On August 26, 2026, McKool Smith announced that trial lawyer Mary-Olga “Mo” Lovett has joined the firm as a principal in Dallas, less than
two years after leaving Big Law to found her own boutique, Mo Lovett Law, in Houston. Lovett brings more than 30 years of first-chair trial
experience, including more than 50 matters with a combined $100 billion at stake.
Media coverage includes:
"McKool Smith Hires Trial Lawyer Mary-Olga Lovett in Dallas" Texas Lawyer (August 26, 2026)
"Trial ‘Star’ Mary-Olga Lovett Moves Back To Private Practice" World Intellectual Property Review (August 27, 2026)
"McKool Smith Adds Veteran Trial Atty In Dallas" Law360 (August 27, 2026)
"The Afternoon Docket" Reuters (August 27, 2026)
"UT-Arlington President Steps Down, TWU Dallas Names New President" D Magazine (August 31, 2026)
"Veteran First-Chair Trial Lawyer Mary-Olga “Mo” Lovett Joins McKool Smith" Global Legal Chronicle (September 2, 2026)
