I recently moved offices, and as I was lugging boxes of old law books, the thought struck me�why? Why was I holding onto these dusty tomes and treatises when, like most of the lawyers currently practicing, 99 percent of the legal research I do is done on the computer?
Browning Dallas attorney and Southeast Texas Record legal columnist John G. Browning was recently named the winner of the 2010 Burton Award for Distinguished Achievement in Legal Writing.
Wortham The Press Club of Southeast Texas has named a Jefferson County judge as one of its Newsmaker of the Year finalists to be honored at the annual fund-raising dinner on June 5.
Dallas attorney and Southeast Texas Record columnist John Browning was recently named the winner of the 2009 Burton Award for Distinguished Achievement in Legal Writing.
Lamar University's Mary and John Gray Library will host the fourth annual Constitution Day program at 7:30 p.m., March 5, 2009 in the Dr. Richard L. Price Auditorium of the John Gray Center. The program is free and open to the public.
Jennifer Mikel was congratulated by attorney David Beck after she was named recipient of the first David J. Beck Fellowship at Lamar University. Jennifer Mikel, a junior nursing major from Sweeny, has been named the inaugural winner of Lamar University's David J. Beck Fellowship.
Four decades after the filing of the first modern asbestos lawsuit, Lamar University and the Beaumont Foundation of America have honored the man responsible for engineering the litigation.
John G. Browning June 6 was a good night for Southeast Texas Record columnist John G. Browning. The Dallas attorney brought home several writing awards at journalism competitions in Beaumont and Houston.
Former Congressman Jack Brooks was honored with a Legends Scholarship in his name at Lamar University. Longtime legislator Jack Brooks has been honored with a Lamar University scholarship in his name.
Beaumont attorney Hubert Oxford was honored with a Legends Scholarship at Lamar University. Lamar University and the Beaumont Foundation of America have announced the ninth and final Southeast Texas Legends Scholarships � this one honoring Beaumont attorney Hubert Oxford III.
Later this month, President Bush will present a Congressional Gold Medal, the legislative branch's highest civilian award, to Dr. Michael Ellis DeBakey of Houston. I was proud to join Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and the Texas delegation in sponsoring this latest honor for our state's most famous medical doctor.
Judge Bob Wortham Lamar University and the Beaumont Foundation of America have announced the eighth of nine Southeast Texas Legends Scholarships � this one honoring Judge Bob Wortham, who, throughout his distinguished career as a federal prosecutor, district judge and private attorney, has been known as an innovator and legal pioneer whose landmark cases have had national impact.
Criminal District Court Judge John Stevens Jr. will be one of three featured speakers at the Lamar University event set to celebrate the U.S. Constitution.
Judge Don Burgess Lamar University and the Beaumont Foundation of America have announced the seventh of nine Southeast Texas Legends Scholarships � this one honoring Judge Don Burgess, whose distinguished legal career includes two decades as an appellate judge, as well as tenure as a district judge, prosecutor and in private practice.