Future Lawyers of Texas to Gather in Dallas Next Month
Originally published by Texas Lawyer. Face it: No one can possibly know how his or her life will turn out 10 years from now. By 2023, things may take a real turn for the worse, and you just might find...
View ArticleHow to Handle Profanity by a Party or Witness
Originally published by Texas Lawyer. I often go to lunch with junior colleagues. We go to share knowledge, but there’s no specific lesson in mind. It’s an organic process. Last week, we stumbled on...
View ArticleDykema Lawyer’s Email Erupted When Legislature Nixed Sunset Bill...
Originally published by Texas Lawyer.Dallas lawyer David Schenck says he emerged from an all-day mediation yesterday to find his email inbox jammed with friends asking him what the heck was happening...
View ArticleMake Writing Simple and Direct
Originally published by Texas Lawyer. Lawyers pride ourselves on being good writers, but sometimes wordiness obscures the power of our messages. Help is available. Bryan A. Garner’s new book “HBR...
View ArticleDiscovery and Deletion of Facebook Evidence in Litigation
Originally published by Texas Lawyer. I’ll bet that most plaintiffs’ Facebook accounts contain run-of-the-mill, explainable and oh-so-boring posts. Yet, plaintiffs fight tooth and nail to stop...
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Newsmakers: Baylor University recognizes Luke Meier for outstanding scholarship
Originally published by Texas Lawyer.Luke Meier, associate professor at Baylor Law School, will receive an award for outstanding faculty scholarship by a non-tenured faculty member from Baylor...
View ArticleSentencing agreement could let former Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey K. Skilling out...
Originally published by Texas Lawyer.Jeffrey K. Skilling, the former Enron Corp. chief executive officer, may have just secured a get-out-of-jail-early card, due to a sentencing agreement he and his...
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Newsmakers: Justice Gregory Perkes receives award
Originally published by Texas Lawyer.The Corpus Christi Bar Association presented the 2013 Judge Paul W. Nye Professionalism Award to 13th Court of Appeals Justice Gregory T. Perkes (pictured) as part...
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Improve associates’ performance by letting them meet clients
Originally published by Texas Lawyer. Here is a modest suggestion to improve the productivity and morale of the more junior lawyers at the law firm: Take them out of their offices and into the field to...
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Altman Weil survey: Managing partners reveal trends
Originally published by Texas Lawyer. Nearly all law firm managing partners and firm chairmen who participated in an Altman Weil survey said some legal market trends — including “more price...
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The gift of workplace success for graduates
Originally published by Texas Lawyer. It is commencement season, and readers may be looking for just the right gift: fountain pen, leather briefcase, trip to Paris? I’ll take my advice from Emily...
View ArticleThis week in In-House Texas
Originally published by Texas Lawyer.Rock & Role: GC Finds Solid Ground in Stone Business Proxy Report Eyes Executive Pay Votes Seven Mindsets of Effective General Counsel Jurisdiction Issues in...
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For clients facing bad news, lawyers have an overlooked role to play
Originally published by Texas Lawyer.One of our jobs as lawyers is to make people feel better about whatever legal predicament ensnares them. Once upon a time, I thought my job was just to analyze the...
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Newsmakers: Andrew Wallace appointed minority director on State Bar of Texas...
Originally published by Texas Lawyer.On June 20, Gordon & Rees partner Andrew L. Wallace of Dallas will begin serving a three-year term on the State Bar of Texas of Texas board of directors....
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Newsmakers: Texas Exes announces distinguished alums for 2013
Originally published by Texas Lawyer.Two lawyers and a state appellate court justice are among those that the Texas Exes recently named as 2013 University of Texas Distinguished Alumnus Award...
View ArticleJudge Christopher Dupuy faces another criminal charge
Originally published by Texas Lawyer.The Texas Attorney General’s Office has obtained a ninth criminal charge against suspended Galveston County Court-at-Law Judge Christopher Dupuy. According to an...
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Originally published by Texas Lawyer.Water Works: H2O Kept Lawyer-Lobbyists Busy 2013 Lobbying Scorecard Lobbying Scorecard Over the Years Court Upholds Disqualification of Bickel & Brewer High...
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Newsmakers: Gardere partner appointed trustee for Texas Center for Legal Ethics
Originally published by Texas Lawyer.State Bar of Texas president Buck Files recently appointed Beverly B. Godbey, a partner in Gardere Wynne Sewell in Dallas, to the Texas Center for Legal Ethics...
View ArticleHolland & Knight opening in Dallas with lawyers leaving Patton Boggs
Originally published by Texas Lawyer.Holland & Knight will open a Dallas office, the firm’s first in Texas. Linda Butler, spokeswoman for the 1000-lawyer firm, confirms the move and the fact that a...
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Dallas Lawyer Produces Fourth Movie – and Gets a New Client in the Process
Originally published by Texas Lawyer.Sally Helppie (pictured with director Michael Stokes) wears multiple professional hats — entertainment lawyer, adjunct law professor and movie producer. The fourth...
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