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WILSON ELSER: Wilson Elser Promotes 10 to Equity Partner
National law firm Wilson Elser has promoted 10 attorneys, seven of whom are women, to equity partner, effective January 1, 2019. -
FISH & RICHARDSON: Fish & Richardson Grows Firm With 14 Associates
Fish & Richardson has added 14 first-year associates. Associates joining the Intellectual Property (IP) Litigation Group. -
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: Public Finance Attorney Derrick Mitchell Joins Holland & Knight in Houston
Derrick Mitchell, a public finance attorney with almost two decades of experience, has joined Holland & Knight's Houston office as a partner. -
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS LLP: Jeffrey Davis, Ian Faria and S. David Smith Named 2018 Texas Super Lawyers
Bradley is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Davis, Ian P. Faria, and S. David Smith, partners in the firm’s Houston office, have been named 2018 Texas Super Lawyers and recognized as leading lawyers in the state. -
MCGUIRREWOODS LLP: McGuireWoods Adds Top Trial Lawyer Yasser Madriz to Litigation Team in Houston
McGuireWoods LLP issued the following announcement on Aug. 9.Yasser Madriz, an accomplished trial lawyer with significant experience representing corporate clients in complex litigation, has joined McGuireWoods as a partner in Houston. -
BRADLEY ARANT BOULD CUMMINGS LLP: Jeffrey Davis, Mary Elizondo Frazier and Peter Scaff Join Litigation and Energy Groups in Bradley’s Houston Office
Bradley is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Davis, Mary Elizondo Frazier and Peter Scaff have joined the firm’s Houston office as partners. -
BOYARMILLER: Seasoned Commercial Litigator Stacy Stanley Russell Joins BoyarMiller
BoyarMiller is pleased to announce that Stacy Stanley Russell, a distinguished litigator with more than 20 years of legal experience, has joined the firm as Of Counsel. -
Former judge Mizell named to Texas Ethics Commission
HOUSTON – Attorney and former judge Pat Mizell has been announced as a new appointee to the Texas Ethics Commission by Gov. Greg Abbott. -
Houston international law firm adds two new partners
HOUSTON – Andrews Kurth Kenyon, an international law firm based with an office in Houston, Texas, has added two new partners who will assume their new roles on Jan. 1. -
University of Houston preliminary injunction granted in trademark battle with ‘Houston College of Law’
HOUSTON – A federal judge has granted the University of Houston’ motion for a preliminary injunction in a trademark case brought after South Texas College of Law changed its name to the Houston College of Law back in July. -
UH System sues over Houston law school's name change, alleges move violates intellectual property
The University of Houston System has taken South Texas College of Law to Houston federal court as a result of a name change made by the latter. -
Cornyn to chair Senate committee hearings on judicial nominations
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) will preside over hearings Wednesday to consider judges to fill vacancies in Texas courts. -
Two Corpus Christi attorneys indicted for barratry
A pair of Texas attorneys were indicted late last week in state court on felony charges that they illegally solicited clients in San Antonio -
Texas legal reform group endorses Justice Brown for SC
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC has officially endorsed the election of Justice Jeff Brown to the Texas Supreme Court. -
Perry appoints appeals court judge to Texas SC
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) — Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Jeff Brown to the Texas Supreme Court. -
Letter to the Editor: TLR should remember Lincoln was a trial lawyer
In response to "TLR remembers Lincoln as tort reform champion," an op-ed published Feb. 18, 2013. -
U of H Law Center establishes Center for U.S. and Mexican Law
Zamora The University of Houston Law Center on April 3 announced the establishment of the Center for U.S. and Mexican Law, which is the first independent research center in the United States dedicated to the study of Mexican law and legal aspects of U.S. � Mexico relations. -
Arguments scheduled in attorneys' appeal of fraud ruling
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) - Asbestos attorneys found to have committed fraud against a railroad company will argue their case to a federal appeals court on March 6. -
Corpus Christi attorney recognized by AG for child support work
Corpus Christi attorney Mary Alice Garcia, right, receives the Child Support Managing Attorney of the Year award from Deputy Attorney General Alicia G. Key, left. CORPUS CHRISTI � Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott recognized Corpus Christi child support attorney Mary Alice Garcia for her commitment to Texas children.