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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. -
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. -
Champions of Justice Gala to benefit legal aid for Texas veterans
AUSTIN – In the span of more than 15 years, the Champions of Justice Gala Benefiting Veterans has raised more than $4.8 million for the provision of civil legal aid for low- income Texas veterans, a press release states. -
Peckar & Abramson, Pc Welcomes Angela Connor, Freddy X. Muñoz, and Brian D. Waller to the Firm’s Partnership; Announces Additional Promotions to Senior Counsel and Senior Associate Ranks
Peckar & Abramson, Pc Welcomes Angela Connor, Freddy X. Muñoz, and Brian D. Waller to the Firm’s Partnership; Announces Additional Promotions to Senior Counsel and Senior Associate Ranks. -
O’Melveny continues Texas expansion with addition of renowned energy sector dealmaker
DALLAS - Continuing its Texas expansion, O’Melveny announced today that renowned energy dealmaker Monica Hwang has joined the firm as a partner, based in the firm’s new Dallas and Austin offices. -
Governor Abbott Appoints Three to Texas 1836 Project Advisory Committee
Governor Abbott Appoints Three to Texas 1836 Project Advisory Committee. -
TLRPAC Endorses Dr. Dawn Buckingham for Texas Land Commissioner
AUSTIN—Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC (TLRPAC) today endorsed Dr. Dawn Buckingham in her campaign for Texas Land Commissioner. -
THOMPSON COBURN LLP: Corporate and securities partner Susan Fisher joins Thompson Coburn in Dallas
Thompson Coburn is pleased to announce that corporate and securities attorney Susan Fisher has joined the Firm as a partner in our Dallas office. -
Austin attorney: Fine-only offenses 'create potentially dangerous interactions' with citizens, officers
An Austin lawyer says fine-only offenses are simply ways to generate revenue for governments. -
THOMPSON COBURN LLP: Mass tort litigator Dawn Wright joins Thompson Coburn in Dallas
Mass tort and product liability litigator Dawn Wright has joined Thompson Coburn’s Dallas office as a partner. -
BAKER & HOSTETLER: BakerHostetler Announces 17 New Partners.
BakerHostetler announced that 17 lawyers have been elected to the partnership. -
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: Wearables and Bio-Sensing Panel
Intellectual Property Attorney Robert Hill will participate in a panel at the 2019 Texas Wireless Summit on November 12. -
CLARK HILL: Clark Hill Strasburger Adds Attorneys Chris Heinrichs, Maurine Heinrichs Shipp and Kimberly A. Ford to San Antonio Office
Clark Hill Strasburger announced the addition of Chris Heinrichs, Of Counsel, Maurine “Mo” Heinrichs Shipp as Senior Counsel, and Kimberly A. Ford, Associate, to its San Antonio office. Heinrichs and Shipp, father and daughter, as well as Ford join the firm from San Antonio’s Heinrichs & De Gennaro P.C. -
POLSINELLI PAC: Polsinelli’s Dallas Office Welcomes Real Estate Finance Shareholder Jeffrey J. Zissa
Jeffrey J. Zissa has joined the Dallas office of national law firm Polsinelli as a shareholder in its thriving Real Estate Finance practice. -
Cronyism 101 at the University of Texas
The Burnt Orange Mafia at the University of Texas–the inner circle of overpaid administrators, influence-wielding donors, supplicant vendors, and political hacks who approve UT’s inflated budget in exchange for preferential admission for their (and supporters’) unqualified children–want to raise “protection money” to ensure UT receives friendly treatment in the upcoming legislative session. -
Critics say Gov. Abbott stopped local control of industries to accommodate special interests
AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott's latest decision to discontinue local government control of property development and construction industries has resulted in critics expressing that he is kneeling to special interests. -
Judge Sparks gets Lifetime Achievement Award from UT Law School
AUSTIN � Judge Sam Sparks of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Texas School of Law on April 15.