Family Law Partner Joins Dallas Firm Laura Hayes. Courtesy photo

Family Law Partner Joins Dallas Firm

Fox Rothschild welcomed Laura S. Hayes in Dallas as a partner in the firm's family law and litigation practice groups. She was previously a shareholder at KoonsFuller Family Law in Dallas. Certified as a family law specialist by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Hayes advises clients on prenuptial/postnuptial agreements, divorce, complex property division and custody-related matters. She has a particular depth of experience helping clients craft custom parenting plans and possession schedules for professional, career-oriented parents whose lives do not fit the molds of standard possession schedules. She handles all types of divorce and custody litigation, including high-net-worth matters, and regularly argues Hague Convention international child abduction cases. In addition to Texas, Hayes is licensed in Arizona, Florida and Georgia. She earned her J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedman Law School and her B.A. from Vanderbilt University.

Houston Firm Elevates 5 Shareholders in Office

Chamberlain Hrdlicka promoted two of its Houston shareholders to equity status and elected three new Houston income shareholders during the firm's annual meeting Feb. 8, where an additional five Atlanta-based attorneys were also promoted, for an unprecedented total of 10 new and elevated shareholders.

Elevated to equity shareholder in Houston were Jeff C. Wigginton Jr. and Justice David M. Medina (retired), and David N. Calvillo, Julie G. Edelman and Kellen R. Scott were elected as income shareholders.

Calvillo has successfully tried, litigated and arbitrated matters in diverse practice areas, including breach of contract, business separation, commercial liability, construction, tax controversy, shareholder rights, professional malpractice, personal injury and wrongful death, employment, debt collection and intellectual property. He is a civil trial specialist, a Texas C.P.A. and earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Texas School of Law and his Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in taxation from Georgetown University Law Center.