Dallas employment law expert Emily Stout on Friday moved her practice from Clouse Brown to Crawford, Wishnew & Lang. Stout’s lateral move makes her the eighth attorney to join CWL since the litigation boutique opened its doors in February 2018.
Remembering Darrell Jordan, Leader of the Legal Profession
Darrell Jordan, one of the all-time great Texas lawyers and counsel to scores of business leaders for five decades, died Wednesday. He was 80. A former basketball player at UT, Jordan argued a landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court and advocated zealously for legal aid for the poor and equal access to justice.
The Dallas Associate Behind ‘Women in Law On the Record’ Podcast
Even though there are hundreds of thousands of podcasts out there – more than 500,000 on Apple’s podcast platform alone – Greenberg Traurig associate Allison Stewart could not find a single one that focused on women in the law. So last year she took matters into her own hands. She chatted with The Lawbook’s Natalie Posgate.
Kainos Capital partner sues fellow founders over stake dispute, alleged ‘frat house’ culture
A partner at Dallas private equity firm Kainos Capital is suing its other founders for allegedly stripping her interest in the company as millions in fees poured into an office run by a “frat house” culture.
Sheryl Falk: A Data Privacy Lawyer & Mount Everest Climber
Sheryl Falk recently spent 10 days being dirty, tired and without a proper bathroom. But it was the price she paid to cross off an ultimate bucket list item: hiking to Everest Base Camp. The process not only resulted in her meeting a lifelong dream; the Winston & Strawn partner says she also gained clarity on what she wants to prioritize in her career.
Judge Orders State to Allow Long Hair for Native American Inmates
A federal judge in Corpus Christi has issued an injunction to allow three Texas-based Native American male inmates to grow their hair long to accommodate their religious beliefs. The ruling is a slam-dunk win for two lawyers at Yetter Coleman, who took the case pro bono. Natalie Posgate has the who, what, when, where and why.