Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors

Meet Hema Mullur, a Summer Associate in Brewer’s Dallas office. Hema is a rising 3L at The University of Texas at Austin School of Law. You may have previously seen Hema on your television. Prior to law school, she worked as a TV anchor and reporter for KEYE-TV CBS Austin News. Her experience in news introduced her to ways to help members of her community through law. Hema chose to transition to the legal field to broaden her storytelling and advocacy skillsets in a new way. She says she has found Brewer to be a place where her skills in communication and storytelling integrate with the law.

The New York Times reports that Brewer client the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is preparing to return to a Manhattan courtroom in connection with a lawsuit filed by the New York Attorney General's office – and that the "stakes this time will be far higher." The reporting included comment from the NRA's lead counsel, William A. Brewer III, who acknowledged that "there was misconduct by former vendors and insiders" but said there was "no evidence it continues today. Not a shred." https://lnkd.in/g2wDcaVJ

Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors has been named to Vault's 2025 "Top 150 Under 150" list of leading small and midsize law firms. The annual list recognizes firms with 150 lawyers or less that "deliver big results." The firms highlighted are determined by analyzing peer feedback, survey data, other published rankings, news stories, trade journals, and other legal publications. The Brewer firm was also named to Vault's 2023 and 2019 "Top 150 Under 150" lists, as well as to its 2017 "Best Law Firms in Texas" list. Above the Law reported on the national award, stating that Brewer was among the most "recognizable" firms on the list. Read the report here: https://lnkd.in/eTJpZBwB

Brewer Storefront applauds a three-judge panel in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi for upholding a private right of action to sue under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP v. State Board of Election Commissioners. Partner William Brewer III commended the decision. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gnJFTP72. In March 2024, Brewer Storefront launched the Texas Voting Rights Initiative (TVRI), a statewide effort focused on ensuring that Texas school boards operate in compliance with the Voting Rights Act. The Storefront undertook an extensive analysis of voting systems across Texas and believes that many operate in violation of the VRA.   The Storefront currently has pending cases challenging at-large election systems used to elect school boards in the Pearland Independent School District, Humble Independent School District, and Angleton Independent School District in Texas.

Meet Ayman Abdellatef, a summer intern in Brewer's Dallas office. Ayman received his bachelor's degree in accounting and finance from Cairo University and is pursuing an MBA with a concentration in strategy and finance at Rice University. He joined Brewer to work with one of the leading firms in the commercial litigation field and, through his work at the firm, is honing his ability to identify problems, analyze root causes, and support conclusions with data and analytics.

Bloomberg Law and The Dallas Morning News report that Biote reached a $60 million settlement with Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors client and Biote shareholder Marci Donovitz in a lawsuit over its merger with a special purpose acquisition company, also known as a “SPAC” or “blank check company.” “This settlement validates our client’s claim that the transaction was a scheme to enrich a few company ‘insiders’ – and reward them with financial and managerial benefits to which they were not entitled,” William Brewer III said in a statement quoted in the media reports. https://lnkd.in/gpi_N4V3

Meet Abby Elder, a Summer Associate in our New York office! Abby is a rising 3L at Harvard Law School, where she is involved in the dispute resolution community through the Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program and Dispute System Design Clinic. She took a gap year to study Viola Performance at The Juilliard School before earning her Bachelor’s in Near Eastern Languages, becoming fluent in Spanish and Hebrew. She later earned her Master of Music and Master of Musical Arts in Viola Performance from Yale School of Music. Abby says she has “enjoyed delving into the tremendously exciting world of litigation and getting to support case teams.”

Happy July Fourth! We hope everyone has a safe and happy Independence Day!

Meet Erica Salazar, a summer intern in Brewer’s Dallas office. Erica is a rising sophomore at Northwestern University, double majoring in political and social science with a minor in business. She is interested in law and is joining the Dallas office for the second time, working with the Brewer Foundation Future Leaders Program (FLP). Erica is an alumna of the FLP, an academic and leadership development program that lights a path to college for select students from the Dallas Independent School District. She says the program helped her become goal oriented – and realize an ambitious vision for her future.

Strike 🎳! Brewer firm employees enjoyed a night out bowling with summer associates and interns at Bowl & Barrel in Dallas.