From Two Lawyers in Houston to 4,000 Worldwide – Fulbright Turns 100

Exactly a century ago, R.C. Fulbright and John Crooker started their own law firm. A dozen years later, the firm added a young unknown trial lawyer named Leon Jaworski. No Texas corporate law firm has had a bigger historical impact on the legal profession, business and politics than Fulbright & Jaworski. Now known as Norton Rose Fulbright, the firm occupies 11 floors atop the Fulbright Tower in downtown Houston and boasts more than 4,000 lawyers in 29 countries with revenues expected to top $2 billion this year. This is the story of a law firm everyone just calls "Fulbright" - how it got here and where it is going.

November 19, 2019 Mark Curriden

Carter Dugan: The Future of Norton Rose Fulbright and a Link to its Past

As a little girl, Carter Dugan played in the office of her grandfather, James Kerr, high atop Fulbright Tower in downtown Houston. Kerr practiced alongside legendary lawyers, including Leon Jaworski, for six decades. Now, Dugan is an energy litigation partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, officing only a few floors away from where she played as a kid. Like the old-timers, she has great stories to tell.

November 19, 2019 Mark Curriden

Dallas Firm Winds Down; Nine Attorneys Leave for Spencer Fane

Hiersche, Hayward, Drakeley & Urbach is closing for business at the end of the year. Thirteen of the firm's lawyers will be taking their practices elsewhere, according to a statement issued by the firm.

November 13, 2019 Brooks Igo

Citi: Texas-based Law Firms Lagging National Competitors

Corporate law firms headquartered in Texas are witnessing slower growth in revenue and a more significant decline in demand for legal services from clients so far in 2019 than their competitors across the country.

November 13, 2019 Mark Curriden

Norton Rose Fulbright Names Jeff Cody as U.S. MP

Dallas commercial litigator and University of Houston Law Center alumni Jeff Cody will be the next managing partner of Norton Rose Fulbright in the U.S., which has 411 lawyers in Texas and 820 attorneys nationwide.

November 5, 2019 Mark Curriden

Remembering Carrington’s John Martin: ‘He Witnessed and Battled Evil’

John Martin, one of the founding partners of Dallas-based Carrington Coleman, died Monday. He was 81. The Texas Lawbook looks back on a remarkable human being whose career intersected with some of the most significant moments in American history.

October 31, 2019 Mark Curriden

HVL Recognizes Hunton AK, Locke Lord & Sanders McGarvey Lawyers for National Pro Bono Week Kickoff

The Houston Volunteer Lawyers program kicked off National Pro Bono Week on Monday by honoring a handful of attorneys who made extraordinary differences in the lives of people who otherwise could afford legal counsel. CenterPoint Energy GC Jason Ryan said "lawyers don’t only have jobs, we are part of a profession and with that comes obligations” to help those who need it.

October 21, 2019 Mark Curriden

Innovative App Helps Kids Appreciate Their Lawyer Moms

A new interactive storybook by Dallas lawyer Jodie Slater Hastings does more than keep children entertained while on smart devices. It also helps them appreciate the privilege it is to be a lawyer — and better understand the legal profession that their moms leave the house every morning to go do. Better yet: Hastings launched this idea forward after reporting for jury duty. Natalie Posgate has the story.

October 14, 2019 Natalie Posgate