Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
After three failed prior attempts, the Texas Legislature has finally accepted the invitation of state and federal courts across Texas to ‘fix’ Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code § 38.001. This relic of Texas law will soon be history.
When I accepted an offer in 2011 to return to Texas to begin my career, I wondered if I would eventually have to leave to practice elsewhere. Ten years later, I'm still here and I've learned that professional success for queer voices in Texas is not only possible, but is celebrated.
The move signifies Kirkland’s ramped up effort to grow its operations in Texas with practice areas beyond corporate M&A.
We have all heard an attorney joke. But the lack of Hispanic attorneys in Dallas, Houston, and Texas is no joke, writes T-Mobile VP of Legal Affairs Chris Luna. In this article, Luna highlights the work of the DHLF and identifies programs that have successfully removed barriers and increased diversity in the profession.
The Apple TV+ show about an American college football coach turned English Premier League soccer coach has timeless lessons on leadership, empathy, morality and ethics, writes Bell Nunnally partner Heath Cheek.
Scenes from the 2020 DFW/ACC Outstanding Corporate Counsel Awards held June 3, 2021 at the George W. Bush Presidential Center.
Premium ContentThe Lawbook founder Mark Curriden discussed with PMG legal counsel Jim Phillips about his remarkable first years in-house at PMG International and what he looks for when hiring outside counsel.
Foster Johnson was only a high school freshman in Houston when his father, a workaholic corporate lawyer at a silk-stocking firm, died of a stroke. Resolved not to follow in his footsteps, Johnson and his brother Alec took the equal-and-opposite path: they formed a rock band called Vegas DeMilo.
For a decade, Johnson made a go of the rock life — with better success than most. But in the end, he found himself back on his father's path — as a top-notch trial attorney at Houston's AZA litigation boutique. The Lawbook's Bruce Tomaso chronicles his transition, and the ways that being a serious rock musician and a trial attorney may not be as different as you'd expect.© Copyright 2025 The Texas Lawbook
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