Partner Jeff L. Moore has been invited to speak at the 2020 Riley Fletcher Basic Municipal Law Seminar to be held on Thursday, February 20, at the offices of the Texas Municipal League in Austin. His topic for the seminar will be on “Purchasing” and will begin at 11 am.
Month: October 2019
Partner Terry Welch Appointed as Chair of the City of Dallas Civil Service Board (CSB)
On September 27, 2019, the Dallas City Council appointed Partner Terry Welch as the Chair of the Dallas Civil Service Board. The CSB consists of seven members appointed by the City Council and is responsible for oversight of the City’s civil service system as well as oversight of the Civil Service Department. His appointment is for a two-year term, beginning on October 1, 2019.
Kent Hofmeister receives FBA’s 2017 Kintner Award for Distinguished Service
Kent Hofmeister of Brown & Hofmeister in Dallas, Texas, has been selected by the Federal Bar Association as the 2017 recipient of the Earl W. Kintner Award for Distinguished Service presented as “a lifetime contribution award to an FBA member who has displayed long-term outstanding achievement, distinguished leadership and participation in the activities of the association’s chapters, sections and divisions throughout the nation over a career of service.” The award will be presented at the FBA national convention in Atlanta on September 16. He served as the national president of the FBA in 2002–03, was a member of the FBA National Executive Committee (later the board of directors) for 14 years, and created the FBA’s Sarah T. Hughes Civil Rights Award, which honors that attorney “who promotes the advancement of civil and human rights amongst us, and who exemplifies Judge Hughes’ spirit and legacy of devoted service and leadership in the cause of equality.” Hofmeister earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts in 1973 and his juris doctor from Dedman School of Law in 1976.