Cox Smith Matthews Names New Managing Director.SAN ANTONIO -- Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated, the largest business and commercial law firm based in South Texas, today announced that the Firm's shareholders have elected James B. "Jamie" Smith, Jr. to serve as its new managing director. "I am deeply honored that the Firm's shareholders have expressed their confidence in me to lead the Firm," said Jamie Smith. "I'm excited about the opportunity to participate more actively in shaping the future of the Firm, while continuing to work with clients. We have an enormously talented group of professionals who share a commitment to our clients and to the communities in which we practice, and it will be a pleasure to assist our lawyers in continuing to build on the momentum we've created." Jamie, who joined the Firm in 1981, became a shareholder in 1984 and has served on the Firm's Management Advisory Committee since 1992. He assists clients in corporate and securities matters; mergers; acquisitions and divestitures; corporate finance; venture capital; and general business counseling and transactions. "Jamie has been a valuable resource for SBC for many years. He is known as an outstanding lawyer who provides practical and sound advice on a wide range of matters, and he will be a great leader for Cox Smith Matthews as the firm continues to grow," said Jim Ellis, Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel, SBC Communications Inc. Jamie is a member of the State Bar of Texas, American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law , San Antonio Bar Association, San Antonio Bar Foundation and Texas Bar Foundation. He serves on the Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. and Executive Committee of the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR) is a large private research institute located in San Antonio Texas. With 400 staff and a 397 acre campus, SFBR is "one of the world's leading independent biomedical research institutions. , is a former Chair of the Board of Trustees of San Antonio Academy The San Antonio Academy is a private military school for boys located in San Antonio, Texas, offering instruction from prekindergarten through the eighth grade for day students. of Texas, and has served on the boards of several non-profit organizations, including the Texas Lyceum Association, Mission Road Developmental Center and the San Antonio Food Bank. Steve Seidel sei·del n. A beer mug. [German, from Middle High German s  del, from Latin situla, bucket.]Noun 1. , previously managing director, left the Firm in March 2005 to join longtime client Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :KCI), as General Counsel and Secretary. Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. with an office in Austin. The Firm employs more than 115 attorneys who provide a full spectrum of legal services to regional, national and international clients. For more information please visit www.coxsmith.com. |
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