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Bowman and Brooke reelects Austin leadership
AUSTIN — Bowman and Brooke LLP has announced that Mary R. Pawelek has been reelected as Firm Vice Chair and Executive Managing Partner. Additionally, Randall L. Christian has been reelected as Managing Partner, and John D. Garrett reelected as Co-Managing Partner of Bowman and Brooke, Austin. The firm has also announced additions to the team, a press release states. -
Houston man electrocuted at the POST Houston files lawsuit
HOUSTON — Houston attorneys Benny Agosto, Jr. and Spencer T. Speed of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner, along with co-counsel Nicholas Fleming of Fleming Law, have filed a personal injury lawsuit on behalf of the Mejia family in Harris County, Texas against Harvey-Cleary Builders and Lakey Electric Company, a press release states. -
Unmasking the Nanny State
After two years, the extraordinary government measures—federal, state, and local—taken in response to the COVID pandemic, some of which were supposed to be temporary, have finally begun to abate, along with the fear and panic that inspired them. -
Texas AG sues city of Denton over mask mandate
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the city of Denton after it refused to pull down its mask mandate in response to a notice letter from the AG’s Office. -
Worker alleges he was fired for reporting hostile work environment to management, EEOC
HOUSTON — A worker alleges he was fired in retaliation for reporting a hostile work environment to management and the EEOC. -
Three Bradley Attorneys Selected for Leadership Council on Legal Diversity 2022 Fellows and Pathfinder Programs
Three Bradley Attorneys Selected for Leadership Council on Legal Diversity 2022 Fellows and Pathfinder Programs. -
Shook Business Litigator Recognized as Most Influential Black Lawyer
Shook Business Litigator Recognized as Most Influential Black Lawyer. -
Greenberg Traurig Elevates 7 Attorneys in its Texas Offices
Greenberg Traurig Elevates 7 Attorneys in its Texas Offices. -
Dykema Opens Houston Office with Addition of Business Litigation Attorneys
Dykema Opens Houston Office with Addition of Business Litigation Attorneys. -
Additional bars who allegedly overserved driver in wrong-way manslaughter crash added to suit
HOUSTON — Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner partner Brant J. Stogner and attorney Soroush Montazari filed a lawsuit on behalf of Dilma Dos Santos against CRU Lounge & Jason Cornelius Black on Feb. 7. The suit has now expanded to include 2.0 Bar & Grill, Gavanna Nightclub (also known as Club Z). -
Littler Lawyers Answer Your Most Burning Labor and Employment Questions on February 17, 2022
Littler Lawyers Answer Your Most Burning Labor and Employment Questions on February 17, 2022. -
Four more Texas cities seek AG approval to sue Netflix and other streamers over franchise fees
AUSTIN – The list of municipalities seeking to sue Netflix, Hulu, Disney and other streamers over franchise fees continues to grow. -
Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee wins court order temporarily banning enforcement of part of Texas voting law
HOUSTON — On Friday, a federal court in Texas issued a preliminary injunction in Longoria v. Paxton, a lawsuit in which Harris County Elections Administrator Isabel Longoria sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and other officials over the provision in Texas’s new voting law (SB1) that make it a crime for public officials or election officials to solicit people to apply to vote by mail, a press release states. -
Steptoe & Johnson Names Monté L. Williams Managing Member of its Woodlands Office
Steptoe & Johnson Names Monté L. Williams Managing Member of its Woodlands Office. -
OFCCP's New Registration and Certification Requirements on February 15, 2022
OFCCP's New Registration and Certification Requirements on February 15, 2022. -
Dykema opens Houston office with addition of business litigation attorneys
The Opening marks firm’s fifth office in the state of Texas. -
Texas school districts request AG approval to sue over Hurricane Hanna damages
AUSTIN - Last month, two Texas school districts requested approval from the Office of the Attorney General to pursue litigation to recover “insured but unpaid property damages” caused by Hurricane Hanna. -
Passenger involved in wrong-way DWI manslaughter crash sues bar that allegedly overserved driver
HOUSTON — A dram shop seeking more than $1 million in damages was recently filed in Harris County District Court. -
Three Husch Blackwell Attorneys Selected to 2022 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Programs
Three Husch Blackwell Attorneys Selected to 2022 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Programs. -
Texas sues social media influencer Brittany Dawn Davis, claims her fitness programs lacked individualization
DALLAS - The state of Texas is suing Brittany Dawn Davis, claiming the social media influencer failed to deliver on her personalized nutrition and fitness plans and also misled consumers with eating disorders.