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Sakina Rasheed Serves as DAABA’s President-Elect

DALLAS – Haynes and Boone, LLP Associate Sakina Rasheed has started her term as the president-elect of the Dallas Asian American Bar Association (DAABA), a professional association of about 300 lawyers and one of three minority bar associations affiliated with the Dallas Bar Association (DBA). >>

Charles Gearing Receives Dallas Association of Young Lawyers’ 2013 Pro Bono Service Award

DALLAS – The Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (DAYL) has awarded Haynes and Boone, LLP Associate Charles Gearing the 2013 Pro Bono Service Award, which recognizes the public service or legal aid performed by a young lawyer who provides outstanding contributions and access to justice to those in need of legal services. >>

Dallas Business Journal Names Jan Sharry as 2013 Dealmaker of the Year

DALLAS – Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Jan Sharry has been selected as the 2013 Advisor Dealmaker of the Year by the Dallas Business Journal’s M&A awards, which recognizes the region’s top M&A deals, dealmakers and the best transactions in North Texas.

Sharry also served as lead counsel in connection with the sale of a controlling interest in Service King Collision Repair to a private equity fund managed by The Carlyle Group, which was selected as the 2013 Large Deal of the Year. >>

Texas Center for Legal Ethics Selects Nina Cortell as Jack Pope Professionalism Award Honoree

DALLAS – The Texas Center for Legal Ethics (TCLE) has chosen Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Nina Cortell to receive one of two 2013 Jack Pope Professionalism Awards, which annually recognize one lawyer and one judge who personify the highest standards of professionalism and integrity in the field of law. The judicial recipient of this year’s Jack Pope Award is Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

TCLE Executive Director Jonathan Smaby says that "Judge Higginbotham and Ms. Cortell are exemplars of professionalism and integrity who – like Chief Justice Pope – have made immense contributions to the legal profession. The Pope Awards highlight the good works that lawyers do, and this year's recipients are particularly deserving." >>