'Never Become a Billable Hours Machine' and Other Guidance From a Texas Bar Honoree
'From the first day in my legal career, I've aspired to conduct myself like my greatest lawyer-heroes: Abraham Lincoln, Atticus Finch (who was modeled after Harper Lee's father), James A. Baker III, and Leon Jaworski... ' says Talmage Boston, a partner with Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton
March 17, 2022 at 05:29 PM
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Talmage Boston is a commercial litigation partner with Shackelford Bowen McKinley & Norton at the firm's Dallas office. He is an attorney, historian, speaker and interviewer and was recently named the 2022 recipient of the Texas Bar Foundation's Dan Rugeley Price Memorial Award.
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