Q&A

  • Texas Lawyer | Q&A

    Diversity and Inclusion Champions: Steve Bolden

    By Everett Catts | December 6, 2022

    "More lawyers of color need to be involved in firm leadership," he said. "Having owned a minority-owned law firm, I know that it was inspiring for our lawyers of color to see diverse leadership. It made our lawyers of color feel safe and accepted. When lawyers of color see diverse lawyers in leadership, they know that the firm is serious about diversity and inclusion."

  • Texas Lawyer | Q&A

    Diversity and Inclusion Champions: Katie Anderson

    By Everett Catts | December 6, 2022

    "Never let any other person's biased (uninformed) opinion of you define who you are or what you can accomplish. Prove the naysayers wrong. Roll up your sleeves and do whatever it takes to be the best at your craft," she said.

  • Texas Lawyer | Q&A

    Diversity and Inclusion Champions: Omar Alaniz

    By Everett Catts | December 6, 2022

    "I've received support every step when I made the move to Reed Smith in mid-2020, and, since then, I've been simply blown away by the success I've had in such a short period of time. I've also been very impressed at the number of resources that Reed Smith clearly puts behind its integration team that made it a very seamless transition," he said.

  • Texas Lawyer | Q&A

    Legal Innovators: Ben Koplin

    By Everett Catts | December 5, 2022

    "While what we do is often described as 'AI-driven,' people should not think that it is driven by artificial intelligence. Rather, it is motivated by human intelligence and our deep real-world experience in law combined with an intimate understanding of our client's IRL needs and objectives," he said.

  • Texas Lawyer | Q&A

    Legal Innovators: Chanille Juneau

    By Everett Catts | December 5, 2022

    "The first step is to not be afraid to use imagination to change not what you do but how you do things," she said. "The biggest challenge is best explained using an old adage credited to Henry Ford. If he had asked people what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse. Instead, he built the automobile."

  • Texas Lawyer | Q&A

    Legal Innovators: Dwayne Hermes

    By Everett Catts | December 5, 2022

    "Innovation means improvement. Looking for ways to do it better than it was done before. It does not have to mean disruption," he said."

  • Texas Lawyer | Q&A

    Legal Innovators: Karalynn Cromeens

    By Everett Catts | December 5, 2022

    "Innovation to me means coming to a solution before a problem exists. Most of the systems I have put into place for my practice come from a preventative angle," she said.

  • Texas Lawyer | Q&A

    In-House Impact: David Stryker

    By Everett Catts | December 1, 2022

    "[The biggest challenge of 2021 was] COVID-19 and how it changed (and continues to change) how we practice law in house and how we interact with and relate to our partner law firms, which are all undergoing similar changes and more," he said.

  • Texas Lawyer | Q&A

    In-House Impact: Kelli Roach

    By Everett Catts | December 1, 2022

    "As the company's general counsel, its first and still only in-house attorney, and a member of the executive leadership team, gaining [its] trust resulted in broader influence, substantive risk mitigation, and the ability to maximize opportunities for the company," she said. "That trust was tested shortly after joining Black Mountain Sand in July 2020 in the middle of a hotly contested commercial litigation matter in which the company was the plaintiff and cross-defendant."

  • Texas Lawyer | Q&A

    In-House Impact: Michael Foley

    By Everett Catts | December 1, 2022

    "On a personal level, you never want to be the lawyer that kills good deals for your clients by being unreasonable or taking unreasonable positions—whether that is in negotiating an agreement or the positions taken in litigation," he said.

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