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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings announced Trulock’s hire on Monday, five days after announcing another partner addition to its labor and employment practice in Houston. The firm said it is expanding its capabilities in the area of labor and employment, as well as growing its Texas footprint.
Senior U.S. District Judge David A. Ezra ruled an Austin transcription service violated Texas law governing the court reporting industry, even though the commission dismissed a complaint saying it lacked jurisdiction. Court reporters say Judge Ezra’s ruling is a profound decision that affirms their interpretation of the law.
Jennifer Ryback worked with McGuire Craddock her entire legal career until recently, when she jumped to Carrington Coleman to grow her employment law practice. The award-winning lawyer talks juggling career, parenting and community involvement with The Texas Lawbook.
A Dallas jury who heard a wrongful death case last year for the same crane collapse awarded $860 million — the second-largest Texas jury verdict in 2023 — to the parents of a woman killed. This week, companies Greystar and Bigge Crane & Rigging Co. avoided a second trial in a lawsuit brought by a man who was pinned in his car when the crane toppled onto the apartment building and parking garage.
Billingsley joins as a partner in the firm’s business reorganization and financial restructuring practice group, where he says he’ll be able to expand his practice nationally. Billingsley talks to The Texas Lawbook about Chapter 11 bankruptcy venues and what’s ahead in 2024 in the world of complex Chapter 11 cases.
The veteran appellate lawyer shared with The Lawbook how he handles aggressive lawyer tactics and discussed the highly controversial legal battle he was proud to have a role in. The move to Langley & Banack positions Drummond to work with other appellate lawyers he says he’s long admired.
The firms announced new hires Monday to their Houston offices. Claudia Wilson Frost comes to Steptoe from Orrick, while Audrey F. Momanaee leaves Balch & Bingham for Blank Rome.
During oral arguments Wednesday, Justices questioned lawyers about the after-the-fact reviews for determining whether police officers act in good faith in rapidly evolving situations and when government immunity ought to apply.
Michelle Scheffler, formerly of Haynes Boone, joins Skadden as a litigation partner in its Houston office. Scheffler has led high-profile energy litigation across the country.
In a Q&A with The Lawbook, Bill Mateja shares what shakeups he’s got in store for the bar association and the advice he gave former DBA president Aaron Tobin. The DBA will host an inauguration ceremony Sunday for Mateja, a partner at Sheppard Mullin.
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