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Gov. Abbott reappoints Evans presiding judge of Eighth Administrative Judicial Region
AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott has reappointed David L. Evans as presiding judge of the Eighth Administrative Judicial Region for a term set to expire four years from the date of qualification, a press release states. -
Cindy V. Tisdale of Granbury elected State Bar of Texas president-elect
AUSTIN—Texas attorneys elected Cindy V. Tisdale of Granbury to be president-elect of the State Bar of Texas, a press release states. -
Jefferson County jury awards $2.78M in Labelle car wreck case
Texas firm Provost Umphrey prevails in a motor vehicle accident lawsuit. -
Wrongful death suit results in historic $104.9 million settlement, Reaud Morgan & Quinn handling case
BEAUMONT - Glen Morgan and Taylor Miller of the Reaud Morgan & Quinn law firm have reached a settlement of $104,950,000.00 – one of the largest settlements for a single wrongful death case ever recorded. -
Tom Forbes Co-Authors First Exam in U.S. to Certify Specialists in Legislative and Campaign Law
Tom Forbes Co-Authors First Exam in U.S. to Certify Specialists in Legislative and Campaign Law. -
A Foundation for Innovation
Texas’ road from Spindletop to Tesla seems unlikely, but in reality, it was inevitable. -
Baylor College of Medicine, physicians face wrongful death claim
HOUSTON — Baylor College of Medicine and two physicians are facing a wrongful death suit after a patient's failed heart surgery. -
$17 million verdict against Genesis Energy over trucker’s collision up on appeal
BEAUMONT – Two years ago, a jury awarded a local man more than $17 million in damages for injuries he received when a truck driver for Genesis Energy slammed into the rear of his smoking vehicle. -
$841K verdict against Schindler Elevator affirmed on appeal
BEAUMONT - The Ninth Court of Appeals recently affirmed a verdict of more than $841,000 in damages against Schindler Elevator in a personal injury lawsuit. -
The Texas Bar Foundation awards Baylor Law grant to implement robust mental health & wellness initiatives
The Texas Bar Foundation recently awarded Baylor Law a grant of $6,500 to implement comprehensive and consistent mental health and wellness programming at the Law School, a press release states. -
Texas Bar board approves candidates for president-elect
AUSTIN—The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors voted September 24 to approve Joe Escobedo Jr. of Edinburg and Cindy V. Tisdale of Granbury as candidates for 2022-2023 president-elect. -
Texas attorney Walter Umphrey dies at 85
Influential Beaumont benefactor practiced law for more than 50 years -
Ninth Court affirms summary judgment win for broker in suit over life insurance proceeds
BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals today granting a summary judgment win in favor of an insurance broker in a lawsuit seeking payment of proceeds from a life insurance policy following her husband’s death. -
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Bradley Welcomes 24 New Attorneys
Bradley is pleased to announce that 24 attorneys have joined the firm’s offices in Birmingham; Charlotte, N.C.; Houston, Tex.; Jackson, Miss.; Nashville, Tenn.; and Tampa, Fla. -
CLARK HILL PLC: Clark Hill Adds Richard Tye and Matthew Lovell to Tax & Estate Planning Practice in San Antonio
International law firm Clark Hill PLC announced on June 16 that Richard Tye has joined the firm as Of Counsel and Matthew Lovell has joined as Senior Attorney, both in the Tax & Estate Planning practice in Clark Hill’s San Antonio office. -
Butler Snow adds two attorneys to Austin office, five across four offices
AUSTIN – Jordan Jarreau and Andrew D. Tingan have joined Butler Snow’s Austin, Texas, office. Jarreau will practice with the firm’s pharmaceutical, medical device and health care litigation group and Tingan will practice with the firm’s commercial litigation group. -
Bipartisan measure to study psychedelic therapy for PTSD advances in the Texas House
AUSTIN-- Last week, House Bill 1802 by Rep. Alex Dominguez (D-Brownsville) was voted out of the Committee on Public Health. The bill directs the Health and Human Services Commission in partnership with the Baylor College of Medicine to conduct a study evaluating the efficacy of certain alternative therapies in treating post-traumatic stress disorder. -
Expert reports affirmed in suit alleging doc over prescribed anti-depressant to man who committed suicide
BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals recently affirmed a ruling declining to dismiss a lawsuit alleging an over prescription of anti-depressant medication led to an older man shooting himself in the head. -
Bipartisan coalition announces support of HB 1802 to study new treatments for post-traumatic stress
AUSTIN—Today a bipartisan group of special operations veterans, medical experts and advocates came out in support of legislation by State Representative Alex Dominguez (D-Brownsville) to create a first-of-its-kind study on the safety and efficacy of psychedelic therapy to treat some of the most severe medical and mental health conditions facing veterans. -
Provost Umphrey names Matthew Matheny equity partner
BEAUMONT – The Provost Umphrey Law Firm has announced that Matthew Matheny has been made an equity partner. Matheny, who has been with the firm for 18 years, is widely recognized as a top personal injury lawyer in Texas.