Ryley Carlock & Applewhite announced that Jessica A. Benford, Darrell S. Husband and Andy M. Kvesic have been elected as shareholders in the firm.

Benford counsels clients on a wide variety of corporate matters, including formation and governance, capital raising strategies, private placements, and mergers, acquisitions and other business combination transactions. She received her J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School in 2006.‎

Husband represents and advises financial institutions, regional banks, private lenders, developers, builders and various other business entities and individuals in a wide variety of financial, corporate and real estate transactions. He received his J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law in 2002.

Kvesic focuses on complex commercial litigation and includes prosecuting and defending civil claims related to real estate disputes, business torts, loan fraud, securities fraud, lender liability, class actions, and bankruptcy. He received his J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2006.