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Are you considering purchasing or do you own an aircraft with an experimental airworthiness certificate?  If so, it is important that you understand the limitations that go along with that type of aircraft.  While some limitations are familiar, others are not as well known.  However, failure to comply with any of the limitations applicable to

The Federal Bar Association recently honored Dallas business litigator Martha Hardwick Hofmeister with its Earl W. Kintner Award for Distinguished Service.
A founding partner of Shackelford, McKinley & Norton, Hofmeister has been a member of the FBA for more than three decades and became a Sustaining Charter Life Fellow of the Foundation of the Federal

Dallas Shackelford, McKinley & Norton partners Caryn Campbell and Michelle Morgan have again been recognized among the Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers. The annual guide honors the nation’s top advisors on a diverse range of workplace legal issues.
Selected for her Employment Law & Litigation work, Ms. Campbell represents clients involved in disputes involving

Do you operate a “large civil aircraft,” as defined in federal aviation regulations (“FAR”) Section 1.1 (12,500 pounds, maximum certificated takeoff weight – think King Air 350 or larger or most business jets), and you do not own that aircraft but have the owner’s permission or consent to use the aircraft?  If so,

Lawdragon Names 14 Shackelford Attorneys Among Nation’s Leading Litigators
Annual guide touts litigation excellence across multiple practice areas
DALLAS – A total of 14 attorneys from Shackelford, McKinley & Norton, LLP, have earned placement on the Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, an annual listing of the country’s top litigation defense attorneys.
Honored attorneys possess

Shackelford, McKinley & Norton founding partner Martha Hardwick Hofmeister has been selected to receive the 2024 Earl W. Kintner Award for Distinguished Service from the Federal Bar Association.
The selection honors her “exceptional contributions to the legal profession” along with her “outstanding achievements, distinguished leadership, and long-term dedication” to the FBA and its mission. The award will

Four Shackelford, McKinley & Norton partners are recognized in the inaugural Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers legal guide.
John Shackelford and Michelle Snedden were selected for their industry-leading work in the complex affordable housing arena. They represent developers, housing finance corporations and housing authorities in construction and permanent financing, low-income housing tax credits,