Duane Morris is appointing John S. Polzer as the managing partner of its Dallas and Fort Worth offices. Polzer succeeds Randy D. Gordon, who has served as Dallas’ managing partner since the office opened in 2021 and Fort Worth’s opening in 2022. Gordon will be transitioning to counsel. “With John taking over as managing partner, we foresee continued success in Fort Worth and accelerated progress and growth in our Dallas office, one of the most rapidly growing in the firm,” said Matthew A. Taylor, chairman and CEO of Duane Morris. “We thank and congratulate Randy for a job well done planting the Duane Morris flag in both cities and look forward to John seeing us into the next phase of our development in these key markets.” Polzer is a member of the firm’s governing Partners Board and co-chair of the Duane Morris Healthcare Litigation division of the Trial Practice Group. He practices in the area of litigation with a focus on healthcare, commercial litigation, construction, energy litigation and real estate. Polzer has also litigated cases in more than 35 states and has represented clients in asset purchase litigation in Delaware. “I’m looking forward to building on our fantastic foundation in Dallas and Fort Worth,” said Polzer. “Duane Morris is establishing itself as a strategic player in Texas, and I’m excited to help contribute to that. I would like to specifically thank my friend Randy Gordon for all he has taught me and how he has handled these past five successful years.” Polzer is a graduate of the University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2005), where he was articles editor of the Houston Business and Tax Law Journal, and the University of Texas at Austin (B.S., 2002). Bradley Elevates 2 Texas Attorneys to Partner Bradley has elevated 12 attorneys to partner, including two in Texas. In Dallas, David Miller handles disputes spanning a variety of industries and matters, including fiduciary, bet-the-company, patent, antitrust, product-liability, healthcare, real estate, and construction litigation. He also has experience advising directors, officers, and owners of companies and routinely appears and argues motions before state courts throughout Texas, as well as in all four Texas federal district courts. In Houston, Leah Homan is a trial lawyer in Bradley’s Litigation Practice Group known for handling civil litigation from incident response through verdict and appeal. She works with clients across the energy and industrial sectors in matters arising from catastrophic explosions, breach of contract disputes, transportation accidents, oilfield injuries, and premises liability claims. Hilgers Adds to Dallas Bench with Defamation Attorney

Attorney David Sillers has joined the Dallas office of Hilgers PLLC, adding his defamation practice to the services offered by the national commercial litigation and discovery counsel law firm. Sillers represents companies and individuals seeking redress in defamation cases. He also helps prevent the need for such lawsuits in the first place by working with crisis management firms, public relations firms, and counsel for media companies in advance of publication to ensure news coverage is as fair and accurate as possible. “Dave’s addition represents a significant expansion in the scope of what we offer clients in a fast-growing, increasingly-important specialty,” said firm founder and chief executive officer Heather Hilgers. “It is an exciting way to start the new year.” Crain Caton & James Announces Addition of Shareholder in Family Law Practice

Crain Caton & James announced that Courtney A. Hoff has joined the firm as a shareholder in its Family Law Practice. Hoff provides counsel across the full spectrum of family law issues, including divorce, high-net-worth divorce representation, and property and asset division involving significant financial and business interests. Her practice also includes parent-child relationship matters, including child custody, conservatorship, visitation, child support, paternity, termination/adoptions, grandparent cases, protective orders, writs of habeas corpus, and jurisdictional issues. In addition, she negotiates and prepares premarital agreements, partition agreements, mediation agreements, arbitration, and the enforcement and modification of court orders. Courtney A. Hoff of Crain Caton & James Additionally, she is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, a credential held by a select group of attorneys who have demonstrated experience and expertise in the field. Before focusing exclusively on family law, she practiced civil and commercial litigation— experience that enhances her ability to manage the financial and property issues often present in high-stakes family law matters, including cases involving business entities, trusts, real estate, oil and gas, characterization and valuation disputes, intellectual property, bankruptcy, reimbursement, fraud, waste, other equitable claims, tax liabilities and tort actions. “Courtney is a highly respected family law attorney whose experience, judgment, and credibility align seamlessly with the depth of talent already within our Family Law Practice,” said Sherri A. Evans, a shareholder in the firm’s Family Law Practice. “Her ability to combine effective, results-driven advocacy with a thoughtful, client-centered approach makes her an excellent addition to Crain Caton & James and a valuable resource for our clients.” Winstead Promotes 8 Associates to Counsel

