Award

The Harris County Law Library staff with their award-winning Pro Se Litigant Handbook and the Spanish-language translation, Manual para Litigantes Pro Se. Front Row, Left to Right: Sara Nouri, Mariann Sears (director), Lynette Williams and Lori-Ann Craig. Back Row: Elizabeth Bolles Watson, Ben Pride, Joe Lawson, Heather Holmes and Jessica Ochoa.

The Harris County Law Library in Houston has been named a 2019 recipient of the Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award by the American Association of Law Libraries on April 30 for its publication titled Pro Se Litigant Handbook and the Spanish-language translation, Manual para Litigantes Pro Se. The award is an annual accolade that recognizes a significant textual contribution to legal literature.The Harris County Law Library is a public library open to both lawyers and nonlawyers. It was established in 1915, and became a part of the Harris County Attorney's Office in 2011. Additionally, Law Library director Mariann Sears received the prestigious Bethany J. Ochal Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession from AALL's government section.

New Positions

Jackson Walker in Houston welcomed Kirk Tucker. He joins as a partner in the corporate and securities practice with a focus on helping domestic and international energy clients with matters related to mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, capital raising, and general corporate law. Kirk received his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center and his B.B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton announced that Amanda L. Cottrell has joined the firm's business trial practice group as a partner in the Dallas office. She joins from Stanton LLP. Prior to that, Cottrell spent nine years practicing commercial and energy litigation at Locke Lord. Her practice focuses on white-collar criminal defense, internal investigations, and complex commercial litigation. Cottrell earned her J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law and her B.A., summa cum laude, from Vanderbilt University.

KoonsFuller Family Law brought on May Burkett to the firm's Houston office as an associate. She concentrates her practice on family law. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a major in corporate finance and a minor in accounting from the McCombs School of Business. She earned her J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.