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Mark Curriden & Natalie Posgate

Texas Lawbook Foundation Annual Report

The legal community in Texas is facing some huge issues in 2024 that require significant thought, in-depth research, strong leadership and an open discussion. There is the immigrant crisis on the border and how state, local and federal governments and the courts are handling it — or not handling it. Diversity and inclusion efforts have never been more important, more complicated or more controversial. Legal aid for the poor is at a critical stage, as veterans, single mothers, tenants and the elderly face significant perils without the assistance of lawyers. The need for a full-time reporter and writer covering pro bono, public service and diversity in the Texas legal profession has never been greater.

April 5, 2024 Mark Curriden & Natalie Posgate

Norton Rose Fulbright Study: Lawsuits Against Texas Companies Up, Fear of Litigation Up More

Texas companies’ reprieve from litigation due to the Covid-19 pandemic is over. A new study of corporate general counsel in Texas finds that the number of lawsuits filed against larger businesses jumped 75 percent in 2021 over the previous year and that the fear of additional litigation in 2022 has increased, too. The good news for lawyers at Texas law firms is that companies returned to pre-Covid levels of hiring outside counsel to handle their litigation battles in 2021.

March 9, 2022 Mark Curriden & Natalie Posgate

Fort Worth Bankruptcy Judge Hears Details of $33M Elevate Credit Settlement

The multistate predatory lending and fraud litigation pitting more than a million low-income plaintiffs against two Fort Worth financial tech companies – Think Finance and Elevate Credit – is in “its final chapter,” lawyers told a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Harlan Hale Wednesday. Elevate agreed to pay $33 million to settle three class actions and an adversarial bankruptcy complaint that alleged a decadelong scheme of predatory lending and subsequent corporate transactional legal maneuvering that claimed victims in nearly every state.

February 16, 2022 Mark Curriden & Natalie Posgate

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  • P.S. — Attorneys Serving the Community Raises More Than $586K for POETIC, Voting Rights Act Commemorated - In this edition of P.S., Attorneys Serving the Community announced it raised more than $586K for POETIC, a nonprofit helping youth survivors of exploitation, with over $60,000 coming from its sold-out annual luncheon featuring Elizabeth Smart. Meanwhile, the Dallas Bar Association and J.L. Turner Legal Association are preparing to honor the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act with a special program featuring civil rights leaders and legal experts. June 20, 2025Krista Torralva
  • Juneteenth Reading Recommendations from Half Price Books - The Texas Lawbook is pleased to begin a new partnership with Half Price Books. Stay tuned for a regular HPB branded column featuring Texas Lawbook subscribers' favorite reads. Here, the HPB team highlights four books about Juneteenth on the fourth anniversary of it becoming a federal holiday. June 19, 2025Emily Bruce

GCs, Lawyers & Firms

  • V&E Adds Three Partners: Two from Kirkland, One from Baker Botts - Vinson & Elkins said Monday they've added two Kirkland & Ellis partners to their New York and Austin offices in Samuel Francis and Reed Schuster, both of whom specialize in organization, governance and regulatory compliance issues. V&E also announced a return to the firm by finance partner Caitlin Lawrence after a nine-year sojourn at Baker Botts.
  • Houston Texans Associate GC Jumps to Munsch Hardt
  • Gray Reed Hires Longtime Houston Exec to Lead Operations and Growth
  • Sorrels Law Adds Trial, Appellate Partner in Dallas
  • Holland & Knight’s Recent Lateral Partner Additions Strengthen RE, Financial Services Offerings
  • Rice Taps Munck Wilson Attorney to be Associate Athletic Director
  • Veteran Energy Lawyer Christopher Richardson to join Paul Hastings
  • Troutman Pepper Locke Snags Two Key Houston PE Partners
  • Jackson Walker Hires Bracewell Partner to Lead Appellate Group
  • Husch Blackwell Hires Veteran Real Estate Partner in Dallas
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Richard Finneran
Elizabeth Freeman
David Gail
Elizabeth Gibson
David Jones
Frank Lopez
Abbe Lowell
Neal Manne
Billy Marsh
Tom Melsheimer
Tasha Moser
Justin Nelson
Reed O'Connor
Kate Pennartz
John “J.” Pieratt
Danielle Reyes
Christopher Richardson
Randy Sorrels
Harry Susman
Larry Vincent
Victor Vital
Brent Walker
Matt Weybrecht
Melody Wilkinson
Alex Wolens

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Haynes Boone
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Law Office of Liz Freeman
Paul Hastings
Porter Hedges
Sorrels Law
Susman Godfrey
Toyota
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Willkie
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