Stibbs & Co.,  headquartered in North Houston, welcomed associate Paola Garcia-Jurado to its construction law team. Garcia-Jurado is a licensed attorney in Texas who will bring her experience and knowledge to the firm, and combine past and new skills to provide a variety of services to Spanish- and English-speaking clients. She is a specialist in land planning and urban law and also has a master’s degree in urban and regional planning. Garcia-Jurado has been in charge of major construction projects, among them the Mangrove Spirit Park and The Blue Crab Park. She coordinated and directed the majority of the activities from conception to completion. These projects are considered excellent examples of urban intervention for the improvement of the environment, security and co-existence among neighbors of the community, according to a statement issued by the firm. Garcia-Jurado has been a licensed attorney in Colombia, with over 10 years of experience in construction law. She has served as an adviser for mayors, governors, senators and several other elected officials in Colombia on urban development and land planning. 

The Polsinelli law firm in Dallas has added Hunter Barker, Keirsten Hamilton and Eunice Yi as associates. Barker joins the corporate and transactional practice. Barker’s background includes experience in issues involving procurement and disposition, distribution, outsourcing of business processes and other related commercial transactions. He earned a J.D. with honors from the University of Texas School of Law and previously completed his B.S. at Oklahoma State University. Hamilton has been added to the firm’s real estate finance practice. Hamilton’s practice focuses on providing legal advice and strategic counsel to real estate developers, lenders, buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants on financial issues, servicing issues and other critical matters, including securitizations, loan origination and refinancing. She earned her J.D. from the Texas Tech University School of Law, where she earned Order of the Coif recognition. Hamilton also earned an M.B.A. from Texas Tech University and a B.A., summa cum laude, from Texas A&M University. Yi has joined the firm’s capital markets and commercial lending practice. She brings significant experience advising clients on complex financial transactions, including acquisitions of assets on a whole loan basis, asset sales, securitizations and structured finance transactions, as well as other transactional matters. Yi earned her J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law and previously completed her B.S. at Boston University.