Veteran Appellate Lawyer Stephanie Nelson Joins Dallas' Hankinson LLP

Dallas-based appellate law firm Hankinson LLP is announcing the addition of veteran appellate attorney Stephanie Dooley Nelson. End Quote

Dallas, TX (1888PressRelease) February 06, 2013 - Ms. Nelson is the second attorney to join the firm this year, along with retired Justice Joseph Morris, formerly of the Dallas 5th District Court of Appeals, who joined as Of Counsel.

"This is more great news for our firm and our clients," says Hankinson LLP Managing Partner Rick Thompson. "Stephanie's experience in both the trial and appellate areas makes her uniquely suited to our work."

Previously a partner at Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal in Dallas, Ms. Nelson handles a variety of appellate matters, including jurisdictional challenges, mandamus petitions and interlocutory and accelerated appeals. She also works with trial teams on motions and evidentiary issues, jury charges and litigation strategy. Her commercial and business litigation experience includes cases involving fiduciary obligations, professional liability, employment relations, contract disputes, insurance coverage and products liability. She represents a broad cross section of clients, including those involved in the legal, manufacturing, insurance, aviation, trucking, and oil and gas production industries.

Ms. Nelson is a cum laude graduate of the Baylor University School of Law, where she was managing editor of the Baylor Law Review and earned the President's Award. She is a past president of the Dallas Young Lawyers Association and chair of the group's foundation, as well as a member of the Dallas Bar Association's Board of Directors.

From 2004 through 2009, Ms. Nelson was named to the Texas Rising Stars list by the publishers of Texas Super Lawyers magazine.

Hankinson LLP, the preeminent civil appellate firm in the Southwest, provides clients with innovative legal insights and judicial perspective in all phases of litigation. The firm's attorneys work with trial teams to develop strategies designed to put a case in the best position before, during and after trial. Dallas-based Hankinson LLP represents national clients, regional companies, governmental bodies, and individuals with trial and appellate matters, and offers mediation and arbitration services as well. Learn more about the firm at http://hankinsonlaw.com.

For more information on Stephanie Nelson joining Hankinson LLP, please contact Mark Annick at 800-559-4534 or mark ( @ ) androvett dot com.

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