Lewis Brisbois Sets Up Shop in Texas

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith plans to open offices in Houston and Beaumont, Texas, through the acquisition of Adams & Heald, an insurance defense law firm with 11 attorneys. The two additional offices, scheduled to open the first week of November, are the latest locales for the Los Angeles-based Lewis Brisbois, which has been expanding in recent years. Robert Lewis, founding partner of Lewis Brisbois, said that he is talking to firms about potential additional expansion in Louisiana and Atlanta.