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In this episode of Keep It Legal, we sat down with Jake Pollack, wealth transfer planning attorney at Shackleford, McKinley & Norton in Dallas. We dive into the critical, yet often overlooked, topic of business succession planning.

Finishing our Women's History Month series is Martha Hardwick Hofmeister, who has been defying stereotypes her entire career, not only as a business litigator but also as Shackelford co-founder and first female partner.

With female-headed households disproportionately common across all housing assistance programs, it is perhaps fitting that women including Shackelford partners Michelle Snedden and Kara Hargrove are taking a leading role in completing the deals that allow for the construction of affordable housing.

Inspired by the positive impact of her father’s law career, there was never any question that Houston litigation partner Marianne Robak would follow in his footsteps, an aspiration he supported fully.

Insurance law has made great strides toward gender equity over the past few decades, a fact that is evident within Shackelford’s insurance litigation section.

Dallas transactional attorney Anna Brooks Martin’s practice encompasses a broad range of corporate and business matters, focusing heavily on deals involving auto dealerships.

Three trial attorneys have joined Shackelford, McKinley & Norton, LLP, bolstering the firm’s business litigation expertise across Texas.

Shackelford, McKinley & Norton, LLP, is proud to announce the promotion of Darryl Mazow, Michael D. McKinley II and Marianne Robak to equity partner. Kara Hargrove and Artis Ulmer III have been promoted to non-equity partner.

Shackelford, McKinley & Norton partners John Shackelford, David Elrod and Bruce Wilkin have earned 2025 recognition from Lawdragon 500 in the areas of antitrust and environmental litigation.

Shackelford, McKinley & Norton partners Talmage Boston, Jay Brown and David Elrod have been selected among the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America.

Shackelford, McKinley & Norton founding partner Martha Hardwick Hofmeister has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Kim Askew Distinguished Service Award from the Dallas Bar Association.

Estate Planning and Probate partner Jake Pollack was featured in “Turning Over the Keys,” American Coin-Op’s two-part look at small business succession planning.

Shackelford, McKinley & Norton has earned Best Law Firms® recognition in 12 unique practice areas for 2025.

A total of nine partners from the Dallas and Fort Worth offices of Shackelford, McKinley & Norton have been selected to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America for 2025.

The Federal Bar Association recently honored Dallas business litigator Martha Hardwick Hofmeister with its Earl W. Kintner Award for Distinguished Service.

Dallas Shackelford, McKinley & Norton partners Joshua Northam and Elizabeth Swan have been selected among the Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers.

Ten Shackelford, McKinley & Norton attorneys have been recognized in the 2024 edition of the prestigious Texas Super Lawyers legal guide.

Dallas Shackelford, McKinley & Norton partners Caryn Campbell and Michelle Morgan have again been recognized among the Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers.

In recognition of his “lasting imprint on the Texas Legal community,” Shackelford, McKinley & Norton trial partner David Elrod has been selected as a 2024 recipient of the Texas Legal Awards’ Lifetime Achievement honor.