We have more tragic news to report from Texas, where a young associate from a midsize firm recently passed away as a victim of the deadly flash flooding that hit the state.
Josephine Hardin, a 2023 graduate of Emory Law, was a third-year associate with Atlanta-based litigation firm Huff Powell Bailey. She was visiting family with her parents in Hunt, Texas, over the Fourth of July holiday weekend when disaster struck. Hardin and her mother, Alyson, are still missing and presumed dead. Her father, William, survived the flood.
As noted by the Daily Report, Taylor Tribble, the managing partner of Hardin’s firm, has expressed her deepest sympathies over the associate’s passing:
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Huff Powell Bailey, an 80-lawyer firm specializing in medical defense, first reported Hardin’s death Thursday in a social media post. Tribble said she had been in close contact with the victim’s aunt for updates about the search for Hardin.
“Josephine was a beloved member of our firm,” the firm’s LinkedIn post stated. “She was smart and beautifully quirky. She made us laugh out loud, come together, and think deeply about the needs of others.”
Tribble praised Hardin in an interview with the Daily Report, calling her “engaging, intuitive and hard-working” and “irreverent and vibrant.” She continued, saying, “She really has left a lasting impact. We really did lose a bright star in all respects.”
“She just did an excellent job,” Tribble said. “She was a natural trial lawyer so it’s just a devastating loss for me in that respect, as well.
We here at Above the Law would like to extend our sincere condolences to Josephine Hardin’s family, colleagues, and friends during this incredibly difficult time.
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