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Justices reverse ruling granting MD Anderson immunity from discrimination suit
HOUSTON – The First Court of Appeals recently reversed a ruling granting The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center governmental immunity from a disability discrimination lawsuit. -
Hilda Galvan begins term as Chair of Texas Women's Foundation
Hilda Galvan begins term as Chair of Texas Women's Foundation. -
DE&I Speaker Series: Demystifying Language Practice and Cultural Maintenance for Spanish-Dominant U.S. Communities on July 29, 2021
DE&I Speaker Series: Demystifying Language Practice and Cultural Maintenance for Spanish-Dominant U.S. Communities on July 29, 2021. -
Justices boot slip & fall against MD Anderson
HOUSTON – The First Court of Appeals recently ordered the dismissal of a woman’s slip and fall lawsuit against The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. -
TLRPAC Endorses Dr. Dawn Buckingham for Texas Land Commissioner
AUSTIN—Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC (TLRPAC) today endorsed Dr. Dawn Buckingham in her campaign for Texas Land Commissioner. -
BLANK ROME LLP: Blank Rome Welcomes Intellectual Property & Technology Associate in Houston
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Divya L. Kannegenti has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property & Technology group as an associate in the Houston office, which also welcomed Mexican Counsel Ana Cecilia Ibarra-van Oostenrijk and Director of Diversity and Inclusion Krystal Studavent Ramsey earlier this year. -
Suit alleges UT MD Anderson cancer patient with infection should not have been given chemo treatment
HOUSTON — The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is facing a suit alleging it negligently administered chemotherapy to a patient suffering from sepsis which led to his death. -
Seyfarth adds Labor & Employment Group in Atlanta and Houston
ATLANTA and HOUSTON (May 19, 2021) -- Seyfarth announced today the arrival of partner Annette A. Idalski to its Labor & Employment department and Wage Hour Class & Collective Actions practice group in Atlanta and Houston. Also joining the firm in Houston are Labor & Employment associates Ray Abilmouna and Brian A. Smith. All three lawyers join Seyfarth from Chamberlain Hrdlicka. -
THOMPSON COBURN LLP: Corporate and securities partner Susan Fisher joins Thompson Coburn in Dallas
Thompson Coburn is pleased to announce that corporate and securities attorney Susan Fisher has joined the Firm as a partner in our Dallas office. -
Laura Gibson of Houston elected State Bar of Texas president-elect
AUSTIN—Texas attorneys elected Laura Gibson of Houston to be president-elect of the State Bar of Texas, a press release states. -
BUTLER SNOW LLP: Scott K. Field to Present on Mental Health at Texas Aggie Bar Annual Conference
Butler Snow attorney Scott K. Field is set to present at the Texas Aggie Bar Association’s 22nd Annual Conference on Saturday, April 24. -
Butler Snow attorney Karson Thompson recognized as Rising Star by Texas Super Lawyers®
AUSTIN, Texas, March 23, 2021 – Super Lawyers® has recognized Butler Snow attorney Karson K. Thompson as a Rising Star in its 2021 edition of Texas Super Lawyers®. Thompson was named a Rising Star in business litigation. -
Austin attorney: Fine-only offenses 'create potentially dangerous interactions' with citizens, officers
An Austin lawyer says fine-only offenses are simply ways to generate revenue for governments. -
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton Announces Hiring of Murtaza Sutarwalla as Deputy Attorney General for Legal Counsel
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the hiring of Murtaza Sutarwalla as Deputy Attorney General for Legal Counsel. -
AG Paxton Announces Hiring of Murtaza Sutarwalla as Deputy Attorney General for Legal Counsel
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced the hiring of Murtaza Sutarwalla as Deputy Attorney General for Legal Counsel. -
Kim Bueno joins Butler Snow’s Austin office
AUSTIN – Trial attorney Kim Bueno has joined Butler Snow LLP, expanding the firm’s bench of nationally-recognized first-chair trial attorneys, according to a press release. -
DYKEMA GOSSETT PLCC: Dykema’s Growing Bankruptcy Practice Adds Basil A. Umari and Nicholas Zugaro
Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Basil A. Umari and Nicholas Zugaro as senior counsel to the firm’s Bankruptcy Practice Group in Texas. Both attorneys join Dykema from the boutique law firm they co-founded, Umari Zugaro, PLLC. -
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: 3 Greenberg Traurig Austin Attorneys Present at UT Law CLE 30th Annual Conference
Kendyl T. Hanks, Charles “Skip” Watson, and Nicole Leonard Córdoba, attorneys in the Austin office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, presented at the University of Texas School of Law Continuing Legal Education (CLE) 30th Annual Conference on State and Federal Appeals -
REED SMITH LLP: Reed Smith Energy & Natural Resources duo relocates to expanding Austin office
Reed Smith announced that two of its leading energy transactions partners, Gary C. Johnson in Houston and Edward G. Rogan in San Francisco, have relocated to the firm’s office in Austin. -
Former MD Anderson administrator claims whistleblower retaliation
HOUSTON — A former MD Anderson administrator is claiming the hospital misclassified its chief legal officer as an independent contractor and that she was fired in retaliation for reporting the policy violation.