Alexa Shrake

Alexa covers litigation and trials for The Texas Lawbook.

Alexa Shrake

A former reporter with The Indiana Lawyer in Indianapolis, Alexa covers litigation and trials for The Texas Lawbook. Alexa won two first place awards from the Indiana Society of Professional Journalists: one was for a story examining the foster care system and the other was for her coverage of the attorney general election and retention of Indiana Supreme Court justices.

Trial Commences in Alleged $300M Wire Fraud Scheme

Opening statements began in the trial against one fintech founder Thursday morning. Stephanie Hockridge was federally indicted in 2024 for allegedly committing wire fraud through a Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme.

June 12, 2025 Alexa Shrake

Injured Man Gets $9.45M Jury Verdict Against Dallas Hotel

While walking his dog at a hotel in Uptown Dallas, a man fell and suffered serious injuries. A Dallas County jury has awarded him more than $9 million for the incident.

June 6, 2025 Alexa Shrake

Bracewell Partner Becomes Shareholder in Greenberg Traurig’s Houston, New York Offices

A former Bracewell labor and employment partner joins global law firm Greenberg Traurig as a shareholder in the firm’s Houston and New York offices. The firm’s leaders say the addition is part of its strategic growth.

June 5, 2025 Alexa Shrake

Dell Technologies In-house Counsel Joins Yetter Coleman IP Group

Houston based Yetter Coleman LLP adds former Dell Technologies in-house counsel to its intellectual property litigation group. The addition strengthens the firm’s IP litigation group to a total of six attorneys.

June 4, 2025 Alexa Shrake

P.S. — Jail Mail Censorship Settlement, Ten Commandments Lawsuit, and Fundraisers for Justice - In this week’s edition of P.S., we include coverage of two pro bono cases. First, SMU’s First Amendment Clinic and O’Melveny & Myers teamed up to secure a $290,000 settlement and a permanent injunction against mail censorship at a Texas jail. Second, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett joined a coalition of civil liberties groups in a new lawsuit challenging Ten Commandments Displays in Texas classrooms. In Dallas, the Hispanic Bar Association prepares to celebrate its 20th Anniversary Noche de Luz Gala. And, shoppers, get excited. Jewelry brand Kendra Scott and luxury clothing store St. John Dallas Boutique are each hosting benefit events to raise funds for legal aid services across Texas. September 26, 2025Krista Torralva

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Chip Babcock
Chris Bankler
Jamie B. Beaber
David J. Beck
Bill Benitez
Jessica Berkowitz
Brent Bernell
Tyler Bexley
Shawn Blackburn
Michael Blankenship
Jeffrey Brill
Anita Brown
Ian Brown
Stuart Campbell
Jack Chadderdon
Paul Clement
Erin Nealy Cox
Scott Craig
Kevin Crews
Shamus Crosby
Hannah M. Crowe
Geoffrey Culbertson
Sean Cunningham
John Daywalt
Rajiv Dharnidharka
James Ducayet
Brian K. Erickson
Scott Everett
Weiru Fang
Elizabeth Freeman
Tad Freese
Melanie Fry
Geoff Gannaway
Paul Genender
John J. Gilluly III
Rodney Gilstrap
Andrew Gorham
John Greer
Joseph Grinstein
Matthew Haddad
Colleen Haile
Breen Haire
Shahmeer Halepota
Dionne Hamilton
Troy Harder
Rusty Hardin
Michael Hawes
Nathan Hecht
Stephen Hessler
Hillary Holmes
Marc Jaffe
Lauren Jenkins
David Jones
Atma Kabad
Susan Kennedy
David Kinder
Justin King
Allan Kirk
Melanie Koltermann
Doug Kubehl
Joe Laurel
Sang Lee
Steven Lockhart
Arthur Lotz
Barbara Lynn
Mike Lynn
Nora McGuffey
Stephanie McPhail
Mark Melton
Jeri Leigh Miller
Kimberly A. Moore
Mark Moore
Shelby Morgan
Alia Moses
Davis Mosmeyer III
Darren Nicholson
Eamon Nolan
Ivy Nowinski
Holland O’Neil
George Padis
Ian Peck
Jonathan Platt
Chase Proctor
Doug Rayburn
Joel Reese
Kevin Richardson
Andrew Rodheim
Seth Rubinson
Mazin Sbaiti
Ana Sanchez
Vincenzo Santini
Jeffrey Scharfstein
Robert Schroeder III
Scott Seidel
Steven Sexton
Ahmed Sidik
Robert Slovak
Emily Smith
Melissa R. Smith
Jonathon Soler
Robert Soza
Lande Spottswood
Craig Stanfield
Justin Stolte
Josh Teahen
Kelly Tidwell
Linda Tieh
Rafael B. de Toledo
Monica Uddin
Rhett Van Syoc
Rahul Vashi
Gabe Vazquez
Patrick Venter
Sarah Walden
Kandace Walter
Kyle Watson
Mikell Alan West
Noël Wise
Meng Xi

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AZA
Baker Botts
The Bandas Law Firm
Beck Redden
Boies Schiller Flexner
Bracewell
Bradley Arant
Burns Charest
Clement & Murphy
Condon & Forsyth
DLA Piper
Dykema
Foley & Lardner
Gibson Dunn
Gillam & Smith
Haynes Boone
Holland & Knight
Jackson Walker
King & Spalding
Kirkland & Ellis
Latham & Watkins
Lynn Pinker
Mayer Brown
MoloLamken
Pamela Welch PLLC
Patton Tidwell Culbertson
Paul Hastings
Porter Hedges
The Probus Law Firm
Reese Marketos
Rusty Hardin & Associates
Sbaiti & Company
Sidley Austin
Simpson Thacher
Skadden
Squire Patton Boggs
Sullivan & Cromwell
Susman Godfrey
Troutman Pepper Locke
Vinson & Elkins
Weil
Willkie
Winston & Strawn

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