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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.