DALLAS, Texas — Search teams are launching a major push before Christmas to find Dallas attorney Charles Hosch, who disappeared one month ago while hiking the Appalachian Trail in Georgia.

Hosch made his mark in the courtroom and at SMU Dedman School of Law, where he taught as an adjunct professor.

His law partner, Kate Morris, has been in Union County for weeks and said she hasn’t focused on the timeline.

“Honestly, I haven't thought about the month marker today. I’m just focused on the mission,” she said.

Morris says this renewed effort is bringing in fresh personnel at a time when searchers who have been on the mountain for weeks are feeling the strain.

“I think what's different right now is that we are bringing in a lot of fresh boots on the ground,” she said. “There is a level

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