November 2008
Leslie Giordani is named Super Lawyer by Law and Politics magazine in the Corporate Cousel Edition. She is featured in a special issue distributed to more than 20,000 Corporate Counsel and 5,000 CEOs of the top private and publicly held companies in the country.

October 2008
Michael Ripp, Mari Reed, and Cindy Grossman are named Rising Stars for 2009 by Texas Monthly and Law and Politics magazines and will appear in a special edition in April 2009. Rising Stars represent the top 2.5% of up-and-coming lawyers in the State of Texas.

Bob Chesner presents at the 2008 McGehee Group Annual Advisors Conference, "Asset Protection Tools and Techniques," (Las Vegas, Nevada; October 19-21, 2008)

Leslie Giordani and Derry Swanger are named Texas Super Lawyers by Texas Monthly and Law and Politics magazines. Texas Super Lawyers represent the top 5% of lawyers in the State of Texas. Each attorney is featured in the Texas Super Lawyers Edition as Texas Super Lawyers in the October issue of Texas Monthly magazine.
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September 2008
Leslie Giordani, Derry Swanger, and Michael Ripp are listed in The 2009 Best Lawyers in America and are featured in a special section of American Lawyer magazine (published December 2008)

July 2008
Leslie Giordani, Bob Chesner, and Michael Ripp are quoted by Lewis Schiff in his article “A Special Kind of Life Insurance,” in Investment Advisor. Magazine
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Leslie Giordani and Bob Chesner present at the Eleventh Annual Advanced ALI-ABA Course of Study for Counselors to Foreign and U.S. Clients, "Private Placement Life Insurance in the Offshore Marketplace," (Santa Fe, New Mexico; July 31 - August 1, 2008)

June 2008
Leslie Giordani and Bob Chesner present at the 15th Annual Family Office Forum, "Gaining Preferential Tax Benefits On Your Investments Via Private Placement Life Insurance,” (Chicago, Illinois; June 18-20, 2008)

April 2008
Derry Swanger recognized for his efforts as "Legal Advisor" to the Ballet Austin Foundation at their 10th Anniversary Dinner.

February 2008
Bob Chesner chairs the IIR 6th Annual Event: Alternative Investing Through Life Insurance and Annuities (Miami, Florida; February 25-27, 2008)

Leslie Giordani chairs the planning segment of the IIR 6th Annual Event: Alternative Investing Through Life Insurance and Annuities and participates as a panelist on “Lessons from the Field: Protecting your Clients from Diversification Failures and Investor Control,” (Miami, Florida; February 25-27, 2008)

Michael Ripp participates as a panelist on “Solidify Market Understanding Through Comprehensive Q&A with Seasoned Managers,” IIR 6th Annual Event: Alternative Investing Through Life Insurance and Annuities (Miami, Florida; February 25-27, 2008)