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Faisal Al Alam Joins Steptoe & Johnson’s Dallas Office
Faisal Al Alam Joins Steptoe & Johnson’s Dallas Office. -
Texas Super Lawyers® recognizes Karson K. Thompson as Rising Star
AUSTIN, Texas, March 22, 2022 – Butler Snow attorney Karson K. Thompson has been recognized as a Rising Star in the 2022 edition of Texas Super Lawyers®. Thompson has been recognized as a Rising Star in business litigation since 2020, a press release states. -
Dykema opens Houston office with addition of business litigation attorneys
The Opening marks firm’s fifth office in the state of Texas. -
Butler Snow Adds Nine Attorneys Across Five Offices
Butler Snow Adds Nine Attorneys Across Five Offices. -
Ogletree Deakins Expands Houston Office with “Go-To” Litigators
Ogletree Deakins Expands Houston Office with “Go-To” Litigators. -
Brian Gillett Joins Bradley's Litigation Practice in Dallas
Brian Gillett Joins Bradley's Litigation Practice in Dallas. -
Gov. Abbott appoints Bash and Young to Texas Judicial Council
AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Zina Bash and reappointed Evan Young to the Texas Judicial Council for terms set to expire on June 30, 2027, a press release states. -
Ethical Issues When Working Remotely (Or Did Alexa Just Waive Privilege?) on October 1, 2021
Ethical Issues When Working Remotely (Or Did Alexa Just Waive Privilege?) on October 1, 2021. -
Texas Bar board approves candidates for president-elect
AUSTIN—The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors voted September 24 to approve Joe Escobedo Jr. of Edinburg and Cindy V. Tisdale of Granbury as candidates for 2022-2023 president-elect. -
Laura Gibson of Houston elected State Bar of Texas president-elect
AUSTIN—Texas attorneys elected Laura Gibson of Houston to be president-elect of the State Bar of Texas, a press release states. -
BUTLER SNOW LLP: Scott K. Field to Present on Mental Health at Texas Aggie Bar Annual Conference
Butler Snow attorney Scott K. Field is set to present at the Texas Aggie Bar Association’s 22nd Annual Conference on Saturday, April 24. -
Butler Snow attorney Karson Thompson recognized as Rising Star by Texas Super Lawyers®
AUSTIN, Texas, March 23, 2021 – Super Lawyers® has recognized Butler Snow attorney Karson K. Thompson as a Rising Star in its 2021 edition of Texas Super Lawyers®. Thompson was named a Rising Star in business litigation. -
BUTLER SNOW: Scott K. Field Joins American Arbitration Association Roster
Butler Snow attorney Scott K. Field has completed training to serve as an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association (AAA). In addition to his growing mediation practice, Field is now available for appointment in AAA proceedings. -
JACKSON LEWIS: Jackson Lewis Attorney Maggie Murphy is Elected to AILA Board of Governors
Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, congratulates Austin Office Managing Principal Maggie Murphy on her recent election to the Board of Governors for the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). -
BUTLER SNOW: Scott K. Field to Speak at The University of Texas School of Law’s Conference
Butler Snow is pleased to announce Scott K. Field will speak at The University of Texas School of Law’s 32nd Annual Technology Law Conference. -
McGinnis Lochridge welcomes Sophia Makris in Austin
AUSTIN, TEXAS, March 20, 2019 – McGinnis Lochridge is pleased to welcome Sophia Makris as an Associate in Austin. She joins the firm’s Corporate & Tax Practice Group where she will represent clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions, corporate securities, banking matters and other commercial transactions. Makris was previously an associate with Alston & Bird LLP’s Dallas office. -
PILLSBURY: Amanda G. Halter Named Managing Partner in Houston
Pillsbury has named Amanda G. Halter managing partner of the firm’s 20-lawyer Houston office. Halter, who joined the firm in 2013, is the first woman to lead the 16-year-old office. -
BUTLER SNOW: Scott K. Field to Moderate Panel at Texas Aggie Bar Association’s 20th Annual Conference
Butler Snow is pleased to announce Scott K. Field will moderate a panel at the Texas Aggie Bar Association’s 20thAnnual Conference March 1-2 in College Station, Texas. -
LOCKE LORD LLP: Locke Lord Dallas Partner Art Anthony To Receive National Bar Association’s Prestigious Heman M. Sweatt Award
Art Anthony, Partner in Locke Lord’s Dallas office and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Board of Directors, has been selected by the National Bar Association (NBA) as a 2019 recipient of the prestigious Heman M. -
Texas Law Review Joins the Resistance
I have reminisced at length about my student days at the University of Texas School of Law (here), and also expressed concern about the leftward drift of the Texas Law Review, on whose editorial board I served during 1979-80 (here). Recent events have only heightened my concerns (here). Specifically, on February 7-8, 2019, the TLR is co-hosting (with the left-leaning American Constitution Society) a constitutional law symposium at the law school, entitled “Reclaiming—and Restoring—Constitutional Norms,” that appears to be little more than an anti-Trump political rally. The announcement is here.