Southeast Texas Record Report News
Texas Young Lawyers Association receives Texas Bar Foundation grant; new website will help young adults understand rights, responsibilities under law
The Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA) has received a grant of $48,000 from the Texas Bar Foundation to fund a multimedia website to educate students and the public about their rights and responsibilities under the law on reaching adulthood.
Dinsmore Makes Lone Star State Debut: Introduces New Team in Houston
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is full throttle going into 2024, announcing another office addition, this time in the Lone Star State.
Greenberg Traurig’s Brian E. Mason Named to D Magazine ‘Best Lawyers Under 40’ List
Brian E. Mason, a Litigation shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Dallas office, was named to D Magazine’s 2024 “Best Lawyers Under 40” list. This year marks Mason’s fifth time being recognized by the publication.
John M. O'Quinn Law Building featured on cover of preLaw Magazine, UH Law Center receives multiple recognitions
The University of Houston Law Center earned four distinctions in the National Jurist’s preLaw Magazine Winter 2024 edition, with a notable placement on the cover for having one of the country’s Best Law School Buildings.
University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes celebrates a decade of distinguished service
The University of Houston Law Center (UHLC) is commemorating the leadership of Leonard M. Baynes, the Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Chair, professor of law and dean.
Lawline CLE | Reproductive Health and Privacy: The Landscape One Year from Dobbs on January 18, 2024
Greenberg Traurig Shareholder, Adam Laughton, will present the Lawline CLE titled “Reproductive Health and Privacy: The Landscape One Year from Dobbs.”
IP Scholar Shani Shisha to join SMU Dedman Law
SMU Dedman School of Law welcomes Shani Shisha as an Assistant Professor of Law in Fall 2024.
Sheppard Mullin Partner Bill Mateja Elected Dallas Bar Association’s 150th President
Sheppard Mullin is proud to announce that partner Bill Mateja has become the Dallas Bar Association’s 115th President, effective January 1, 2024.
Texas Appeals Ruling That Would Cripple State’s Ability to Settle Lawsuits
The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) has appealed a recent ruling in a case involving former agency employees, noting that the decision would cripple the state’s ability to settle lawsuits.
Locke Lord Partner Rick Morrow Receives Connect CRE’s 2023 Lawyers in Real Estate Award
Rick Morrow, Partner and Co-Chair of Locke Lord’s Real Estate and Finance Practice Group, has been honored with Connect Commercial Real Estate’s 2023 Lawyers in Real Estate Award.
Gene Besen Named to D Magazine’s “Dallas 500” List
Bradley partner Gene Besen, who serves as the Dallas office managing partner, was named as one of D Magazine’s “Dallas 500.”
Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces $700 Million Settlement with Google for Anticompetitive Practices
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with attorneys general from all states and several territories, has secured a $700 million agreement with Google over anticompetitive conduct concerning the Google Play Store.
Bradley Adds Four Associates to Houston Office
Bradley is pleased to announce the addition of associates Miatta C. Echetebu, Samuel P. Gillaspie, Charles Hutchison and Nick E. McTarnaghan to the firm’s Houston office.
UHLC 3L Yoon gains experience through U.S. Attorney’s Office and private practice internships
University of Houston Law Center 3L So Yoon recently interned with U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew M. Edison in the Southern District of Texas and with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Dallas as well has clerked at Fogler, Brar, O’Neil & Gray LLP.
Don Jordan Retires From Board of Stcl Houston After More Than Three Decades of Extraordinary Leadership and Service
Don D. Jordan — energy executive, civic leader, and highly respected family man — served South Texas College of Law Houston and its board of directors with unfailing devotion and leadership for more than three decades — serving from December 1991 to December 2023.
Statement on the Third Anniversary of Jason Landry’s Disappearance
Three years ago this week, a Texas college student named Jason Landry disappeared. Attorney General Paxton and the Office of the Attorney General’s Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit wish to reaffirm their unwavering commitment to this investigation and to pursuing all credible information received from the public.
UH Law Expert Available to Discuss Latest Abortion Ruling from Texas Supreme Court
Seth Chandler, constitutional law professor at the University of Houston Law Center, is available for expert commentary on the recent ruling by the Texas Supreme Court in Cox v. State of Texas, in which the court said a Texas woman did not qualify for a medical exception to the state’s abortion ban to terminate her pregnancy, as well as how the ruling could impact other state legislatures considering abortion bans in a post-Dobbs climate.
St. Mary’s University appoints Winston Erevelles as its 14th president
Following a national search, the St. Mary’s University Board of Trustees has unanimously appointed Winston Erevelles, Ph.D., as the next president of St. Mary’s University, beginning June 1, 2024.
U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce is among latest to argue that ambiguity in Texas abortion laws is bad for businesses
Reed Smith filed a supplemental amicus brief in the Texas Supreme Court in the case of Zurawski v. Texas, welcoming an additional eight business organizations and three individuals who have stodigned on in support of the brief.
SMU Dedman Law Alumni Sworn into SCOTUS
The excitement in the air was palpable. On a clear, crisp morning in our nation’s capital on November 8, 2023, ten esteemed SMU Dedman School of Law alumni were sworn in before the United States Supreme Court in a live ceremony before all nine Justices.