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"HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) - The Mostyn Law Firm and its attorneys are spending a small fortune to ensure Texas Sen. Wendy Davis' political ambitions come to fruition.<br /><br />The most recent contribution came on Dec. 31, with the Mostyn Law Firm ringing in the New Year by donating $1 million to the Texas Victory Committee - a joint project of Wendy R. Davis for Governor and Battleground Texas, according to the Texas Ethics Commission.<br /><br />Davis, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, is no stranger to law firms specializing in civil litigation, as she first joined the Fort Worth law office of Haynes &amp; Boone in 1994.<br /><br />And now, 20 years later, Davis is relying on contributions from her fellow plaintiffs attorneys and their firms, such as the Mostyn Law Firm, to fuel her political climb.<br /><br />In the past six months, the Mostyn Law Firm has made 38 donations to Davis and six more to organizations that support her, such as Annie's List, the TEC reports.<br /><br />However, the string of donations made by the firm to Davis goes back to her last campaign.<br /><br />From 2010 to 2012, the Mostyn Law Firm donated a total of $475,250 to Davis, who was running for re-election to the state Senate, according to followthemoney.org.<br /><br />Founded by plaintiffs attorney Steve Mostyn, the Mostyn Law Firm made a name for itself following hurricanes Rita and Ike, filing thousands of lawsuits on behalf of gulf coast residents against insurance companies and the Texas Windstorm Association.<br /><br />In 2010, Mostyn himself was instrumental in negotiating a $500 million settlement with TWIA, netting plaintiffs attorneys $44 million in fees, the <i>Southeast Texas Record</i> reported.<br /><br />Other notable law Firms recently contributing to Davis' campaign include Provost Umphrey with two donations of $100,000 in the past three months, and Baron &amp; Budd with a donation of $25,000.<br /><br />Mostyn did not respond to a request for comment.<br /><br />Davis will likely face Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott in the general election.<br /><br /><em>From Legal Newsline: Reach David Yates at elections@legalnewsline.com.</em>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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