(openPR) - Dallas/Houston-- Dallas based law firm, Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC is proud to annouce that veteran Houston trial lawyer, Chris Pappas, and his team of experienced trial lawyers, have joined forces to expand KRCL’s existing Houston practice. Pappas will bring a 13 lawyer litigation team with him to KRCL. Effective September 1, 2008, the combined practices will include 68 attorneys – 18 in Houston and 50 in Dallas.

“Since we established our Houston office in 2005, our Houston-based practice has steadily increased,” noted Mike Logan of KRCL. “The addition of the Pappas team will allow us to expand our litigation capabilities in Houston and in Dallas, while we continue to build a full-service practice in our Houston office. Chris and his team have long-standing ties to Houston and its business community. We are excited about the expansion of our Houston practice and look forward to continued growth in the Houston market."

Chris Pappas said, "We are excited about moving our experienced group of trial attorneys to KRCL. The KRCL platform brings incredible synergy and opportunity to both offices. We expect great things to come from this combination."

Pappas is well known in legal circles – particularly personal injury trial litigation, construction litigation and insurance matters. Chris serves as Regional Counsel, Specialty Counsel and/or Panel Counsel for various corporations and insurers, including Atlas Copco Corp., Rental Service Corporation, Beazer Homes, Turner Construction, Liberty Mutual Insurance and American Safety.

"With the addition of the Pappas group, KRCL has critical mass and momentum in Houston," said Mike Logan.

The attorneys making the move to Kane Russell include the following Directors: Chris Pappas; Andrew Sarne; Amy Taylor; Darrell Greer and David Thrasher; and Associates Roland Hamilton; Alan Marks, Jaime Perkins; Misty Cone; David Mullican; Courtney Palm and Joe Greenberg.

Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC
1601 Elm Street, Suite 3700
Dallas, Texas 76201
Press Contact: Michael Logan (214) 777-4294

Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC was formed in 1992, and has developed a reputation as a mid-sized provider of high quality cost-effective legal services to clients across the United States, focusing on the timely and personalized delivery of legal services. From its offices in Dallas and Houston, KRCL offers a full range of legal services and handles sophisticated transactional, insolvency and litigation matters on behalf of a range of clients from Fortune 500 companies to small companies and high net worth individuals. KRCL’s combination of large-firm experience and sophistication with smaller-firm agility and efficiency distinguishes KRCL from its competitors.