LMA’s Austin City Group to Host Luncheon on ‘Market Trends and Predictions for What’s Next’

8-03-2The Austin City Group of the Legal Marketing Association will host talk on “accelerating trends in the legal industry and what those trends mean for Texas firms” on June 11. Guest speaker Kent Zimmerman of the Zeughauser Group will offer an inside view of the common themes in the evolving strategies of top performing firms in the United States and globally.

Registration for the luncheon, which will be held at the Headliners Club (221 West 6th St.), will begin at 11:30 with the program starting at noon. The fee is $20 for LMA Members and $40 for Guests.

RSVP here:

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Here’s some background on Zimmerman:

  • Kent is a former general counsel and CEO.
  • He consults in three areas: growth, law firm combinations, and key client programs, including client service interviews.
  • Leading law firm chairs and chief marketing officers select Kent to advise on increasing the size, strength, and profitability of their firms.
  • He is quoted regularly by The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Reuters, The National Law Journal and The American Lawyer Magazine.
  • Earlier in his career, Kent was one of the three equity partners who transformed Hubbard One from a small technology start-up to one of the fastest-growing private companies in North America, according to Inc. Magazine and Deloitte & Touche.  He and his partners sold Hubbard One to a public company, Thomson (now Thomson Reuters) in 2004.
  • Before becoming a lawyer, Kent was a television news producer.
  • He is a frequent speaker at law firm retreats, executive committee meetings and legal industry conferences.
  • He is also a past board member of the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Chicago chapter.

The Seay Law Firm Announces Hiring of Amanda Traphagan

The Seay Law Firm PLLC has announced the addition of Amanda Traphagan to its Austin-based tax law practice.

Traphagan represents and defends taxpayers against the Texas Comptroller. She also aids taxpayers against the Internal Revenue Service, and tax authorities of other states in administrative proceedings as well as state and federal trial and appellate courts.

Traphagan earned her law degree from the University of Texas School of Law. While there, she served as the Writ Editor for the Student Bar Association and Executive Editor of the Texas Journal of Women and the Law.

In addition to her practice, Traphagan authored and co-authored articles issued in publications such as the Texas Tech Administrative Law Journal and the Journal of State Taxation.

Davis & Wright Announces Promotions

Davis & Wright PC (www.dwlaw.com) has announced several promotions, rewarding several attorneys who have been partly responsible for the firm’s continued stature as one of Austin’s leading law firms.

Katy Merrill Andre, who represents business owners, individuals and insurance companies, has been promoted from single shareholder to director.Katy Andre

Hollis Hudson Gaston, who specializes in civil litigation, health care, personal injury law, and professional liability, has been elevated from senior counsel to director.

Adrienne Redinger, who specializes in litigation with a focus in insurance law, has been promoted from contract lawyer to associate.