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Dallas/Fort Worth Tier One ranking category for Best Lawyers (Woodward/White) “Best Law Firms” 2022 Edition published in U.S. News & World Report

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Scheef & Stone is proud to announce that the firm was selected in the Dallas/Fort Worth Tier One ranking category for Best Lawyers (Woodward/White) “Best Law Firms” 2022 Edition published in U.S. News & World Report. Firms included in this selection are recognized for professional excellence with consistent peer reviews. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must have a lawyer recognized in The Best Lawyers in America©, which recognizes the top 5% of private practicing lawyers in the United States. You can view the list here.

Fourteen Scheef & Stone Attorneys Recognized in “Super Lawyers” 2021 List

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Congratulations to the fourteen Scheef & Stone attorneys recognized in the 2021 “Super Lawyers” list published by Thomson Reuters.  The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area. No more than five percent of the lawyers in Texas are selected by Super Lawyers.

Joe Baker
Matt Bracy
Rebekah Steely Brooker
Kelly Crawford
John Fischer
Chase Garrett (Rising Star)
Taylor Harris (Rising Star)
Byron Henry
Mark Hill
Mitch Little
John Scheef
Michael Smith
Bill Stone
Richard Wallace

Jessica Rolls Accepted to DAYL 2021 Leadership Class

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Congratulations to Jessica Rolls for being accepted into the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (DAYL) 2021 Leadership Class. The leadership program started in 1997 as a way to reach out to young lawyers who wanted to make a difference in the community and the bar. Only 40 attorneys are selected for the program each year.

Jessica Rolls is a commercial litigator who counsels businesses and individuals in a broad range of multifaceted civil disputes. Jessica is well versed in reviewing, editing, and executing subcontractor and purchase order agreements, as well as analyzing Medical and Medicare regulatory matters in regards to overpayment defense cases.

Twelve Scheef & Stone Attorneys Named in 2022 “Best Lawyers in America” list by Best Lawyers

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We are proud to announce that twelve Scheef & Stone attorneys are named in the 2022 “Best Lawyers in America” list by Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White).  The attorneys recognized in the list were peer-nominated and only 5% of attorneys in private practice are recognized in this prestigious list.  Please join us in congratulating these attorneys on this noteworthy recognition.

Robert Banta
Roger Crabb
John Fischer
Jim Griffin
Byron Henry
Mike Knapek
Mitch Little
John Scheef
Mark Simon
Micheal Smith
Bill Stone
Brad Whitlock

Scheef & Stone Opens Office in Marshall

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We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended our ribbon-cutting ceremony at our Marshall office. Thank you to the Greater Marshall Chamber of Commerce and the rest of the Marshall community for the warm welcome.  We are incredibly honored and excited to be a part of this amazing community.

Scheef & Stone Welcomes New IP Partner and Expands to East Texas

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Dallas, Texas – Intellectual Property attorney Michael Smith joins Scheef & Stone, LLP as Partner, expanding the firm’s offices to Marshall, Texas.  As an experienced patent litigator, Smith has appeared as counsel of record in over 900 cases in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.  He is a native to Marshall and has served in various leadership roles within the legal industry such as chairman of the Eastern District’s Local Rules Advisory Committee for almost a decade, editor of O’Connor’s Federal Rules * Civil Trials for over 20 years, chair of the Litigation Section for the State Bar of Texas, Board of Editors of the Texas Bar Journal, Board of Directors of the State Bar of Texas, as well as president of the Eastern District of Texas Bar Association.  He is regularly sought out to give presentations on federal court practice, law office administration, and patent litigation.

Smith brings a wealth of experience to Scheef & Stone’s Intellectual Property Section and the addition of his practice expands the firm’s geographic reach to Marshall, Texas.  The firm is thrilled that its clients will benefit from Smith’s substantial litigation experience and Scheef & Stone’s expanded federal practice footprint in the Eastern District of Texas.

“Almost twenty years ago, Scheef & Stone took a chance on opening an office in Frisco and we think that Marshall presents the same opportunity today,” said John Scheef, co-founding partner at Scheef & Stone.

Scheef & Stone is thrilled for the opportunity to provide high-quality sophisticated counsel to businesses beyond North Texas with the recent move to East Texas.  Smith will lead the firm’s new Marshall office with more growth opportunities on the horizon.  Learn more at solidcounsel.com

Scheef & Stone, LLP provides solid counsel to its valued clients by forging innovative legal solutions to build lasting relationships.  From its offices in Dallas, Frisco and Marshall, members of the law firm hold themselves to the highest standards and dedicate themselves to going beyond the extra mile for their clients. These standards have led to strategic growth, bringing our attorney count to approximately 60 lawyers practicing in a full-service commercial firm with services including corporate, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, tax, construction law, banking, bankruptcy, intellectual property, healthcare, litigation and employment law.

Fourteen Scheef & Stone Attorneys Named in 2021 “Best Lawyers in Dallas” list by D Magazine

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We are proud to announce that fourteen Scheef & Stone attorneys are named in the 2021 “Best Lawyers in Dallas” list by D Magazine.  The attorneys recognized in the list were peer-nominated and then evaluated by D Magazine’s panel of eminent lawyers.  Please join us in congratulating these attorneys on this prestigious recognition.

Robert Bolton
Rebekah Steely Brooker
David Dyer
Chase Garrett
Jim Griffin
Byron Henry
Mitch Little
Gardner Savage
John Scheef
Patrick Schurr
Bill Stone
Jane Taber
Brad Whitlock
Jennifer Withrow

Direct Selling Practice Group Ranked #4 by Social Selling News

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Scheef & Stone’s Direct Selling practice group chaired by Partner Brent Kugler was recently ranked #4 in the U.S. published in “Social Selling News: The Ranks” for number of direct selling clients invoiced.

Each month, The Ranks spotlights companies, people or trends that are important to the direct selling channel. In February, The Ranks listed law firms, ranked by number of direct selling clients invoiced over the past 12 months. View the full list here.