limits from two to four two-year terms. He garnered 77% of the vote during his re-election in 2007 and left the mayor's office at the end of his second term with an approval rating of 86 percent. During his two terms in office he was instrumental in leading San Antonio's response to Katrina and Rita victims, growing San Antonio's park space with the acquisition of Voelcker Park and the new San Antonio River expansion, starting Haven for Hope as a new city facility for San Antonio's growing homeless population, and setting the city on the road to being recognized as a green city as a result of its Mission Verde initiative. He was responsible for redeveloping Main Plaza to restore the city's original downtown center of government and society (dating to Spanish territorial days) and for bringing on Sheryl Sculley as City Manager. After mayorship In December 2009, in recognition of the former mayor's leadership and foresight in championing quality of life projects, the City of San Antonio announced it was changing the name of Voelcker Park to Phil Hardberger Park. In January 2010, Hardberger became a shareholder at Cox Smith, the largest law firm in San Antonio and one of the leading business law firms in Texas. He supports the firm's Litigation, Appellate, Public Law and Economic Development practices, and is actively involved in the firm's external affairs and community relations. Hardberger said he plans to continue working on issues surrounding the city's River Walk expansion, development of the Bexar County Performing Arts Center and completion of Phil Hardberger Park off Blanco Road. In February 2015, Probate Court judge Tom Rickhoff named Hardberger and attorney Art Bayern as co-executors of the testamentary trust of Shirley L. Benson, late wife of the billionaire businessman Tom Benson. The two replace Benson as trustees of the estate. Benson's estranged adopted daughter, Renee Benson, and her two adult children are seeking to prevent changes to Shirley Benson's trust. She maintains that her father, the owner of the New Orleans Saints and San Antonio Mercedes-Benz, has grown incapable of handling his financial affairs. As a former mayor, but not a registered lobbyist, Hardberger in 2017 advocated successfully for Lake Assault Boats of Superior, Wisconsin, to obtain a $6.2 million contract to build sightseeing boats for the San Antonio River Walk. He was retained as an attorney for the Chicago-area firm in December 2016. Hardberger's