Jackson Walker partner Gary Thornton will speak at the Austin Christian Legal Society Meeting on February 18, 2011, in Austin, Texas.

Mr. Thornton will speak on attorney malpractice.

Mr. Thornton's legal practice focuses in the area of non-subscriber tort litigation and employment law defense. He wrote the foundation article for the Texas Bar Journal on non-subscriber litigation. Since that time he has represented companies all over Texas in both non-subscriber and all areas of employment law. Mr. Thornton received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Abilene Christian University and his J.D. degree from Pepperdine University School of Law.