How Appellate Work Saved Me from Diabetes and Diabetes Made Me a Better Appellate Lawyer

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 44 years ago, on Sept. 24, 1973. I have practiced appellate law since 1989. Appellate work has played a major part in helping me live a longer and healthy life. In 1973, the life expectancy for a teenager diagnosed with diabetes was 50. I turned 59 last month. This article is about the ways my career has extended my life and diabetes has made me a better appellate lawyer.

October 1, 2017 Mark Curriden

Veteran Litigator and Author Talmage Boston Jumps to Shackelford

Boston, who was at Winstead for more than 20 years, is a past chairman of the State Bar and Dallas Bar’s litigation sections.

September 29, 2017 Mark Curriden

Dorsey & Whitney Lands First Two Litigators in Dallas Office

Brian Vanderwoude and Jay Madrid were leaders of Winstead's litigation practice.

September 29, 2017 Mark Curriden

Greenberg Traurig Scores Team of Four Real Estate Lawyers in Dallas

The team is headlined by shareholder Bud Doxey.

September 29, 2017 Mark Curriden

Kent Sullivan Named New TX Insurance Commissioner

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott appointed former judge and Jackson Walker partner Kent Sullivan to be the state’s Insurance Commissioner. Sullivan served as a justice on the Texas Court of Appeals from 2008 to 2010 and was First Assistant Attorney General under then-Attorney General Abbott.

September 29, 2017 Mark Curriden

St. Mary’s University Law Alumni Association Selects Three for Distinguished Law Graduate Awards

The Honorable David Ezra (J.D. ’72) and George Spencer, Jr. (J.D. ’77) will receive the Distinguished Law Graduate Award, while Emmanuel Garcia (J.D. ’11) will receive the Distinguished Young Alumnus Award.

September 29, 2017 Mark Curriden

McGinnis Lochridge Adds Trial Partner Mitchell Chaney

Chaney was a name partner at his own firm in Brownsville for more than 30 years.

September 29, 2017 Mark Curriden

K&L Gates Bolsters Pharma and Biopharma Litigation Practice in Houston

Formerly of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, Patel has developed specialized experience in Hatch-Waxman litigation.

September 29, 2017 Mark Curriden