LeClairRyan, after losing dozens of lawyers this year in various locations, opened an office in Dallas on Wednesday, bolstering its small presence in Houston.

The firm hired former Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete partner William Hammel as an employment litigation partner for the new Dallas office. Other LeClairRyan lawyers who have been working remotely out of the Dallas area will now work in the new north Texas office—aviation partner Christa Hinckley, business litigation counsel Helen Mosothoane and patent prosecution associate Todd Martin.