Dallas Attorney Shonn Brown Joins Gruber Hurst Johansen Hail Shank LLP as Partner

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Dallas, TX (1888PressRelease) May 04, 2012 - Noted Dallas trial attorney A. Shonn Brown has joined the Dallas litigation firm of Gruber Hurst Johansen Hail Shank LLP as a Partner.

For almost 15 years, Ms. Brown has represented business clients in a wide range of commercial disputes involving trade secrets, class actions, contracts, intellectual property, board governance, product liability and personal injury claims. Her experience involves industries as varied as banking and financial services, real estate and construction, educational institutions, telecommunications, transportation and manufacturing. She joins Gruber Hurst from the Dallas office of Locke Lord LLP.

"We're very pleased that Shonn is making this move," says Michael Hurst, one of Gruber Hurst's founding partners. "She is an exceptional lawyer and has a great rapport with clients, jurors and other members of her trial team, in addition to being deeply committed to serving the community and professional organizations, which are qualities we particularly value at our firm."

Ms. Brown currently serves as secretary-treasurer of the Dallas Bar Association, and has served in multiple capacities as a director and officer of the J.L. Turner Legal Association, in addition to serving as a co-chairperson of a Dallas Association of Young Lawyers' committee to support diversity and education.

Ms. Brown is a director of both the Dallas Black Theater and Bryan's House, and has held numerous leadership positions with the Dallas Museum of Art's Junior Associates Circle and the Junior League of Dallas. Her other community service involvement includes participation in the "Lawyers on Loan" program conducted by the Dallas County District Attorney's office, and the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program.

Recognized five times in the Texas Rising Stars listing, and named in 2006 among Dallas' top lawyers under the age of 40 by D Magazine, Ms. Brown also was honored in the statewide "Multicultural Power 100" list published by the Texas Diversity Council in 2010.

Ms. Brown earned her law degree from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 1998 and her undergraduate degree from SMU in 1995. She currently serves as a director of the SMU Alumni Association.

Gruber Hurst Johansen Hail Shank LLP focuses on the business needs of its clients in trying complex commercial litigation in courtrooms across Texas. The firm's experience includes matters involving securities, financial services, employment, intellectual property, technology, products liability and other commercial cases. Clients include leading companies - large and small - and individuals in the fields of private equity, real estate, manufacturing, professional services, energy and retail. Visit the firm's website at http://www.ghjhlaw.com.

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