Legal Roundup
TEXAS SUPREME COURT: Court Extends Order for Eviction-diversion Program
In an order posted Wednesday the Texas Supreme Court extended procedures for landlords and tenants to avoid evictions based on overdue rent.
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Beware Unemployment Benefit Identity Theft
Attorney General Ken Paxton warned that unemployment benefits identity theft is on the rise in Texas. Unemployment
REED SMITH LLP: ABA 2021 Virtual Litigation Section Annual Conference
The Litigation Section Annual Conference is the premier event for litigators.
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: VIRTUAL: ABA Virtual Litigation Section Annual Conference
GT's Senior Vice President Mary-Olga Lovett is serving as a speaker at the American Bar Association's Litigation Section Annual Conference taking place May 5-7.
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: 6 Greenberg Traurig Shareholders Named to 2021 D Magazine Best Lawyers in Dallas
D Magazine selected six shareholders in the Dallas office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP as 2021 “Best Lawyers in Dallas.”
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton Sues President Biden on Executive Order Expanding Environmental Regulatory Power
Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a 10-state coalition suing the Biden Administration over a recent Executive Order in which the President established a “working group” of federal bureaucrats charged with calculating the “social costs” of certain emissions.
REED SMITH LLP: Lawrence A. Waks Joins Reed Smith’s Global Entertainment & Media Group in Dallas and Austin
Reed Smith announced that Lawrence Waks has joined the firm’s global Media & Entertainment Industry Group as a partner in the firm’s expanding Dallas and Austin offices.
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Bradley Welcomes Three Law Students to 2021 1L LCLD Scholars Program
Bradley is pleased to welcome law students Crystal Armstrong, Govin Kaggal and Gillian Mak to the 2021 1L LCLD Scholars Program.
POLSINELLI PC: Eight Polsinelli Attorneys Named to D Magazine’s 2021 Best Lawyers in Dallas List
Eight Dallas-based attorneys from Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli have been named to D Magazine’s 2021 Best Lawyers in Dallas List
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS: Eastern District of Texas Commemorates the 40th Anniversary of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas joins communities nationwide in commemorating the 40th anniversary of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) from April 18–24, 2021.
BAILEY & GLASSER LLP: Bailey Glasser Adds Texas Litigators John Turner & Robert Bell
“Don’t Mess With Texas” takes on a whole new meaning as Bailey Glasser announces the opening of a new Dallas office, and that top-notch Texas lawyers John Turner and Robert Bell have joined the firm at this new location.
HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP: Vaccinations, Testing and Other COVID-Related Issues for Public School Districts
Join Husch Blackwell and the Council of the Great City Schools for a discussion on COVID-19-related issues in public school districts.
GREENBERG TRAURIG: Greenberg Traurig Attorneys to Present the Webinar, ‘Tax Traps for the Unwary When Moving to Texas’
Courtney Hopley, Glenn Newman and Josh Prywes of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Tax Practice will present the webinar, “Tax Traps for the Unwary When Moving to Texas,” April 21 from 1 pm to 2 pm PST.
TEXAS ATTTORNEY GENERAL: Biden Administration Rescinds Access to Healthcare for Vulnerable Texans
Attorney General Ken Paxton gave this statement after the Biden Administration rescinded the 1115 Medicaid waiver extension previously granted by the Trump Administration.
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.
LOCKE LORD LLP: Lawdragon Recognizes Locke Lord Lawyers Among Environmental & Energy Leaders
Elizabeth Mack, Gerry Pels, and Susan Rainey, Partners in Locke Lord’s Environmental Section, have been recognized as standout environmental lawyers in the inaugural Lawdragon 500 Leading Environmental & Energy Lawyers list.
JACKSON LEWIS PC: Jackson Lewis Grows Employee Benefits Group With Addition of Alec Nealon
Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce Alec Nealon has returned to the firm as Principal in Houston.
HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP: Husch Blackwell Represents Savion in Texas Solar Energy Transaction
Husch Blackwell represented Kansas City-based Savion, LLC, a subsidiary of Macquarie Capital, in the sale to S&B USA of the 200 MW Brazoria West solar project in Brazoria County, Texas.
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton Defends the Department of Education’s Final Rule, Upholding Protection for Students’ Rights
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit defending the Department of Education’s “Final Rule,” a reaffirmation of Title IX’s commitment to protecting students, which bolsters the anti-discrimination purpose of Title IX without infringing on the constitutional rights afforded to all Americans.
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Texas Defends NRA’s Right to Reorganize and Relocate
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a brief in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas in support of the National Rifle Association (NRA) reorganizing in Texas.