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Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices Highly Ranked in The Legal 500 United States 2022
Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices Highly Ranked in The Legal 500 United States 2022. -
Chambers USA 2022 Guide Expands Wilson Elser Rankings, Naming Two Firm Practices and Six Individual Attorneys
Chambers USA 2022 Guide Expands Wilson Elser Rankings, Naming Two Firm Practices and Six Individual Attorneys. -
Justices find plumbing company waived right to arbitration by waiting too long
HOUSTON - The First Court of Appeals recently affirmed a ruling denying a plumbing company’s motion to compel arbitration, concluding that the company waived its right to arbitration. -
Deputy AG for legal counsel Murtaza Sutarwalla to return to private practice, serve as counsel for Ken Paxton for Texas Campaign
AUSTIN –Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced the departure of Murtaza Sutarwalla as deputy attorney general for legal counsel. Sutarwalla will return to private practice in Houston. He will also serve as outside counsel for the Ken Paxton for Texas Campaign, a press release states. -
Texas Supreme Court finds Houston taxpayers have standing in suit alleging misallocation of tax revenue
AUSTIN - The Texas Supreme Court recently held that a pair of taxpayers have standing to assert their claims that the Houston mayor and city council members allegedly misallocated tax revenue in fiscal year 2020 in violation of the City Charter. -
Chambers USA 2022 ranks five Bradley attorneys in Texas
DALLAS – Bradley Arant Boult Cummings has announced that in the 2022 edition of the Chambers USA legal industry referral guide, independent research company Chambers and Partners has highly ranked five of the firm’s attorneys in Texas and ranked Bradley as one of the top firms in the state for the practice areas of Construction and Litigation: General Commercial (Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds). -
Texas Bar releases latest disciplinary actions report
AUSTIN - The State Bar of Texas has released disciplinary actions for June 2022. The report shows three individuals have been disbarred while four others have resigned in lieu of discipline. -
DEI Policies & Initiatives in Law Firms on June 1, 2022
DEI Policies & Initiatives in Law Firms on June 1, 2022. -
Foley Celebrates 20 Years in Austin: Honoring Long-Term Connections, A Collaborative Culture, and New Horizons
Foley Celebrates 20 Years in Austin: Honoring Long-Term Connections, A Collaborative Culture, and New Horizons. -
Congratulations to Tasha Grinnell, Dallas
Congratulations to Tasha Grinnell, Dallas. -
Greenberg Traurig’s Todd Basile Presents on Attracting Investors by Protecting Innovations in Medical Robotics
Greenberg Traurig’s Todd Basile Presents on Attracting Investors by Protecting Innovations in Medical Robotics. -
Provost Umphrey Law Firm unveils portrait of founder in new Edison Plaza offices
Native Texan artist commissioned for painting of Texas legal legend -
Faisal Al Alam Joins Steptoe & Johnson’s Dallas Office
Faisal Al Alam Joins Steptoe & Johnson’s Dallas Office. -
Judge Albright continued to lead in patent filings in 2021, according to Lex Machina Patent Litigation Report
WACO — Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company, today released its annual Patent Litigation Report, which found that nearly a quarter of all the patent cases filed last year were heard by Judge Alan Albright. -
Morgan Lewis’s James Nortey Named Outstanding Diversity Champion by Houston Business Journal
Morgan Lewis’s James Nortey Named Outstanding Diversity Champion by Houston Business Journal. -
Texas AG opines that school districts can’t withhold student medical info from parents
AUSTIN - Texas school districts may not withhold medical or health information about a minor child from the child’s parent or legal guardian, according to an opinion released by Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday. -
Texas Bar Foundation funds State Bar of Texas law related education program
AUSTIN—The State Bar of Texas Law Related Education Department and Law Focused Education, Inc. have received a $25,000 grant from the Texas Bar Foundation to help fund their newest project, Legal Beagle, a children’s book, a press release states. -
Reed Smith's Mental Health Summit 2022 on May 17
Reed Smith's Mental Health Summit 2022 on May 17. -
Ogletree Deakins Deepens Workplace Investigation Practice, Welcomes Letty P. Aguilar as Shareholder in San Antonio
Ogletree Deakins Deepens Workplace Investigation Practice, Welcomes Letty P. Aguilar as Shareholder in San Antonio. -
Ogletree Deakins deepens workplace investigation practice, welcomes Letty Aguilar as shareholder in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO – Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, has welcomed Leticia (Letty) P. Aguilar to its San Antonio office as Shareholder, a press release states.