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Texas Lawyers Stay Silent on Trump’s Targeting More Law Firms - Texas lawyers — like the state’s corporate executives and political leaders — like to brag that they, like everything else in Texas, are bigger and braver and never back away from a fight. But now, members of the Texas legal community are holding their cards close to their chests when it comes to President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms. Out of nearly a thousand lawyers from bar associations, law schools and law firms that signed letters this week decrying the Trump administration's targeting of corporate law firms, only two attorneys and one organization were from Texas. March 28, 2025
Q&A with Trial Lawyer Michael Lyons - Michael Lyons is a student of heroes. An avid reader, he concentrates on what makes a hero and how they’re portrayed in stories. It’s no wonder that the trial lawyer finds heroes in his own cases, whether it be a man killed saving his fiancée from the deadly 2021 Astroworld crowd surge or a Good Samaritan who comforted a dying truck driver. March 26, 2025Expert Voices
Swift and Rigorous — Texas Business Court’s Primexx Energy Ruling and Its Implications for Corporate Governance - Texas is at the forefront of a new era in corporate governance. As businesses question decades of wisdom that led to an unflinching resolve to incorporate in Delaware, everyone seems to be asking the same question about Texas, Nevada and other states: “What do you offer that’s better?” A recent decision from the Texas Business Court helps answer that question. March 25, 2025
Patience, Process and Persistence — Using Sequential Mediator’s Proposals in Commercial Contractual Negotiations - The goal of mediation is not always compromise. Rather, the goal of mediation is agreement, and compromise is only one tool to achieving that goal. Another tool is a change of perspective, of viewpoint, to confirm your strategic objectives and available tactical targets. Another tool is taking the time to learn an opponent’s objectives, rather than trusting your own ideas or beliefs about that opponent’s goals. These observations were reinforced for me in two recent successful mediations of commercial contractual disputes and were implemented by using successive, iterative mediator’s proposals under the time pressure of approaching arbitration deadlines and increasing March 25, 2025
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Texas Lawbook Online Forum: How Should Lawyers, Firms and GCs Respond to President Trump’s Challenges? - This weekend, President Donald Trump directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate law firms engaging in what he termed “frivolous litigation” against the U.S. government. Concurrently, the EEOC has reached out to 20 law firms — 13 of them operating in Texas — demanding transparency on diversity policies. Despite the gravity of these developments, the response from the legal community has been largely silent. Lawyers at multiple firms have refrained from speaking out, fearing repercussions from political leaders or the administration, particularly in sensitive cases. How should lawyers respond? The Texas Lawbook invites lawyers, general counsel, law professors and judges to participate in our online forum. March 24, 2025
