Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
Premium Subscriber Content: A Q&A with Forney GC Cheslea Casiano, who discusses how she hires outside counsel and negotiates rates, her pro bono efforts and the day last September when she had to be rushed to the emergency room.
Opening statements came Thursday morning in a trial that’s expected to last three weeks and seeks to hold Bobcat of Houston and its parent company responsible for the incident that killed Ricardo Garza in October 2017. Plaintiff’s lawyer Chrysta Castañeda told jurors the family’s patriarch had been “flayed alive” by a piece of forestry equipment.
Using innovative research techniques and an aggressive litigation strategy, Israel and his outside counsel at Womble convinced California judges to reject two such lawsuits. In doing so, they sent a message that frivolous litigation would not be tolerated. Israel found time for Mark Curriden, founder of The Texas Lawbook, who asked him about his views and expectations of outside counsel, lessons learned from the pandemic and, as a proud Duke alum, how he has coped with the retirement of the school's legendary basketball coach, Mike Kryzewski.
Bruce Wark, Deputy General Counsel American Airlines For their work at American Airlines, colleagues Charlene Wandrisco and Bruce Wark are recipients of the 2022 DFW Corporate Counsel Award for Senior Counsel
Charlene Wandrisco, Managing Director and Senior Counsel American Airlines For their work at American Airlines, colleagues Charlene Wandrisco and Bruce Wark are recipients of the 2022 DFW Corporate Coursel Award for
Charlene Wandrisco and Bruce Wark have been named co-recipients of this year’s competition for Senior Counsel of the Year for large firms by the DFW Chapter of Association of Corporate Counsel and The Texas Lawbook. Lawbook founder Mark Curriden had a chance to discuss with Wandrisco her standards for hiring outside counsel, the legal profession’s diversity problem and her best day ever at American Airlines.
Houston oilfield services corporation SAExploration is suing its long-time former auditor for allegedly failing to detect a $100 million fraud scheme operated by the company’s former top executives for several years. SAE accuses Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas of negligence, malpractice and “dereliction of duty” that resulted in SAE being forced into bankruptcy, subjected to multiple federal investigations, being delisted by Nasdaq and targeted for class action lawsuits.
Premium Subscriber Insider: Keurig Dr Pepper senior counsel and head of litigation Stephen Cole talks about what he looks for when hiring outside counsel, ever-increasing hourly rates and his advice to young lawyers interested in doing work for Keurig Dr Pepper.
Premium Subscriber Insider: Keurig Dr Pepper Chief Legal Officer Anthony Shoemaker discusses the career he almost had for CBS Sports, the challenges he has faced since taking over the company’s legal department, what he looks when hiring outside counsel, the role of GCs in pushing law firms toward more diversity and his advice to young lawyers interested in doing work for Keurig Dr Pepper.
Adrienne Mosley shares what makes her tick and offers advice for law firm managing partners about diversity.
Texas was once again at the forefront of some of the biggest legal stories of the year. The Androvett Legal Media & Marketing staff identified 10 that stood out in 2022.
Senior U.S. District Judge Thad Heartfield, who served in the Eastern District of Texas, died Tuesday. He was 82.
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