News Release

Two McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Recognized in Texas Super Lawyers 2016 “Rising Stars”

March 4, 2016

McGlinchey News Release

McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce that Andy Cao and Emily Stroope have been named to the 2016 edition of Texas Super Lawyers “Rising Stars.”

Cao is a Member in the firm’s Houston office, and represents clients from diverse fields of business including insurance brokerage firms, small businesses, maritime lenders, and vehicle manufacturers, in litigation and intellectual property matters. His IP practice covers areas such as patent infringement, trademark infringement, noncompete agreements, no-hire agreements, non-solicitation agreements, and trade secrets. He is a 2001 graduate of the University of Houston Law Center.

Stroope is an Associate in the firm’s Dallas office, and focuses on the areas of mortgage lending litigation and consumer financial services litigation for lenders, mortgage servicers, banks, and other financial institutions. She also regularly handles real estate title contests and contract disputes. Stroope received her J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 2009.

Super Lawyers has listed outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement since the publication’s founding in 1991. To be included in a state publication, lawyers are subject to a nomination process, a peer-review survey by practice area, and independent research on candidates. Texas’ “Rising Stars” list recognizes no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in the state. To be eligible for inclusion in a Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list, a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger, or in practice for 10 years or less.

Cao and Stroope join 52 other McGlinchey Stafford attorneys who have been recognized by Super Lawyers across the United States.