Houston-based litigation firm Hicks Thomas started 2017 with a bang, welcoming six lateral hires led by trial lawyer Jay Old and opening new offices in Austin and Beaumont.

Old joined Hicks Thomas on Jan. 1 along with five others from his former firm, Jay Old & Associates. The others include senior attorneys Jim Henges and Jay Fancher, of counsel Junie Ledbetter Broyles, associate Maggie Parker Neusel and staff attorney Cindy Johnson.