A 21-year-old University of Pittsburgh summa cum laude with a degree in petroleum engineering has sued Houston’s Schlumberger, claiming that she was repeatedly sexually harassed by her male co-workers on a West Texas oil rig and that her supervisors at the oil services company refused to help her and instead fired her.
Survey: COVID-19 Dramatically Impacts Dallas, Houston Jury Pools
A Tillotson Law Firm survey of potential jurors in Houston and Dallas found that two-thirds would refuse to show up for jury duty because of fears over the coronavirus or would require significant assurance that their personal health would not be at risk. The study also found that the jury pools in the two jurisdictions would be significantly less diverse during the pandemic.
Updated: Even More Firms Make Juneteenth a Holiday
Two more firms, Haynes and Boone and Fears Nachawati, have announced that this Friday, Juneteenth, is now an official holiday to commemorate the end of slavery.
7-Eleven and Perkins Coie Win 2020 ACC Value Champions Awards
The Association of Corporate Counsel has announced that 7-Eleven and the law firm Perkins Coie have been named one of its annual 2020 Value Champions, a national honor that recognizes innovative technology and the use of creative operating systems to enhance efficiency and value in corporate legal departments.
CenterPoint, ETP, Prosperity Bank – More 2020 Houston Corp. Counsel Award Winners
They are general counsel who engineered major mergers, acquisitions and restructurings and senior counsel who won bet-the-company litigation. They are corporate in-house counsel preaching diversity and pro bono activities in the legal profession. ACC’s Houston Chapter and The Texas Lawbook are honored to announce the final six recipients.
SCOTX Refuses to Reconsider Bill Brewer Sanctions Decision
The Texas Supreme Court will not revisit its April decision that reversed disciplinary sanctions against Dallas trial lawyer Bill Brewer for allegedly attempting to taint a jury pool.
Top 12 Financially Elite Law Firms in Texas: Just the Numbers, Ma’am
There are law firms where just the name denotes prestige and an elite status. Pure financial data indicates there are a dozen firms that stand out from the rest. Only three have roots in Texas. Five of the law firms only opened offices in Texas during the past decade. The Texas Lawbook highlights the 12 and how they became elite.
2020 Houston Corporate Counsel Awards Winners Announced
The Association of Corporate Counsel’s Houston Chapter and The Texas Lawbook are honored to announce the 2020 Houston Corporate Counsel Awards recipients. Eleven of the 13 winners are women. One-third are lawyers of color. One is a previous finalist and one is a back-to-back winner. Three winners are from the same business. Six of the in-house counsel work at energy related companies. Pictured: Veronica Foley of Precision Drilling.
Texas Appeals Court Orders New Trial in HouseCanary v. Amrock $740M Trade Secrets Dispute
The four-year-long legal battle between property valuation firm Amrock and real estate analytics company HouseCanary experienced another twist this week.
Federal Judge Lynn on Jury Trial: ‘We Needed to See if it Could Be Done and How it Could be Done’
The first post COVID-19 federal jury trial in Texas ended yesterday afternoon with the defendant being acquitted and the jurors stating that they felt “very comfortable and safe.” Northern District Chief District Judge Barbara Lynn, in an exclusive Texas Lawbook interview, discusses all the preparations that went into making the trial a success.