Media Coverage

Sam Taylor of The Lanier Law Firm was featured in Law 360 commenting on the trend of a growing number of law firms establishing physical offices in Fort Worth to meet client demands for local representation rather than relying on commuting attorneys from nearby Dallas.

Texas Lawyer recently featured Johnston Tobey Baruch partner Chad Baruch after the Texas Fifth Court of Appeals ruled that minor, nonmaterial deviations from a settlement agreement do not invalidate the contract, upholding a specific performance order in a real estate dispute.

Shackelford partner Jake Pollack was recently featured in a Realtor.com article commenting on a legal battle that is unfolding in Jacksonville, Florida, where the Freedom at Arbor Mill homeowners' association voted to pursue the eviction of 28-year-old TikTok influencer Bethany Michel from her late father's home due to her age.  

Law.com and The Texas Lawbook both recently featured Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson’s newly promoted attorneys Melissa Cowle, Christopher Lambert, and Christopher Konneker to partner.  

Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal was recently featured in Law 360 after relocating its Dallas office to the downtown Arts Tower, updating its website and logo in the process.  

Zehl & Associates law firm was featured in the Houston Chronicle after the June 2026 crash of a Tesla Model 3 that resulted in a wrongful death lawsuit and federal investigation.

Firm partner Ryan Zehl with Zehl & Associates was interviewed by ABC News after a Texas man was charged with manslaughter after his Tesla, allegedly on Full Self-Driving mode, crashed into a home, killing a 76-year-old woman.

Carter Arnett Stahl + Cho Hernandez has rebranded as Carter Arnett Stahl + Cho Hernandez PLLC, elevating long-time partners Linda Stahl and Stacey Cho Hernandez to name partners alongside co-founders E. Leon Carter and J. Robert Arnett.

Founding partner Warren Burns at Burns Charest was recently featured in a Reuters article about bringing to trial a legal malpractice claim against Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in a Florida court.

A bylined commentary by Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann partner David Coale was recently featured in Salon.com. The article argues that the Supreme Court's conservative majority applies "originalism" subjectively to serve political goals rather than as an objective method of constitutional interpretation.  

Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann partner Mary Goodrich Nix was recently featured in The Texas Lawbook “Asked and Answered”, discussing her career path, which was influenced by a family legal legacy, including a great-grandfather who served as a judge in Waco.

The Lanier Law Firm partner Ryan Ellis was featured in a news report on KAKE, ABC affiliate in Wichita, Kansas after a Kansas federal court granted class action status to a lawsuit against Union Pacific Corp regarding hazardous waste contamination from a rail yard near 29th and Grove Streets.