Two firms. A thousand miles apart. Same open doors, same first names, same instinct to pick up the phone and help.

In 2015, Dykema combined with Cox Smith, one of the most respected law firms in Texas. Cox Smith had been built the right way, by people who didn’t grow up with lawyers in their families and didn’t forget it. Dykema recognized the feeling immediately.

Here’s the story of two firms finding each other... and why it worked.