Spencer Fane LLP is pleased to announce Josh Hedrick, Kevin Corcoran, and Rebecca Gibson have joined the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice in Texas. Hedrick will serve as a partner in the firm’s Dallas office, while Corcoran and Gibson will serve as partner and of counsel, respectively, in the firm’s Houston office.
The attorneys join the firm as a team with a strong history of representing clients together from a boutique litigation firm co-founded by Hedrick, where Corcoran served as managing partner of the Houston office, and Gibson advised clients as counsel.
“Josh, Kevin, and Rebecca bring an established practice with a well-earned reputation,” said Jason Cross, Office Managing Partner for Spencer Fane in Dallas. “We were impressed with the range of their litigation capabilities and look forward to the ways in which their team will reinforce our commitment to handling the full spectrum of litigation matters our clients encounter.”
The team simultaneously strengthens the firm’s bench in two of its four Texas offices – Dallas and Houston – but is equally experienced advising clients nationally.
“The firm remains strategically focused on addressing the needs of our clients in the markets where they do business,” said Brian Zimmerman, Office Managing Partner for Spencer Fane in Houston. “We have a great opportunity to utilize the unique skill sets of Kevin and Rebecca to enhance our ability to provide collaborative and efficient legal services not only in Houston but across our firm’s broad footprint.”
Learn more about each of our newest attorneys:
JOSH HEDRICK (Dallas)
Hedrick is a business trial lawyer, who handles a broad array of commercial disputes, representing clients in complex litigation with clients ranging from large, publicly traded corporations to small businesses and individual entrepreneurs. He has extensive experience with bankruptcy and insolvency-related litigation, including representing creditor committees and post-confirmation liquidating trustees. His practice also includes shareholder and partnership disputes; fiduciary relationship disputes; trade secret, restrictive covenant, and non-compete disputes; contract disputes; commercial real estate disputes; and disputes between commercial lenders and commercial borrowers. Hedrick completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Missouri (with honors) and later earned his Juris Doctor from Baylor University (cum laude).
KEVIN CORCORAN (Houston)
A respected and trusted trial lawyer, Corcoran has successfully handled and tried a variety of difficult commercial lawsuits, including bet-the-company cases, all while serving as a trusted company advisor. He has represented clients in disputes and catastrophic claims in the technology, oil and gas, energy, petrochemical, retail, consumer products, maritime, manufacturing, transportation, and media and entertainment industries. His curated track record of success has come in courts across Texas in addition to venues in Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia, and Japan. In addition to general litigation, Corcoran also brings real-world management and financial and tax experience to his legal practice and understands firsthand the challenges business leaders face from legal matters in the management of operations.
REBECCA GIBSON (Houston)
Gibson addresses the full range of risks clients might encounter with proactive legal strategies, allowing clients to reduce the potential for litigation but beneficially resolving matters utilizing a full range of dispute-resolution methods when necessary. Her broad-ranging practice prioritizes understanding the unique business goals and objectives of clients, allowing her to provide agile, informed, and cost-effective representation. She is proficient in Japanese and spent an undergraduate semester studying abroad with Doshisha University in Kyoto, earning a degree from the University of California-Berkeley before earning her Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law.
