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WSHB congratulates partner Frances O’Meara for winning the 2025 CLM Professional of the Year Award in the Outside Defense Counsel category! This prestigious award recognizes France's outstanding contributions to claims and litigation management, her commitment to mentorship and education, and her dedication to advancing diversity and collaboration in the legal industry.

We proudly celebrate partner Catherine Deter who has been recognized as the winner of the 2025 CLM Professional of the Year Award- Outside Defense Counsel Young Professional! This honor highlights her outstanding contributions to the claims and litigation community, including exceptional leadership. 

WSHB is proud to announce that Joseph Aguirre has been promoted to managing partner in Raleigh, North Carolina. Joseph specializes in litigating large-scale first- and third-party insurance claims. He additionally assists clients with complex pre-suit coverage disputes. While his primary focus is on navigating high-stakes insurance matters, Joseph also defends cases related to catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, and environmental exposures.

WSHB welcomes partner Christine Atwood to our office in Dallas, Texas. Christine has over a decade of experience handling complex, high-stakes litigation and disputes nationwide and is licensed to practice in Texas, Colorado, and Nevada. She has served as the lead attorney in hundreds of party and expert depositions throughout her career and has successfully tried more than a dozen jury trials to verdict.

We proudly share that partner Fred Vasquez has been selected for inclusion in the Los Angeles Business Journal's Leaders of Influence: Minority Attorneys section, published on January 20, 2025. This recognition highlights Mr. Vasquez's exemplary contributions to the legal profession and his impact as a leader in Southern California's legal community.