IN THE NEWS
• Hankinson Levinger Partner Named One of North Texas’ Top Business Defense Attorneys.

• Hankinson Levinger Co-Founder Highlighted Among Dallas’ Top Women Lawyers.

• Appellate Attorneys from Dallas’ Hankinson Levinger Honored in Texas Rising Stars List.

• Hankinson Levinger Co-Founders Honored in The Best Lawyers in America.

• Hankinson Levinger Founders Named to List of Top 100 Attorneys in Texas.

• Hankinson Levinger Partners Highlighted Among Dallas’ Top Business Lawyers.

• Two from Hankinson Levinger Recognized Among Texas' Top Young Lawyers.

• Hankinson Levinger announces their move to larger offices at 750 North Saint Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201.

• Jeffrey S. Levinger named as Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly for 2008.

• Deborah Hankinson was selected as one of the top 100 Lawyers in the State of Texas and one of the top 50 Female Texas Super Lawyers in the October 2008 issues of Texas Monthly and Texas Super Lawyers magazines.

• Brett Kutnick and Ryan Clinton named as Texas Rising Stars for 2008 by Texas Monthly.

• Jeffrey S. Levinger and Deborah Hankinson named in May 2008 edition of D Magazine, "Best Lawyers in Dallas" in appellate law.

• Rick Thompson has been appointed to serve a three-year term as a member of the Texas Board of Legal Specialization's Civil Appellate Exam Committee.

SPEECHES
• Deborah Hankinson presented Case Law Update (Hot Cases) at the Regional Conferences of Texas Center for the Judiciary (February 2009).

• Jeffrey Levinger spoke at the Texas Bar CLE Program, Evaluating, Negotiating, Proving & Collecting Damages and Attorney's Fees (February 2009).

• Deborah Hankinson presented Proper Role: Opinion & Oral Argument at the 2008 College for New Judges Conference (December 2008).

• Jeffrey Levinger presented Pro Bono Initiatives at the 22nd Annual State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course (September 2008).

• Jeffrey Levinger participated on a panel discussing War Stories: A View From the Litigation Trenches at the 17th Annual Dallas Bar Association Bench Bar Conference (September 2008).

• Jeffrey Levinger was a panelist on the topic of Effective Courtroom Written and Oral Communications, presented at the 17th Annual Dallas Bar Association Bench Bar Conference (September 2008).

• Jeffrey Levinger presented How to Not Screw Up Your Case for Appeal at the State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Law Course (July, August 2008).

PUBLICATIONS

• For Stable, Predictable, and Faithful to Precedent:  Why Stare Decisis Matters, co-authored by Rick Thompson and Cassandra Robertson, published by the University of Texas School of Law for the 17th Annual Conference on State and Federal Appeals (June 2007).

• For the Record: Exploring Judicial Notice on Appeal, co-authored by Elana Einhorn, Rick Thompson, Dana Livingston Cobb, and Jennifer Tillison published by the University of Texas School of Law for the 16th Annual Conference on State and Federal Appeals (June 2006).

• The Continued Evolution of Standards of Review in Texas, authored by Rick Thompson, published by Appellate Boot Camp 2005, State Bar of Texas (Sept. 2005).

• Standards & Scopes of Review, authored by Deborah Hankinson and Rick Thompson, has been published by The Advocate, Vol. 29, Preparing for Appeal, Litigation Section, State Bar of Texas (Winter 2004).

• An Overview of Selected Issues in Punitive Damages, authored by Justice Deborah G. Hankinson, Philip K. Maxwell, Elana Einhorn and Thomas E. Kurth, has been published by the University of Texas Damages Institute (2004).

• Basic Training:  Interlocutory Appeals in State Court, authored by Rick Thompson, has been published by Appellate Boot Camp 2004, State Bar of Texas (Sept. 2004).