Buddy Apple, Esq. | Dallas Buddy joined Wegman Partners in 2018. Buddy focuses on recruiting and placing attorneys in Texas and the Southeast. He enjoys getting to know his candidates and helping them find the right place to succeed in their practice. Buddy began his legal career by practicing securities litigation with an AmLaw 100 Firm in Dallas, and then practiced with a Dallas commercial litigation boutique for 8 years. This experience helps Buddy better understand the realities of the legal market and the aspirations and concerns of his candidates. Buddy grew up in a small town north of Dallas before receiving a B.A. in International Studies, summa cum laude, in 2004 from the Croft Institute for International Studies and the Sally McDonnell-Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi, where he was a member of both Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi. Buddy received his J.D., cum laude, from the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University in 2007, where he served as an Articles Editor on the Computer Law Review and Technology Journal. Buddy is a board member and past President of Preservation Dallas, and has been appointed to more than one City of Dallas cultural task force. Buddy is a member and supporter of Lambda Legal, and actively serves with his church. He is married to a BigLaw partner at a Dallas firm, with whom he enjoys traveling internationally, cheering on Ole Miss football in the Grove, and corralling their 95-pound Bloodhound, Lucy.