Plaintiffs lawyer Mike Werner of the Werner Law Firm has promoted associate Matt Wetherington to name partner, forming the new firm Werner Wetherington.

Werner hired Wetherington for his shop four years ago from Conley Griggs Partin. “I was looking for a new associate, and people kept telling me, 'You've got to meet this guy named Matt,'” Werner said. “After the fourth person, I decided, 'I'm going to meet this guy Matt.'”

Werner said he was so taken with Wetherington's enthusiasm and energy that he hired him on the spot.