Brushing Up on BD
Dallas By Numbers
Familiarize Yourself With Fort Worth
A&B in the Community
How Well Do You Know Your DFW Partners?
100

You can call this type of contact at 7pm on a Friday night without having to script the conversation.

What is an ADMR?

100

The year the Dallas office first opened its doors. 

What is 2007? 

100

With the addition of Mitchell, the Fort Worth office now has ____ practice groups.

What is 2?

100

The Dallas office announced its philanthropy partnership with this nonprofit in 2019.

What is Focus on Teens?

100

Affectionately known as "Office Mayor", this partner is our first Dallas office Leadership Dallas member.

Who is Jared Slade?

200

Your _____ can be external (a contact at a company) or internal (a partner you are working for).

What is client? 

200

Each year Alston & Bird hosts a firmwide Summer Associate program, this year there were _____ associates working in the Dallas office.

What is 2?

200

Alston & Bird has a total of ____ offices.

What is 13?

200

For the past 10 years, the Dallas office has partnered with this client to host an onsite Build-a-Bear event.

What is Medical City Children’s Hospital?

200

During college this partner was an ace player for the University of Texas’s volleyball team.

Who is Mike Jewesson?

300

Coffee with a law school classmate, taco Tuesday with other parents from your kid(s) school, or joining the Dallas Regional Chamber Young Professionals could be charged to this account.

What is a PDA account? 

300

The Dallas office has a diverse group of practices with attorneys falling within _____ practice groups.

What is 5?

300

A top echelon athlete, this associate is a collegiate two time All-American.

Who is Alix?

300

Focus on Teens serves homeless youths in Dallas and Fort Worth. They estimate there are currently over ______ homeless teens in Dallas alone.

What is 6,000?

300

This partner summered in our Atlanta office.

Who is Darren Hauck?

400

According to recent studies, client’s expectation for a response has gone from 24 hours to this number.

What is 2-4? 

We will accept 2, 3, or 4 as answers.

400

We've had some exciting new additions to the office bringing the headcount in DFW to this number.

What is 46?

400

A cool cat, this associate plays guitar in a local cover band.

Who is Nick?

400

The Dallas office works with this organization to be paired with individuals looking for pro bono representation.

What is DVAP?

400

This partner is the most recent to join us from another A&B office.

Who is Daniella Main? 

500

Having dinner with a client or taking a contact to an event are examples of this type of spend that is preferred by the firm.

What is direct spend?

500

With 20 members, this practice group is the largest in DFW. 

What is Litigation and Trial Practice? 

500

Aye aye, captain! This associate is an American Sailing Association certified sailor and occasionally crew on racing boats.

Who is Connor?

500

Pro bono and community service are incredibly important to our firm. In 2019, the Dallas office completed over _____ hours. (Rounded to the nearest hundred, include community service hours as well). 

What is 8,300?
500

A master at balancing a successful practice and a busy personal life, this partner has 4 children under the age of 7.

Who is Patrick Hanchey?