Whenever I'm at a social or civic function, negative comments from people about the legal profession often appear to have a common source � television.
Rock star Janis Joplin, Super Bowl champion football coach Jimmy Johnson and Olympic gold medalist Babe Didrikson Zaharias are among the Golden Triangle's most notable legends.
James Copland, director of the Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute In 1965, the first modern asbestos lawsuit was filed right here in Southeast Texas by Orange attorney Ward Stephenson on behalf of asbestos insulation worker Claude Tomplait.
While U.S. Congressional mandates force teachers to ritually grind math and science into students' diets in preparation for tests designed to leave no child behind, one university vice presidents says another crucial subject is regrettably forgotten: history.
I frequently hear from readers curious about what happened after a column � how did a particular case turn out, what happened to a particular litigant, and so forth.
Texas Supreme Court AUSTIN- Texas Supreme Court justices who immunized Entergy Gulf States against a Jefferson County personal injury suit are wondering now if they made a mistake.
Whenever I spoke at Career Day at schools, I used to dread being asked The Question � no, not some little smart aleck asking "Aren't lawyers just parasites preying on society?" � but that equally difficult-to-answer inquiry, "Isn't it boring to be a lawyer?"
The Mostyn Law Firm, which filed around 500 lawsuits last year on behalf of Hurricane Rita victims, has now turned its sights toward Hurricane Humberto � the category one storm that struck the Golden Triangle area Sept. 13, 2007.
I had originally intended my "Lawyers Behaving Badly" series to be a two-parter. But these darn lawyers just keep on getting into trouble, and that trouble keeps on making news.
Like virtually every lawyer out there, I was required to take a law school class called "Professional Responsibility" and to pass a test called Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE) as part of being admitted to the practice of law.
Amidst the photos in my law office that serve as reminders of my Irish heritage and mementos of my travels in the Emerald Isle, there is one that stands out.
As many of you know, I write a year-end wrap-up recognizing some of the strangest lawsuits and legal stories of the year. However, 2008 is off to such an early start in this department that I just can't wait � there's just been too much weirdness going on in the courtroom.
David Medina AUSTIN -- Lawyers for Texas Supreme Court Justice David C. Medina are working to wipe clear his recent indictment on arson-related charges from the public record.
Susan Criss Judge Susan Criss, running for the Democratic nomination for Texas Supreme Court Place 8, announced that her latest campaign finance report shows she has raised more than $317,000 for her campaign.