. . . Jay W. Brown, Hilary C. Borow and Steve Wedemeyer have joined Winstead in Houston as shareholders. Matthew A. Foytlin, Sean P. Milligan, Bruce R. Wilkin, Brannon C. Dillard, Andrew L. Edelman, Dawn E. Norman, Carol H. Wilkins and Lauren E. Sneed have joined the firm in Houston as associates. Nicholas C. Wittich has joined the firm in The Woodlands as an associate.

. . . Mark H. Ralston has joined Taber, Estes, Thorne & Carr in Dallas as a partner.