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2012
January
- Nathan Sommers Jacobs Names Anna Virene Newest Shareholder.
- Andrew Dillon became a member of the Houston Galleria Chamber of Commerce.
- Marvin Nathan was elected to serve as a board member of Genesys Works, was elected to a three-year term as a board member of the Anti-Defamation League Foundation and was re-elected to serve a three-year term as a board member of the University of Houston Foundation.
- Bill Johnson was elected to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of Corinthian Vintage Auto Racing, Inc.
2011
December
- Nathan Sommers Jacobs is participating in the Houston Bar Association Aids Outreach Committee adopt a family initiative. The firm has adopted a family for the holiday season and is donating to the family items on its wish list.
November
- Nathan Sommers Jacobs sponsors "Extremism In A Civil Society" program.
- Sarah Heep and Jason Antrican both passed the July 2011 Texas Bar Exam and were sworn in as members of the Texas Bar.
- George Gibson was named Chair of the Civil Rights Committee for the Anti-Defamation League's Southwest Region.
October
- Marvin Nathan, Ronald Sommers and David Washburn were selected for inclusion in the 2011 Texas Super Lawyers magazine, a Thompson Reuters service.
September
- Nathan Sommers Jacobs is pleased to announce the addition of two new associates, Sarah Heep and Jason Antrican. Each is an alumnus of the firm's summer clerkship program. Sarah is a graduate of Texas Tech School of Law. She works with the firm's banking section. Jason earned his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. He joins the firm's litigation section.
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- George Gibson was appointed to the nationwide Education Equity Taskforce for the Anti-Defamation League.
August
- Kent Altsuler's article, "A Landlord's Duty to Mitigate in Texas: What if You Build it, and They Don't Come?" was featured in the July/August 2011 issue of The Houston Lawyer.
July
- Nathan Sommers Jacobs Renews Partnership with HBA/CIS Summer Legal Internship Program.
- Andrew Dillon was named Chairperson of the Houston Area Duke Alumni Admissions Advisory Committee.
June
- The 2011 Nathan Sommers Jacobs Summer Program commenced. Four law students are working with the firm as summer clerks: Cia Bearden and Jonathan Heins, University of Houston Law Center; Erin Finger, South Texas College of Law; and Mark Wang, University of Pennsylvania Law School.
- George and Nicole Gibson co-chaired the Anti-Defamation League's 2011 Walter Kase Teacher Excellence Award luncheon on May 5, 2011. The event was attended by almost 500 people and honored the work of three middle school educators who have fostered safe learning environments in their schools by actively promoting respect and tolerance and working to eliminate bullying.
April
- Kent Altsuler was elected as the Chair of the Litigation Section of the Houston Bar Association.
- Nathan Sommers Jacobs sponsored and attended the Houston Young Lawyers Association (HYLA) Law Day Luncheon on April 27, 2011. This year, the keynote speaker was Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman.
March
- Andrew Dillon was selected for inclusion as a Rising Star in the 2011 Texas Super Lawyers magazine, a Thompson Reuters service.
February
January
- Nathan Sommers Jacobs is pleased to announce the addition of Rick Kincheloe as an associate in our firm. A recent graduate of Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Rick is a member of the firm’s bankruptcy team.
2010
November
- Andrew Dillon and George Gibson were elected to the Board of Directors of the Southwest Region of the Anti-Defamation League.
- Brigid Dwyer passed the July 2010 Texas Bar Exam and was sworn in as a member of the Texas Bar.
October
- Marvin Nathan, Ronald Sommers and David Washburn were selected for inclusion in the 2010 Texas Super Lawyers magazine, a Thompson Reuters service.
- Nathan Sommers Jacobs hired two new associates: Brigid Dwyer, a 2010 University of Texas Law School graduate, joined the real estate section, and Liat Avivi, a 2007 University of Texas Law School graduate, joined the corporate section.
- Nathan Sommers Jacobs received the Extra Mile Award from the Anti-Defamation League for its participation in the Southwest Region's Community of Respect® Initiative. The award recognizes "the best of the best Community of Respect® partners for their extraordinary efforts and outreach while building a Community of Respect®." The firm was one of only four partners to win the award in 2010.
September
- Texas' Best Lawyers magazine, a Best Lawyers publication, recognized Marvin Nathan as a Texas Best Lawyer in Real Estate Law.
August
- The 2010 Nathan Sommers Jacobs Summer Program concluded. Five law students worked with the firm as summer clerks.
July
- The Nathan Sommers Jacobs office in Williams Tower was designated as a GREEN OFFICE by Hines, a leading sustainable real estate development and management firm. Nathan Sommers Jacobs was recognized for taking proactive steps to reduce its energy consumption, waste profile and overall environmental impact.
- Nathan Sommers Jacobs participated in the Houston Bar Association/Communities in Schools Summer Legal Internship program.
- Nathan Sommers Jacobs participated in the 2010 Anti-Defamation League Summer Associates Research Project (SARP).
June
- Litigation section wins two jury verdicts.
- H Texas magazine, an H Texas publication, recognized Marvin Nathan (Real Estate Law), Ron Sommers (Bankruptcy & Workout) and George Gibson (Commercial Litigation) in its annual Top Lawyers list.
May
- Kent Altsuler was elected Vice Chair of the Litigation Section of the Houston Bar Association. His term runs through May 2011.
April
- Nathan Sommers Jacobs sponsored the University of Houston Law Center's 2010 Law Alumni Auction and Gala.
