Adams and Reese has expanded in Houston with a group of five trial lawyers who moved from LeClairRyan's Houston office.

The lawyers are partner Staton Childers; Benjamin Miller, Brianne Richardson and Amanda Sanders, who joined as special counsel; and John Kovach, who joined as an associate.

Childers said he has known some of the Adams and Reese lawyers for a decade and knows the caliber of the firm. But he added that a big reason he decided to change firms was to benefit his clients.