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Slack Davis Announces 2024 Bonnie Zook Scholarship Winner

By Slack Davis | June 11, 2024 | Comments Off on Slack Davis Announces 2024 Bonnie Zook Scholarship Winner

Joe Pitchford named Inaugural Recipient of Award June 12, 2024 — Slack Davis, LLP is pleased to announce Joe Pitchford, a 2024 graduate of Liberty Hill High School, as the recipient of the inaugural Bonnie Zook Scholarship, a testament to the dedication and stature of the founding and long-time administrator of the firm. Pitchford, 19, a…

Two Slack Davis Lawyers Recognized as 2024 Texas Rising Stars

By Slack Davis | April 3, 2024 | Comments Off on Two Slack Davis Lawyers Recognized as 2024 Texas Rising Stars

April 2, 2024 — Slack Davis, LLP is pleased to announce that two lawyers have been included in the 2024 selection of Thomson Reuters’ 2024 “Super Lawyers – Rising Stars” list for Texas. John R. Davis has been recognized in this category every year since 2018, and Dillon Vaughn has been recognized since 2023. John…

Austin Law Firm Slack Davis Announces New Scholarship

By Slack Davis | April 1, 2024 | Comments Off on Austin Law Firm Slack Davis Announces New Scholarship

Austin, TX-based Slack Davis is pleased to announce the launch of a new Business Administration scholarship. The scholarship is intended to commemorate the semi-retirement of the firm’s first employee, Bonnie Zook, and will award $3,000 to a student studying Business Administration or Law at an accredited college or university. Slack Davis Co-Founding and Managing Partner…

Jeep Recalls 32,125 Wrangler 4xe Models over Potential Fire Risk

By Slack Davis | February 2, 2024 | Comments Off on Jeep Recalls 32,125 Wrangler 4xe Models over Potential Fire Risk

Anyone who owns a 2021-2024 Jeep Wrangler 4xe may have a high-voltage (HV) battery that could result in a vehicle fire. The defect has not been identified and the root cause is still being investigated. As a result, the automaker is advising owners to temporarily refrain from recharging these vehicles and not to park them…

Michael L. Slack and Ladd C. Sanger Achieve Board Certification in Aviation Law

By Slack Davis | January 19, 2024 | Comments Off on Michael L. Slack and Ladd C. Sanger Achieve Board Certification in Aviation Law

Slack and Sanger Among First Texas lawyers to Receive New Aviation Law Certification Austin, Texas – Slack Davis is pleased to announce that Michael L. Slack and Ladd C. Sanger have received Board Certification in Aviation Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. This achievement sets the two apart in Aviation Law, as only…

New Information Available as Investigation Into Fatal Phoenix Hot Air Balloon Accident Commences

By Slack Davis | January 17, 2024 | Comments Off on New Information Available as Investigation Into Fatal Phoenix Hot Air Balloon Accident Commences

Slack Davis Aviation Expert Suggests Timing and Association of Skydiver Jumps Likely to be a Key Investigative Focus   Austin, Texas – Now that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigative team is on scene, new information is emerging regarding the January 14, 2024, fatal hot air balloon accident near Phoenix, Arizona. In that accident,…

Extreme Turbulence Injures 11 on Delta Flight from Milan to Georgia

By Slack Davis | September 1, 2023 | Comments Off on Extreme Turbulence Injures 11 on Delta Flight from Milan to Georgia

Aviation experts weigh in on the latest in a series of turbulence incidents which have resulted in injuries to passengers and crew members   Austin, Texas – A Delta flight, carrying 151 passengers and 14 crew members, hit severe turbulence on Tuesday as it was approaching Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, sending 11 people to the…

Ladd C. Sanger Named 2024 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in the Dallas Area

By Slack Davis | August 17, 2023 | Comments Off on Ladd C. Sanger Named 2024 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in the Dallas Area

August 3, 2023 — Slack Davis, LLP attorney Ladd C. Sanger was recently recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2024 “Lawyer of the Year” for Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs.   Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this a significant…

Trial Firm Slack Davis Celebrates 30th Anniversary

By Slack Davis | July 31, 2023 | Comments Off on Trial Firm Slack Davis Celebrates 30th Anniversary

Texas-based firm has forged an international practice navigating complex personal injury cases   Founded August 1, 1993, Slack Davis has been helping clients nationally and internationally, navigate and win their catastrophic personal injury and death cases. The firm, co-founded by Mike Slack and his late partners Tom Davis and Mike Davis, remains dedicated to its…

Broken Trust: The Onalaska Drug Plane Scandal

By Slack Davis | June 29, 2023 | Comments Off on Broken Trust: The Onalaska Drug Plane Scandal

Four years ago, over a thousand planes were registered in a tiny East Texas town. Why would there be more planes registered in Onalaska, a town with no airport, than in cities like Seattle or San Antonio?    In the United States, there is a legal loophole that allows foreigners to register their planes anonymously.…