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Five from MCS Honored by Texas Super Lawyers
September 27, 2016The latest edition of Texas Monthly is just now hitting the magazine racks, and inside you’ll find the 2016 edition of Texas Super Lawyers. This year, five MCS shareholders – Mark Chevallier, Steven Kennedy, Jeffrey Seckel, Marc Taubenfeld, and Thomas Whelan – have again been named to the Super Lawyers list in four different... read more
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Developers, Real Estate, Finance Pros Discuss Future of Red Hot 121 Corridor
September 19, 2016Developers, investors, government officials, and real estate pros were elbow-to-elbow at the recent Bisnow 121 Corridor symposium in McKinney. While construction and development are booming across North Texas, the 121 Corridor – a four-mile stretch in and around Plano, McKinney, Allen, Frisco, and The Colony – is arguably the red-hot... read more
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Steve Thomas Commentary: Rapidly Advancing Robotics Technology Leaves Privacy Law Behind
September 2, 2016In his latest Texas Lawyer commentary, MCS Shareholder Steve Thomas describes a global state-sponsored and private sector race to not only make drones smaller but also to fashion these devices in ways that mimic critters in the animal kingdom. Think lifelike robot birds that flap wings and glide, as... read more
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Best Lawyers in America Honors Mark Chevallier, Jonathan Thalheimer and Steven Kennedy
August 22, 2016Three veteran McGuire, Craddock & Strother attorneys are highlighted in this year's edition of The Best Lawyers in America based on peer nominations from lawyers who practice in Real Estate, Construction and Bankruptcy/Restructuring law.The just-announced Best Lawyers honorees from McGuire, Craddock & Strother include:Mark Chevallier: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization... read more
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Steve Thomas Commentary Highlights Push-Pull Over Liability for Malware Attacks
July 1, 2016While it took less than two months for a potent piece of malicious computer code known as GozNym to spread through the U.S. and Canadian banking systems, the mounting financial losses expose a growing conflict between banks and account holders over who should pay when malware attacks drain an... read more
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MCS Lawyers Support yCPD’s Annual Adult Field Day Fundraiser
May 31, 2016Here at McGuire, Craddock & Strother, our lawyers have the kind of professional skills and expertise to stand out from the competition, but we were as surprised as anyone to learn that extended to the sack race and human wheelbarrow competitions.MCS was well-represented at yCPD's second-annual adult field day... read more
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MCS Partner Harriet Tabb Honored by D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas
April 27, 2016McGuire, Craddock & Strother congratulates MCS partner Harriet Tabb for her selection to D Magazine’s 2016 Best Lawyers in Dallas edition. Inclusion in the Best Lawyers list is based on nominations from peer lawyers who selected Harriet for her expertise in commercial real estate. A veteran lawyer with keen business sense,... read more
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Steve Thomas commentary: EU’s expanding `Right to be Forgotten’ laws could have global internet impact
March 25, 2016In his latest Texas Lawyer commentary, firm shareholder Steve Thomas provides an overview of the evolving debate over cyber privacy and the tangle of issues surfacing with efforts to expand the European Union’s “right to be forgotten” laws.Clearly a topic in which best intentions come with unintended consequences, Thomas illustrates... read more
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The Dallas Business Journal speaks with real estate veterans, including MCS’ Harriet Tabb, about impact of Texas Open Carry law
February 5, 2016The Dallas Business Journal recently caught up with McGuire, Craddock & Strother’s Harriet Tabb for insight regarding how the new Texas Open Carry law is playing out with property owners and managers. In the article, “Landlords see little impact so far from new open carry law,” DBJ reporter Candace... read more
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MCS’ Steve Thomas urges perspective in lawyers’ use of social media
November 30, 2015After a recent Wall Street Journal article suggested that Corporate America might be well-served by taking pointers from the ways celebrities use social media, McGuire, Craddock & Strother’s Steve Thomas devoted his latest Texas Lawyer commentary to examining how lawyers have embraced social media content creation.The view expressed in the... read more