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Justice Russell Lloyd, the Republican incumbent, is defending his seat on the First Court of Appeals against Jones Walker special counsel Veronica Rivas-Molloy. This article includes candidate Q&As and results from the Houston Bar Association judicial preference poll.
Two women are running to replace Chief Justice Kem Thompson Frost for the top position of Houston's Fourteenth Court of Appeals after Frost decided against seeking reelection. The race features Republican Tracy Christopher, who currently sits on Place 9 of the court, and Democrat Jane Robinson of the AZA law firm. This article includes a candidate Q&A and insights from the Houston Bar Association's 2020 judicial preference poll.
Wise, the Republican incumbent, is a seven-year veteran of the court while Craft seeks to become the first African American justice elected to the Fourteenth Court of Appeals. This article includes a candidate Q&A and insights from the Houston Bar Association's 2020 judicial preference poll.
Mattress Firm Senior Counsel Daria Russell, in an exclusive Q&A with The Texas Lawbook, reveals what she looks for in hiring outside counsel, how she flyspecks a law firm's first bill, advice to law firms regarding diversity and inclusion and the challenges she and Mattress Firm face during the era of Covid-19.
U.S. District Judge David Hittner has the most active jury trial docket in the Southern District of Texas. In the two years before the pandemic, he presided over 33 jury trials. Judge Hittner believes enthusiasm and humor are imperative to happiness in the practice of law and being prepared is the key to success in the courtroom. Haynes and Boone provides this insight Premium sponsored content.
Lawyer life begins with stress. Nearly half suffer with depression. Six in ten suffer anxiety. Add pandemic. Add quarantine. The stresses can be overwhelming, even to the hardest boiled among us. Chris Ritter, director of the Texas Lawyer's Assistance Program offers some simple advice on coping with COVID-19.
Citing his extraordinary leadership and legal acumen throughout the merger, the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Houston Chapter and The Texas Lawbook have awarded the 2020 Houston Corporate Counsel General Counsel of the Year for a Midsized Legal Department to NetTier General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer Kevin McDonald.
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Bostock V. Clayton County that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Right Act makes it unlawful to discriminate against LGBTQ workers marks a major shift in the employment law landscape. Here are few precautionary measures that employers should take or face Title VII’s considerable reach against unequal treatment.
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