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.
COVID-19: Catalyst for Courage?
To fear is human, and we hope for courage. However, it’s been said that “courage is not the absence of fear, it is the management of it.” Thus far, 2020 has been a year filled with anxiety, uncertainty, fear, and tragedy, but this might the year in which we began to manage our fear and display the courage for change.
‘Stay-at-Home’ – Legal Principles Too Important for Partisan Politics
Some lawyers argue against the constitutionality of executive “stay-at-home” orders closing certain businesses. But that misapprehends the nature of rights guaranteed by the Constitution. Indeed, a century of American law suggests that executive officials enjoy broad discretion to impose limits on business activity during a public health crisis.
Challenges to Mainstreaming ESG in Financial Markets
Financial institutions have more tools at their disposal to effect change by driving environmentally conscious behavior across industries, while also meeting board and investor demands for increased volumes of sustainability-driven lending. The net effect of this paradigm shift will result in new sources of capital for environmentally beneficial projects and activities. This article explains why and how.
When a Lynching was Actually a Lynching, and Changed the Law Forever
Ed Johnson was dragged from his jail cell by dozens of white men, brutally beaten and told his family and friends would be next. The mob hauled Johnson to the county bridge and placed a noose around his neck. “There’s nothing you can do to save your life,” the mob screamed. “God bless you all,” Johnson answered. “I am a innocent man.” This is the story about a time when lynchings were actually lynchings. This lynching forever changed the law.
An Education, ‘en Español!’
Adelaida Vasquez grew up in a two language household under rules strictly enforced by her parents. Little did she know that those rules would become professional assets.
It’s Time for Geographic Diversity in SCOTX Appointments
Gov. Abbott will soon make his third appointment in five years to the Texas Supreme Court. Some want him to make diversity a priority. Six of the current eight justices are white, non-Hispanic men. There’s another, more subtle form of diversity that has also, for too long, been overlooked in appointing justices: geographic diversity.
Greenberg Traurig Bolsters Litigation Practice in Dallas
Three more lawyers from DLA Piper – including Dallas office managing partner Karl Dial – jumped to Greenberg Traurig.
SEC Operations During Federal Government Shutdown
Scott Kimpel and Cam Zachry provide insight into SEC operations if there’s a government shut and how it impacts public companies.
New Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act Aims to Protect Innovation
The TUTSA applies to acts of trade secret misappropriation occurring on or after Sept. 1, 2013, and is found in the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapter 134A.