11.17.08
Scheef & Stone is pleased to announce our Sherry Lane office has relocated to the 27th floor of Lincoln Plaza in downtown Dallas. Our phone numbers remained unchanged, but please note our new address.

10.22.08
Brent Kugler co-presented a webinar titled "He Said, She Said: Managing Product Claims" in the Direct Selling Association's Virtual Successful Sales
Strategies Series in October.

10.6.08
C. John Scheef will be speaking at “The Basic Course in Texas Construction Law” on October 17th, 2008 at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, Texas. He will be speaking on the “Causes of Action in Construction Law”. This topic will address the various causes of action often seen in construction disputes, and those potentially available members of any given project. It will also cover the effect of the Economic Loss Rule and how to assess the claims and/or defenses that could arise from any given dispute. For more information please visit: www.clesolutions.com

10.6.08

Kelly Massad successfully represented the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Board in a case involving prevailing wage statute (Tex. Gov’t Code Ann §2258.052) and whether the trial court was correct when it ordered the Airport Board to make determinations of wage violations for thousands of former subcontract employees and whether the plaintiffs could maintain class standing for those thousands of employees. The Court of Appeals found in favor of the Airport Board on all issues affirming the trial court’s judgment dismissing the class action and reversing the trial court and rendering judgment that the plaintiffs were not entitled to mandamus relief.
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9.17.08

Scheef & Stone L.L.P is pleased to announce that C. John Scheef and William E. Stone have been selected
for inclusion in 2008 Texas Super Lawyers. Only five percent of the attorneys in the state of Texas are named to this list.

The Super Lawyer process includes peer nominations, a blue ribbon panel review and independent research of candidates. Congratulations to John and Bill for being recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer.

6.22.08
Scheef & Stone is pleased to announce the addition of C. Brenton Kugler. Brent has more than 12 years of experience in representing direct sales companies in litigation and advising direct sales clients on regulatory issues, distributor policies and procedures, governmental affairs and risk management. Brent also represents businesses, professionals and individuals in complex business disputes as well as product liability and professional negligence litigation.

6.19.08


Jay Crutcher of Scheef & Stone, along with Christopher Castro and Ridge Dickey will be providing clients with answers to their sophisticated LLC questions. They will be discussing Updates and Emerging Trends, Advanced Tax Issues for LLC’s, Understanding the World of Minority Rights and Fiduciary Obligations, Walking the Ethical Line and Mastering Estate Planning Issues. You are invited to attend the Advanced LLC Issues seminar on Friday, July 11, 2008. To find out more about attending this seminar, please go to
www.nbi-sems.com.
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6.16.08

Richard McGary recently obtained a favorable conclusion for his clients in defense of a million dollar bodily injury claim in General Electric Company v. Moritz, No. 04-0871, (Tex. S. Ct. June 13, 2008).
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6.02.08


Paula Beasley will be an adjunct professor through the SMU Cox Business School. She will be teaching a portion of the Real Estate Law class to juniors and seniors in both the Fall and Spring semesters.

She will also teach Real Estate Transactions to MBA students in the Spring. (evening class, once a week).
As Paula said, “No, I’m not quitting my day job!” But she is very excited about this opportunity and honored to have been chosen.

Congratulations Paula!!!

 

4.17.08
Paula Beasley was inducted as a member of the Class of 2008 Fellows of the Dallas Bar Foundation at the Seventeenth Annual Fellows Luncheon this month. 

The Fellows of the Dallas Bar Foundation was chartered in 1991 to recognize local attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their legal careers with significant contributions to the legal and civic communities of Dallas and to support the charitable mission of the Dallas Bar Foundation. 

The Dallas Bar Foundation was founded in 1971 for charitable and educational purposes to support research and forums for the furtherance of justice under the law; to establish educational scholarships and promote the study of law; and to support non-profit community organizations in their efforts to provide charitable and legal aid for the indigent.  Since 1981, the Dallas Bar Foundation has awarded more than $3.6 million in grants to area non-profits for law related services and to Dallas Bar Association programs and projects.  Over $1.5 million has been awarded in scholarships and summer clerkship opportunities for minority law school students during this time

3.24.08
New Attorneys Join Scheef & Stone
Sarah Benes · Dallas Location
Southern Methodist University School of Law, J.D.; University of Texas at Dallas, Business Administration, cum laude, B.S.

