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Bell Nunnally & Martin
Bell Nunnally & Martin is a Dallas-based law firm serving regional and national clients. Established in 1980, the firm’s major areas of practice include bankruptcy and financial restructuring; commercial finance; corporate and securities; creditors’ rights; entertainment, advertising and new media; immigration; intellectual property; labor and employment; litigation; mergers and acquisitions; private clients and estate planning; real estate; and tax.

History of the Firm
The firm now known as Bell Nunnally & Martin was founded in Dallas, Texas, in 1980, existing then as Michael Caolo & Associates. Mr. Caolo had been a partner and member of the corporate section at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld. An early brochure noted that the “firm was established to better serve a number of growth-oriented businesses. These clients required quality legal services on a more responsive, economical and efficient basis that was their experience with the 'big law firms.'”

By 1990, the firm had expanded and operated as Caolo, Meier & Jones, and by 1995 had become Caolo, Bell & Nunnally, after Russell Nunnally and a sizable portion of the litigation section from Johnson & Wortley joined the firm.

By January 1, 1998, the firm had become Bell Nunnally & Martin, having at various times been joined by lawyers from large firms such as Arter & Hadden; Hughes & Luce; Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, Bickel & Brewer; Locke Liddell; and Johnson & Swanson.

Selected Clients

 * Accor North America
 * Blade Energy Partners
 * Cinemark
 * City of Dallas
 * Classic Industries
 * BBVA Compass Bank
 * Cristina’s Fine Mexican Restaurants
 * Dallas County Hospital District d/b/a Parkland Health & Hospital System
 * Dallas Market Center
 * Dallas Museum of Art
 * Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
 * First National Bank Southwest
 * Gaedeke Holdings II, Ltd.
 * Galleria Mall Investors L.P.
 * Gulf Coast Western, LLC
 * HCA Inc.
 * Headington Armory Partners
 * Highgate Holdings
 * Hunt Real Estate Partners
 * Idearc Media
 * International Capital, LLC
 * ISN Software Corporation
 * JPMorgan Chase
 * Las Colinas Group
 * LegacyTexas Bank
 * Marsh McLennan
 * North American Transport Concepts
 * Oud Dairy Farms
 * Prospera Financial
 * Ryan, Inc.
 * Securus Technologies
 * Settlement Capital Corporation
 * SOURCECORP
 * The Cadle Company
 * Transwestern Properties
 * Treadstone Partners, LLC
 * Trimble Navigation Limited
 * Trinity Industries, Inc.

Recognition

 * The firm was named a "Best Place to Work" among employers in Dallas/Fort Worth by the Dallas Business Journal in 2009. Bell Nunnally received this honor based in part on its high marks in employee satisfaction, trust among co-workers and senior leaders, and the value the firm places on its employees.
 * Seventeen of the firm’s lawyers—approximately 36% of the firm—have been selected by attorney peers for inclusion in Super Lawyers.