Continuing its steady expansion, Mississippi-based Butler Snow has boosted its litigation strength in Austin with four lateral hires from Beck Redden and one from Bowman and Brooke.

Christopher Cowan, Eric J.R. Nichols, Amanda Taylor and Karson Thompson joined Butler Snow in Austin on Jan. 2, coming from Beck Redden. Cedric Evans joined the firm on Dec. 3 after leaving Bowman and Brooke. Nichols and Evans were partners at their former firms.