Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors

Congratulations to Brewer Senior Director of Consulting John Houser, who is celebrating five years with the firm. Since coming aboard, John has been involved in many of the firm's most significant matters – providing business and financial analysis that supports our advocacy. "Over the last five years, I’ve been fortunate to work on strategies that redefine and reshape our clients’ business and legal outlook – favorably positioning them for the future," says John. "During this time, it’s been a privilege to provide leadership to our Consulting Group, a team of financial professionals that provides business analysis and insights fundamental to our firm’s advocacy." He continues, "I am excited to be part of a firm whose talent, skill sets, and energy set it apart from the crowd and is willing to challenge the status quo." Prior to joining the firm, John was responsible for building a high-growth financial services division at Brightstar Corp. as CFO. Prior to that, he worked for over 12 years as an investment banker in New York, addressing strategic and capital markets objectives of Fortune 500 companies operating in consumer, healthcare, and retail industries.

William Brewer III writes in today’s Dallas Morning News opinion section that Texas school accountability ratings should be released, and shares that the Brewer Foundation Future Leaders Program (FLP) intervened in a court case in support of doing so. "Such information informs educational choices parents make for their children," he writes. "Information is power, and the effort to suppress it is a detriment to educational progress and the future generations of our state." #education #Texas #learning https://lnkd.in/gj6QgWuA

Congratulations?to Brewer?associates Polina DeClue?and Nick Cacciarelli, who were sworn into the State Bar of Texas on Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade of the Northern District of Texas.?We also extend our congratulations?to Brewer associate William Ford, who was sworn in to practice in the Northern District.

Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors announced that its client, a former C-Suite executive of AmeriTex Holding, LLC filed claims against the company, its CEO Kevin Thompson, and director Thomas Murphy, alleging that key executives conspired to contrive financial information to avoid paying him “fair value” for his stake in the company. “Our client believes he was victimized by a scheme to avoid paying him ‘fair value’ for his stake in the company he helped build,” says William Brewer III, partner at Brewer and counsel to the executive, Christopher Podlasek. “Apparently, AmeriTex and its principals seek to keep financial benefits to which they are not entitled. Lost in the story of this Texas company is the way it attempted to devalue its worth and what it owes a former member of the company. It’s a disturbing tale for those in Texas who have witnessed AmeriTex secure state-funded projects, dominate key markets, and realize astronomical growth.” https://lnkd.in/gwcjKEfb

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The CBS affiliate in Dallas aired a story today, “Caught in the Scam,” about Brewer Storefront client Shirley Ison-Newsome, who lost more than $50,000 in a complex financial scam. William Brewer IV, a partner at Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors, and other members of the Storefront’s legal team represented Ms. Ison-Newsome. Brewer told CBS: "It can't be that at the end of the day that it is just too bad, especially when, importantly, [Ison-Newsome] was extremely vigilant. She immediately alerted her trusted financial institution. That's everything that you would expect someone to do to fix the situation." Read more here: https://lnkd.in/guXiV-z7

The Brewer Foundation Future Leaders Program (FLP)?is proud to announce its newest partner school, The School for the Talented and Gifted in Pleasant Grove.?The FLP team, including Director Rosie De La Garza (pictured),?visited the school's campus this week to meet with Principal Dr. Reymundo Cervantes-Guajardo and recruit students in grades 7-8.?These new students will join the next FLP session, which begins on October 5th.? ? We are excited to?announce this new partnership, and welcome more “Future Leaders” into our program. ? Founded in 2001?by the Brewer Foundation, the FLP is an academic and leadership development program for?select students from urban communities within the?Dallas Independent School District?(DISD). To learn more about the FLP, visit the link below. https://lnkd.in/g4YjeDrs

Brewer Partner Sarah B. Rogers will speak on a panel at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Friday. Rogers, a First Amendment expert, will engage in a discussion on the topic, "Is Democracy on the Ballot in November?" Other panelists include Jeff Sharlet, an author and associate professor at Dartmouth College, and Aaron Sibarium, a reporter at The Washington Free Beacon. The panel discussion is part of an inaugural event at the university's new School for Civil Life and Leadership. The event takes place at 1 p.m. ET on Friday, September 27. CLE credit is available for attendees. To learn more, visit:?https://lnkd.in/gb34xezS

The students participating in the Brewer Foundation Future Leaders Program (FLP) have started their academic year! Read the FLP's most recent blog post to learn more about this academic and leadership development program benefitting many deserving students from the Dallas Independent School District.