A few months after he was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009, Houston construction lawyer Thomas Barber decided to wind down his practice at Coats Rose. Six years later, after his cancer went into remission, the newly married Barber joined a new firm and has spent the last year embarking on the demanding task of rebuilding his practice.

“I essentially started completely over again with one or two clients I had kept the work for. Production time is well right up there with normal, but not as many billables due to recruiting and business development,” Barber said about his new role as a construction shareholder in Munsch, Hardt, Kopf & Harr in Houston.

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