Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
A Dallas jury has ruled that a Dallas funeral home wrongfully moved the remains of an 81-year-old man’s parents without his knowledge or permission. The jury awarded attorney/ businessman Louis Dorfman $200,000. The funeral home remains unapologetic. Natalie Posgate has details of the case.
Texas A&M professor Dr. George C. Wright will be speaking Thursday at the University of North Texas/Dallas School of Law on the social and legal history that drove the massive migrations of African and African-American populations from colonial era to the present.
Latham & Watkins announced that it hired midstream-focused corporate M&A attorney Jonathan Castelan from Kirkland & Ellis' Houston office.
The State Bar of Texas has announced its most recent disciplinary actions. According to the state bar, five judges were disciplined, including one judicial suspension. In addition, seven Texas lawyers were suspended and two more received public reprimands.
The Rosewood Corporation announced Wednesday that long-time general counsel C. Jedson Nau is “scaling back” his work for the Dallas-based real estate and investment firm and that Sinead Clifford Soesbe is taking his place.
Joe Longley sent a letter Tuesday to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that questions the legality of the mandatory State Bar of Texas to charge dues to its members to pay for programs, including support for the Young Lawyers Association. He also challenges the constitutionality of TYLA elections.
In Crow v. Lookadoo, the San Antonio Court of Appeals recently interpreted the phrase “lease in existence” – in the absence of any "subject to" language – as creating an ongoing right for the defendants. This case highlights the need for precise drafting.
Three lawyers have resigned from the bar and six others have received suspensions as the result of disciplinary actions by the State Bar of Texas. The Texas Lawbook has the details as reported by state disciplinary authorities.
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