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Gov. Abbott appoints Bash and Young to Texas Judicial Council
AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Zina Bash and reappointed Evan Young to the Texas Judicial Council for terms set to expire on June 30, 2027, a press release states. -
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton Announces Appointment of Judd Stone to Solicitor General and Departure of Kyle Hawkins
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the departure of Texas Solicitor General Kyle Hawkins and the appointment of Judd Stone to fill this vital role within the Office of the Attorney General. -
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: Holland & Knight Announces 37 New Partners
Steven Sonberg, Managing Partner of Holland & Knight, announced that 37 attorneys in the firm have been elected to partnership effective January 1, 2021. -
Trust Us. We’re Experts
Not surprisingly, two Ivy League administrative law scholars with technocratic expertise defend the discipline on the grounds that “technocratic expertise greatly matters.” -
A Scalia Digest
Perhaps unfairly, most jurists are quickly forgotten when they leave the bench. Some are remembered only in infamy: the “Four Horsemen” who blocked the New Deal early on; Roger Taney for the Dred Scott decision; Harry Blackmun as the unlikely author of Roe v. Wade, and so forth. Justices with a literary flair tend to linger in the public mind, explaining the enduring influence of Oliver Wendell Holmes and Robert Jackson, among a handful of others. -
Energy trial lawyers open commercial litigation boutique
HOUSTON (February 25, 2020) – Hogan Thompson LLP, a commercial trial boutique, recently opened its doors in downtown Houston. Founded by two former Reynolds Frizzell LLP attorneys, the firm exclusively handles commercial litigation for its clients, with a focus on representing energy companies operating in the Permian Basin, Eagle Ford Shale and other oil and gas producing areas. -
Harvard’s Disgrace
Utopian social movements often degenerate into unruly—and sometimes vicious—mobs. During the French Revolution, the slogan “liberty, equality, fraternity” quickly led to the guillotine as the Jacobins unleashed the Reign of Terror. We are witnessing a softer version of this at Harvard, America’s most elite university, where Ronald Sullivan, an African-American law professor, faces professional retribution for the sin of representing a (presumed innocent) client (Harvey Weinstein) accused of sexual assault. Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz denounced the incident as “The new McCarthyism comes to Harvard.” -
FISH & RICHARDSON: Fish & Richardson Elevates 11 Attorneys to Principal
Fish & Richardson has elevated 11 attorneys to principal at the firm, effective January 1, 2019. -
FISH & RICHARDSON: Fish & Richardson Grows Firm With 14 Associates
Fish & Richardson has added 14 first-year associates. Associates joining the Intellectual Property (IP) Litigation Group. -
Texas A&M law professor receives prestigious presidential award
Texas A&M University School of Law Professor Lisa Alexander is among the 21 recipients honored for the second annual Presidential Impact Fellows award presented in late October. The award is given to faculty members within the Texas A&M system who embrace grand challenges, commit to core values and embody the unique “can-do” spirit that distinguishes Texas Aggies in service through education. -
FISH & RICHARDSON: Fish & Richardson Named a Mansfield Certified Plus Firm
Fish & Richardson is one of 26 elite “trailblazing” U.S. firms to have earned the highest designation of Mansfield 1.0 Certified Plus from Diversity Lab for having successfully reached at least 30 percent women and minority lawyer representation in a notable number of their current leadership roles and committees. -
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP: Sean Wheeler Joins Kirkland & Ellis in Houston
Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that Sean T. Wheeler has joined the Firm’s Houston office as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. -
Attorney Dan Linebaugh recognized by the American Association for Justice
HOUSTON -- Personal injury attorney Dan Linebaugh, founder and leader of the Linebaugh Law Firm, recently received the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Diplomates of Trial Advocacy designation. This title recognizes attorneys who have demonstrated their ongoing commitment to legal education by completing more than 400 hours of qualifying AAJ educational programs. -
Cornyn to chair Senate committee hearings on judicial nominations
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) will preside over hearings Wednesday to consider judges to fill vacancies in Texas courts. -
Three judges nominated for US Courts in Texas
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House announced last week that President Barack Obama has nominated three judges to fill vacancies in Texas federal courts. -
Legally Speaking: President Obama, time for a refresher course on Constitutional Law"
Browning At a March 30, 2007, campaign fundraiser, then-candidate Barack Obama stated "I was a constitutional law professor, which means unlike the current president, I actually respect the Constitution." -
LSC Board Announces Pro Bono Task Force
Washington, DC�The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Board of Directors is launching a Pro Bono Task Force to develop additional resources to help low-income Americans facing foreclosure, domestic violence and other serious civil legal problems. -
CALA to honor Alberto Gonzales at annual fundraiser event
Gonzales One of Texas' most proactive tort reform groups will honor former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales during its 5th annual fundraiser. -
Leading Republican senator questions Kagan nomination
Cornyn (R-Texas) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)�U.S. Sen. John Cornyn on Tuesday questioned the experience of President Barack Obama's pick this week to the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Obama expected to nominate Kagan to Supreme Court
Kagan WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-President Barack Obama later today is widely expected to announce his nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court.