Steptoe & Johnson PLLC has opened new offices in Dallas, San Antonio, and Collin County, Texas. The offices join The Woodlands location for a total of four Texas locations, and 18 overall. The offices open with 11 attorneys and additional attorneys are expected to join the firm in the coming months. The new attorneys practice in areas including commercial real estate, corporate transactions, energy, litigation, tax, tax-exempt organizations and trusts and estates.

“This is the single largest geographic expansion in the firm’s 108-year history. These locations represent a strategic investment for the firm to better serve our existing clients in Texas and widen our scope of services to new clients,” said Steptoe & Johnson CEO, Christopher L. Slaughter. “Our new lawyers bring substantial experience and knowledge to the firm’s practices. They are valued additions to the Steptoe & Johnson team.”

The attorneys joining the new Texas offices, and their practice areas, include:

Dallas: Jules S. Brenner, Member, Energy; Elizabeth J. Cromwell, Member, Energy; John M. Frick, Member, Litigation; Christopher L. Harris, Member, Taxation; Jay A. LaJone, Member, Corporate Transactions and Commercial Real Estate; Charles I. Appler, Of Counsel, Commercial Real Estate; Linda J. Braga, Of Counsel, Corporate Transactions and Commercial Real Estate; Taylor V. Wilson, Of Counsel, Corporate Transactions and Commercial Real Estate; and K. Blair Bennett, Associate, Corporate Transactions and Commercial Real Estate
San Antonio: Katherine E. David, Member, Taxation and Tax-Exempt Organizations
Collin County: Robert B. “Brad” Fletcher, Member, Taxation and Estate Planning
Elizabeth Cromwell, Katherine David, and Brad Fletcher will serve as Managing Members of the Dallas, San Antonio, and Collin County offices, respectively.

About Steptoe & Johnson
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC is a law firm nationally recognized for its strengths in energy law with more than a century of know-how in the areas of business, labor and employment, and litigation. Steptoe & Johnson has over 370 lawyers and other professionals practicing in 18 offices in Colorado, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and West Virginia. Visit http://www.steptoe-johnson.com and connect with us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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