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How I Made Partner: 'As a JAG I Learned I Could Practice Law on a Folding Chair in 110-Degree Weather in a Field,' Says David Webster of Bell Nunnally & Martin

'It’s vitally important to push and push and push for more responsibility on cases. Do scary, new, challenging things every day.'

June 16, 2021 at 10:20 AM

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Practice area: Civil Litigation.

Law School and year of graduation: The University of Texas School of Law 2010.

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