Dallas attorneys Conan Cantwell and J. Howard Lennon joined the Firm, changing the name to Jackson, Walker, Winstead, Cantwell & Miller.
Category: Jackson Walker Timeline
1953
J. Paul Jackson served on the American Institute Tax Project. His work helped shape important tax legislation in the mid-20th century.
1949
The Firm obtained an FCC license for KRLD-TV, now known as KDFW-TV, in Dallas.
1948
J. Paul Jackson and Sam Winstead join the firm. A.W. “Jess” Walker resigned from the University of Texas at Austin law faculty and joined Robertson, Jackson, Payne, Lancaster and Walker as a name partner.
1939
Small & Arney, an Austin firm that would later become Small, Craig & Werkenthin, formed and eventually joined with Jackson Walker in 2000.
1936
The Firm became Robertson, Leachman, Payne, Gardere & Lancaster after Neth Leachman and George Gardere joined the practice.
1930
Fort Worth attorney John L. Lancaster Jr. joined the Firm, solidifying a legacy of excellence in railroad law.
1907
Smith, Robertson, & Robertson represented key Dallas institutions such as the Dallas Times Herald, Dallas Gas Company (present day TXU Energy), and the Southern Pacific Railroad.
1905
Founding partner John C. Robertson became general counsel for the Dallas Times Herald.
1890
The practice grew when brothers George and John C. Robertson brought their legal practices to Dallas and partnered with W. J. J. Smith.