T&K’s Frank Finn Receives 2013 William Roper Award
Thompson & Knight of counsel Frank Finn has been named the recipient of the 2013 William Roper Award from the St. Thomas More Society, the Diocese of Dallas Catholic Lawyers’
T&K’s Frank Finn Receives 2013 William Roper Award
Thompson & Knight of counsel Frank Finn has been named the recipient of the 2013 William Roper Award from the St. Thomas More Society, the Diocese of Dallas Catholic Lawyers’
Baylor Professor Wins ABA Award
Baylor Law School professor Elizabeth “Beth” Miller has been named the recipient of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) 2013 Martin I. Lubaroff Award. The annual award recognizes leadership, scholarship and
Greta Cowart Jumps to Winstead
Former Haynes and Boone partner Greta Cowart has joined Winstead in Dallas as a shareholder in the firm’s taxation, employee benefits and private business practice group. Cowart, a graduate of
Texas Law School Applications Slide
Texas’ nine law schools have seen their combined incoming first year classes drop by more than 10 percent during the past two years.
Latham Advises in $1 Billion Acquisition
This big-buck deal involves oil and gas assets in the Eagle Ford and Haynesville shales.
Baker Botts Advises in $435 Million Acquisition
Mounds of Houston lawyers are involved in this deal, expected to close in 3Q 2013.
Chief Justice Jefferson: Texas Supreme Court Libel Decision “Collides Violently with the First Amendment”
A splintered Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that an Austin television station and its reporter should be forced to stand trial against libel allegations even if the media reports in question were substantially true – and possibly literally true. Chief Justice Jefferson, writing a blistering dissent, states that the court’s decision “abridges the freedom to report on a matter of public concern.” “It collides violently with the First Amendment,” he wrote.
Texas Access to Justice Commission June 2013 Appointees
The Supreme Court of Texas and the State Bar of Texas have appointed five new commissioners to the Texas Access to Justice Commission including Jacqueline Pontello, Wayne Watts, Harriet Miers,
Gibson Dunn Advises Lone Star Funds in $700 Million Acquisition
The Dallas-based private equity firm is purchasing North American Gypsum for $700 million in a deal that took only a couple weeks to negotiate and sign.
Wish List from Chambers: Easy Ways to Improve Written and Oral Advocacy
Verbal persuasion—whether through written briefs or oral argument—is a trial lawyer’s stock-in-trade. A persuasive brief is typo-free, plainly written, and respectful (but not sterile). Likewise, lawyers can improve their persuasiveness at oral argument by being judicious in their use of PowerPoint presentations, listening and responding to the court’s questions, and eschewing the knee-jerk preference for more senior advocates.
Texas Wesleyan’s New Interim Law Dean Has Full Plate
Aric Short has been the interim dean of Texas Wesleyan School of Law for only three weeks but his agenda is full. He’s leading the law school’s effort for accreditation while helping it transition to Texas A&M control. But he still found some time to talk with The Texas Lawbook.