6.22.08
Scheef & Stone is pleased to announce the addition of C.
Brenton Kugler.
Brent has more than 12 years of experience in representing direct sales companies
in litigation and advising direct sales clients on regulatory issues, distributor
policies and procedures, governmental affairs and risk management. Brent
also represents businesses, professionals and individuals in complex business
disputes as well as product liability and professional negligence litigation.
6.19.08

Jay Crutcher of Scheef & Stone, along with Christopher
Castro and Ridge Dickey will be providing clients with answers to their sophisticated
LLC questions. They will be discussing Updates and Emerging Trends, Advanced
Tax Issues for LLC’s, Understanding the World of Minority Rights and
Fiduciary Obligations, Walking the Ethical Line and Mastering Estate Planning
Issues. You are invited to attend the Advanced LLC Issues seminar on Friday,
July 11, 2008. To find out more about attending this seminar, please go to
www.nbi-sems.com.
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Richard McGary recently obtained a favorable conclusion
for his clients in defense of a million dollar bodily injury claim in General
Electric Company v. Moritz, No. 04-0871, (Tex. S. Ct. June 13, 2008).
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6.02.08

Paula Beasley will be an adjunct professor through the SMU Cox Business
School.
She will be teaching a portion of the Real Estate Law class to juniors and
seniors in both the Fall and Spring semesters.
She will also teach Real Estate Transactions to MBA students in the Spring.
(evening class, once a week).
As Paula said, “No, I’m not quitting my day job!” But
she is very excited about this opportunity and honored to have been chosen.
Congratulations
Paula!!!
4.17.08
Paula Beasley was inducted as a member of the
Class of 2008 Fellows of the Dallas Bar Foundation at the Seventeenth Annual
Fellows Luncheon this month.
The Fellows of the Dallas Bar Foundation was chartered in 1991 to recognize
local attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their legal careers with
significant contributions to the legal and civic communities of Dallas and
to support the charitable mission of the Dallas Bar Foundation.
The Dallas Bar Foundation was founded in 1971 for charitable and educational purposes to support research and forums for the furtherance of justice under the law; to establish educational scholarships and promote the study of law; and to support non-profit community organizations in their efforts to provide charitable and legal aid for the indigent. Since 1981, the Dallas Bar Foundation has awarded more than $3.6 million in grants to area non-profits for law related services and to Dallas Bar Association programs and projects. Over $1.5 million has been awarded in scholarships and summer clerkship opportunities for minority law school students during this time
3.24.08
New Attorneys Join Scheef & Stone
Sarah Benes · Dallas Location
Southern Methodist University School of Law, J.D.; University of Texas at
Dallas, Business Administration, cum laude, B.S.
Ms. Benes’ practice areas include: Business Sales and Combinations,
Business Transactions, Corporate Entity Disputes, Corporate Finance and Securities
Law, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Emerging Businesses, Entity Selection
and Business Formations, Mergers and Acquisitions, Shareholder Disputes,
Venture Capital Transactions.
Leslie Sanderson · Frisco Location
Baylor University, J.D.; Baylor University, B.A.
Ms. Sanderson was a recent graduate of Baylor Law School and sat for the
Bar Exam in February 2008. Her main area of practice will be in Commercial
Litigation.






