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Stewart Bradbury kicked off Women’s History Month by sponsoring an event at the veterans’ empowerment center, Honor Courage Commitment. The attorneys at Stewart Bradbury were among 30 Dallas-area lawyers, judges,…
March 19, 2018Read More
Last year, Dallas Bar Association President Michael K. Hurst grew concerned about the stability of funding for legal aid to the poor in Dallas County. In response, he led the…
January 23, 2018Read More
For all its community prosperity, a large portion of the Dallas population cannot afford the basic legal services they need. The Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program does much to fill the…
December 27, 2017Read More
There were many reasons Yolanda Garcia decided to get involved in the controversial “sanctuary city” litigation, but a conversation she had with her 14-year-old son was certainly one catalyst for…
September 11, 2017Read More
The Houston Bar Association and Lone Star Legal Aid are partnering up to provide an in-person training disaster legal training CLE for lawyers who are interested in volunteering to help…
August 28, 2017Read More
Lawyers and firms often engage with causes by providing their services pro bono. It's a way of giving back to the community and of strengthening ties to places where the…
August 15, 2017Read More
Coppell Independent School District’s election system discriminates against the area’s largest ethnic group by preventing proper representation on the school board, a lawsuit filed Thursday in Dallas federal court alleges.…
September 23, 2016Read More
The Juvenile Records Sealing Project sealed its 200th juvenile record in Harris County in May. This program, which received the Outstanding Partnership Award from the State Bar of Texas in…
August 15, 2016Read More
University of Texas Regent Sara Martinez Tucker said Wednesday that she is “stunned to find the legal profession among the least diverse” for people of color – notably Hispanics.…
June 9, 2016Read More
V&E, Gibbs & Bruns and Exxon Mobil were among the five winners.…
May 24, 2016Read More
© 2015 The Texas Lawbook. By Natalie Posgate (May 16) – Many married couples might cringe at the thought of working together, but Houston corporate lawyers Darin Schultz and Christina…
May 16, 2016Read More
Education is Freedom works to ensure that students from school districts in the Dallas area have a roadmap to complete high school and access college. EIF's programs can help improve…
May 6, 2016Read More
The parents of three schoolchildren have filed suit against the City of Abilene and its school district for allowing an Abilene Police Department peace officer to use excessive force against…
April 29, 2016Read More
© 2015 The Texas Lawbook. By Kerry Curry (April 1) – Andrews Kurth recently took a lead role in seeking a historic declaration from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry…
April 1, 2016Read More
Thanks to the successful Teach Texas pilot program in Houston-area schools this spring, future seventh graders in Texas will learn about the state’s court system and how the history of…
March 30, 2016Read More
The group raised the money at its annual DAYL Charity Ball – Another EPIC Night on Nov. 14, 2015 at Trinity Groves.…
March 2, 2016Read More
Retired Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff, on Tuesday presented Strasburger & Price LLP with the 2016 Veterans Hope Award for its…
February 3, 2016Read More
There are many things I recall about beginning my legal career in Dallas. But one thing I remember clearly, from the very first day on the job, was the pervasive…
January 12, 2016Read More
Thousands of people are helped each year by DVAP, but many more go without legal advice and representation because there are not enough lawyers stepping up to help. Corporate…
January 2, 2016Read More
In a 255-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack ruled that the state is currently violating foster children’s constitutional rights by not protecting them from an unreasonable risk of…
December 19, 2015Read More