practice of law.
By 2000, Jack Borden and John
Westhoff decided it was time to have
a new office constructed to house
their firm, and the practice moved
from its longtime home at 123 North
Main Street, to its new office at 1250
Santa Fe Drive, where the practice
continues operating today.
In 2009, Borden was invited to
Washington, D.C., where he was
named “America’s Outstanding
Oldest Worker,” by Experience
Works, a nonprofit training center
for older workers. He said in an
interview that he had no plans to
retire and he didn’t — ever.
Borden and Westhoff practiced
law together continuously from 1974
until Borden’s death in 2011, at the
age of 103. His death was a surprise
and shock for which no one was
prepared. Borden was scheduled for
probate hearings on that very day,
which he would have otherwise
conducted himself notwithstanding
his age.
From Former Protégé To Mentor
In 2014, Nicholas Harper joined
the firm, having obtained his license
to practice law in November of
2013. Nicholas graduated from
the United States Naval Academy
in Annapolis, Maryland in 2003
and upon graduation, fulfilled his
military commitment through service
in the United States Marine Corps.
Nicholas served one tour of duty in
Afghanistan and achieved the rank
of captain before his discharge.
Upon discharge from the military,
he attended the Arlington Police
Academy, graduating first in his class.
At that time, he began a career in
law enforcement with the Arlington
Police Department, and while
working full time as a police officer,
Nick attended law school at Texas
Wesleyan University in Fort Worth,
Texas, graduating second in his class.
“Nick shares the same integrity,
honesty, and drive of those who
came before him,” Westhoff said.
“He has become very involved in the
community.”
Today, as in the decades past, the
firm of Borden & Westhoff is known as
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