Dustin Paschal and Paul Simon Elected to DAYL Board

Election results for the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Board of Directors were announced last Wednesday. We are pleased to announce that Dustin Paschal was re-elected to the Board of Directors for a second term and Paul Simon was elected to his first term on the Board of Directors. Congratulations to both.

Ties That Bind Event a Tremendous Success

Last week The Coles Firm traveled north to the Collin County Adventure Club and led the DAYL Ties That Bind presentation. Over 50 young men from the YMCA sports camp attended the presentation. The crux of the presentation focused on teaching these young men, ages 12 - 17, the importance of dressing professionally and culminated in necktie tying lessons. It was quite an adventure teaching so many young men at one time how to tie a necktie, but by the end of the day everyone had a perfect knot.

DAYL's Ties That Bind committee works with local schools and organizations to teach young men and women ages 12 - 17 the importance of dressing professionally and making positive first impressions. The participants are taught how to tie neckties and scarves in a variety of knots. Ties That Bind seeks to help young men and women begin laying the foundation for a successful career. If you know a school or organization to whom Ties That Bind can present or if you are interested in conducting a tie drive at your office, please contact Paul Simon at PaulS@colesfirm.com. Ties That Bind will present to over 200 kids this year and greatly appreciates all donations.

The Coles Firm Hosts In-House Counsel Panel Discussion for DAYL

Last Friday, March 27th, we hosted a panel discussion for the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers at the Dallas Bar Association's BELO Mansion. The panel included Camille Corbin of American Airlines, Zach Garsek of Zale Corp., Clayton E. Greenberg of Title Resources Guaranty Company, Michael Li of Ryan and Company, and Kenya S. Woodruff of Parkland Health & Hospital System. Mike Coles of our firm moderated the panel discussion.

The discussion was designed to provide young lawyers with insight and information about how to establish and improve relationships with in-house lawyers. Topics included business development, billing practices and pet peeves, and client service. As a cautionary note for young lawyers, the panelists noted that while extravagant gifts and tickets to sporting events were certainly nice, most in-house counsel recognize these items lead to unnecessarily high billing rates. Certainly something important to keep in mind!