A federal appeals court has decided not to rehear an affirmative action case against the University of Texas, despite a request to do so from the U.S. Supreme Court.
DiNovo Price Ellwanger & Hardy LLP, a boutique litigation law firm in Austin, has launched a new antitrust practice area in response to client and market demand for protection from anticompetitive restraints.
DALLAS– GoransonBain PLLC, a family law leader in Texas for nearly 30 years, announced Aimee M. Pingenot, P. Lindley Bain and Clint Westhoff as newly appointed partners to the firm.
Members of the Jefferson County legal community gathered May 3 for Law Day activities including the election of new officers to the local bar association and recognition of outstanding lawyers.
Conrad HOUSTON � Coats Rose announced the hire of Charles C. Conrad, director, within its Construction/Surety and Litigation practice areas. Conrad, based in the firm's Houston office, brings more than eight years of experience to his position.
Boyd Gov. Rick Perry has named Jeff Boyd chief of staff and David Morales general counsel. He also named Allison Castle communications director, Josh Havens deputy press secretary, and Jonathan Hurst director of Budget, Planning and Policy.
HOUSTON � Coats Rose, a Houston-based legal services provider, announced the addition of two new attorneys to its portfolio of highly qualified and experienced counselors. Teia N. Moore and Sean M. McChristian have joined the firm as Associates within the Litigation practice area, focusing primarily on general and commercial litigation.
Bales A former FBI agent is now the top law enforcement officer in East Texas. John Malcolm Bales was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas on May 1.
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department is investigating the potential theft of Southeast Texas Record newspapers following weeks of their suspicious disappearance.
Snatching free copies of the Southeast Texas Record newspaper may not have gotten Jerry Little of Port Neches in trouble yet, but it could. It did for a University of Texas at Austin student in 1995 who pleaded guilty to stealing copies of the Daily Texan and served six months probation.
Judge Don Burgess Lamar University and the Beaumont Foundation of America have announced the seventh of nine Southeast Texas Legends Scholarships � this one honoring Judge Don Burgess, whose distinguished legal career includes two decades as an appellate judge, as well as tenure as a district judge, prosecutor and in private practice.
Lady Bird Johnson, former first lady, in the Texas Hill Country. The Lone Star State mourned the passage of a woman close to its heart July 11 with the death of the Lady Bird Johnson, the former U.S. first lady with the green thumb. She was 94.