Ms. Benes’ practice areas include: Business Sales and Combinations, Business Transactions, Corporate Entity Disputes, Corporate Finance and Securities Law, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Emerging Businesses, Entity Selection and Business Formations, Mergers and Acquisitions, Shareholder Disputes, Venture Capital Transactions.

Leslie Sanderson · Frisco Location
Baylor University, J.D.; Baylor University, B.A.

Ms. Sanderson was a recent graduate of Baylor Law School and sat for the Bar Exam in February 2008. Her main area of practice will be in Commercial Litigation.

2.29.08
February 29th marks the firms 16th (4th) anniversary

Scheef & Stone celebrated our 16th anniversary today. Formation of the firm under its original name, Cassell & Stone, L.L.P., was on Leap Day, February 29, 1992, which has allowed us only 4 opportunities to actually celebrate our anniversary due to Leap Day.

2.07.08
Jay D. Crutcher, a Partner in our corporate transactions practice, will be a presenter for an upcoming seminar entitled “Advanced LLC Issues” sponsored by National Business Institute. The seminar will be held on Friday, July 11, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (location to be confirmed). Jay will be speaking on the topic “Current Issues and Emerging Trends for Limited Liability Companies.” Jay is on the Faculty of National Business Institute for limited liability companies. Jay has previously presented another LLC seminar for National Business Institute on the topic “Tax Advantages of Limited Liability Companies.

1.18.08
Scheef & Stone, L.L.P Is Pleased To Announce The Addition Of Mark Simon To The Firm
Mark is an AV Rated trial attorney. Mr. Simon has represented clients ranging from public corporations and governmental entities to small start-up businesses. He has defended management, and represented select individuals, before federal and state courts across the United States in all areas of employment law, including employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful discharge, wage-hour, noncompete agreements, non solicitation agreements, trade secrets, ERISA and independent contractor litigation. Additionally, Mr. Simon assists employers to formulate effective strategies to address and resolve business problems, and has extensive experience in training employers and managers to recognize and deal effectively with day to day issues.

1.18.08
Mitch Little Honored by
Texas Bar Foundation
Mitch Little has been elected to
membership in the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation. He was selected for his outstanding professional achievement and has demonstrated commitment to the improvement of the justice system throughout the state of Texas. Election is a mark of distinction and recognition of Mr. Little’s contributions to the legal profession.

10.30.07
David Turner, David Norman and
Heather Legato-Kay completed the
final phases of a $75,000,000 company restructure, equity buy-out and capital refinancing of an Oil & Gas Exploration and production company. David Norman also completed the final phase of a $30,000,000.00 debt refinancing of Collins Technology Park. An office
building complex in the telecomm
corridor in Richardson, TX.

10.16.07
Bill Stone along with others at Scheef & Stone have been engaged in representing a Dallas based, nationwide Service Firm in the sale of their business to a large public company for approximately 13.5 million dollars.

10.16.07
Jeff Mullins has been engaged to represent a Security related hardware company in the sale of controlling interest of their
company to a European Strategic Investor for approximately 20 million dollars. This client is a contractor to the US Homeland Security.

10.4.07
Dispelling the Myth: How Fires
Affect TV’s and Other Electronic Devices
Richard E. McGary with Scheef & Stone L.L.P. will be one of the featured speakers at the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) Annual Industry Forum being held at the Coronado Hotel in San Diego, California October 14 – 19, 2007.
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8.31.07
New Attorney Join Scheef & Stone
We are pleased to announce that Richard E. McGary is joining Scheef & Stone L.L.P. Mr. McGary has more than 20 years experience in handling complex litigation including product liability, insurance and general business disputes. Mr. McGary has extensive experience representing insurance companies and their insureds in a wide variety of litigation involving both property and casualty claims. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Insurance and Litigation Section.

5.10.07
Dallas, TX May 10, 2007- The law firm Scheef & Stone, L.L.P. and Jesse Abercrombie of Edward Jones will present the Construction Advisory Forum, a series of quarterly forums designed for business owners in the construction industry. 
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5.15.07
New Attorney Join Scheef & Stone
Eric C. Wood · Dallas Location
St. Mary’s University School of Law, J.D., cum laude; Texas Christian University, B.B.A. Mr. Wood’s practice areas include: Business, Commercial and Intellectual Property Litigation.

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