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Thomas Horton Joins Ford & Mathiason

May 18, 2010

Ford & Mathiason is pleased to announce that Thomas Horton has joined the firm as a Law Clerk.  Mr. Horton is a 2009 graduate of Baylor University with a degree in Economics and a minor in History.  While at Baylor, Thomas served in the Baylor Student Senate and as the President of his national fraternity, in addition to many other leadership roles on the Baylor Campus.

For the last year, Horton has been employed in the North Carolina national office of his fraternity where he has been responsible for overseeing and auditing 22 chapters of the fraternity in states across the country.  After a year of traveling across the country visiting college campuses, he has returned to his hometown of Houston to begin law school in August 2010.

Mr. Horton will bring his strong leadership background to his work with Ford & Mathiason clients.  He will be assisting in all aspects of our client relationships, and we wish to welcome him to the firm.


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