Benford previously was a litigation…

By Mary Alice Salmon

2 minute read

March 04, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers: Week of March 4

Jason Boatright, a former justice on the Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas, has joined Cantey Hanger as a partner. Boatright, who works in the firm's…

By Mary Alice Salmon

3 minute read

February 25, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers: Week of Feb. 25

Tony Guerino has joined Womble Bond Dickinson as a partner in its new Houston office. Guerino has more than 20 years of experience in energy and environmental…

By Mary Alice Salmon

2 minute read

February 18, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers: Week of Feb. 18

Audrey Mross, a partner in Munck Wilson Mandala in Dallas and co-chair of the firm's employment and labor group, has been selected as the 2019 Fellow…

By Mary Alice Salmon

2 minute read

February 11, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers: Week of Feb. 11

Harvey Brown, a former justice on the First Court of Appeals, has joined The Lanier Law Firm in Houston, where he is a member of the firm's issues…

By Mary Alice Salmon

3 minute read

February 04, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers: Week of Feb. 4

Shamoil T. Shipchandler will join the Dallas office of Jones Day as a partner at the end of February. Shipchandler will be in the firm's investigations…

By Mary Alice Salmon

3 minute read

January 25, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers: Week of Jan. 28, 2019

Darren Nicholson, a litigator, has joined Burns Charest in Dallas as a partner. Nicholson represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial litigation and intellectual property disputes.

By Mary Alice Salmon

3 minute read