Winstead PC announced the promotion of eight associates to Counsel. The newly promoted attorneys are Larry Banda, Allix Beleck, Michael Duran, Ginger Epstein, Roxanne Hajikhani, Khalid Karim, Alden Paras and Travis Renna. “We are proud to recognize the promotion of these eight outstanding attorneys to of Counsel,” said Winstead CEO Jeff Matthews. “Their accomplishments reflect not only their individual talent, but also Winstead’s continued investment in developing lawyers who are prepared to serve clients at the highest level. We look forward to their continued contributions as they advance into this next phase of their careers.” Larry Banda is a member of Winstead’s Corporate, Commercial Transactions & Outsourcing Practice Group. His practice focuses on transactional matters, including counseling public and private companies through each phase of the commercial contracting and outsourcing lifecycle. He works with major domestic and international airlines on the purchase, sale and lease of domestic and cross-border aircraft and aviation assets as well as the outsourcing of contracted services. Allix Beleck is a member of Winstead’s Corporate, Securities/M&A Practice Group. She focuses her practice on corporate transactions for private and public company clients across a variety of industries, including technology, life sciences, energy, communications and consumer. Beleck also advises clients on general corporate and governance matters. Michael Duran is a member of Winstead’s Wealth Preservation Practice Group and is Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. His practice centers on estate planning and estate and trust administration for high-net-worth individuals and families, focusing on the preparation of trusts and other estate planning techniques, lifetime transfers of assets, analysis of tax issues, and uncontested and contested matters involving fiduciaries. Ginger Epstein is a member of Winstead’s Real Estate Development & Investments Practice Group. Epstein represents developers, landlords, tenants, borrowers, landowners, financial institutions and servicers on commercial real estate and lending matters, with a particular emphasis on acquisitions and dispositions, loan originations and servicing transactions. Her practice also includes defeasance, foreclosure, development loan transactions, and leasing. Roxanne Hajikhani is a member of Winstead’s Real Estate Development & Investments Practice Group. Hajikhani advises and represents clients in a wide variety of commercial real estate transactions including acquisitions and dispositions, development, financing, office and retail leasing, and ancillary real estate issues. Hajikhani’s practice focuses largely on healthcare real estate projects and hospitality projects, though she also handles, and has significant experience with, multi-family, industrial, and land-development matters. Khalid Karim is a member of Winstead’s Corporate, Commercial Transactions & Outsourcing practice, advising airline clients. His specific areas of focus include enterprise technology (e.g. software license and SaaS agreements, data privacy compliance and cybersecurity matters), fuel acquisition and delivery, and human resources recruitment. Alden Paras is a member of the Real Estate Development & Investments Practice Group, representing institutional and private clients in the acquisition, disposition and development of commercial real estate. His practice focuses on representing investors and developers in a broad range of commercial real estate transactions, including the financing, acquisition, disposition and development of both unimproved and improved real property. He also regularly represents private lenders in financing the acquisition, development and construction of real estate projects, with an emphasis on construction loans and horizontal development. Travis Renna is a member of Winstead’s Corporate, Commercial Transactions & Outsourcing practice, representing clients on aviation transactions, including aircraft interiors procurement, engine purchasing, leasing, and customer loyalty. His extensive maintenance experience includes negotiating agreements involving engines, airframe heavy maintenance, line and on-call maintenance, wheels and brakes, landing gear, and other components of an aircraft.