Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
Polsinelli shareholder partner Leane Medford and Robert Dubose, a partner with Alexander, Dubose, discuss their role in researching and writing portions of a new book that examines and compares appellate court rules in Texas and across the US.
The Harris County Housing Authority has settled its $773,731 fee dispute with Haynes and Boone over legal payments the Houston agency believes were improperly made to the law firm through a contractor in 2008 and 2009.
Haynes and Boone corporate finance partner Janice Sharry has a nifty solution for empty nesters who want to rekindle family togetherness: a cruise. Sharry, who has taken about 70 cruises when she's not helping Service King Repair merge with Carlyle Group, and her husband are the “go-to” adviser for friends and associates seeking info about cruise lines. Their answers are much more personalized than any search engine.
Mark Melton balances a lot on his plate, but his passion of giving back to the community is never on the back burner.
Houston firm adds a former journalist, a former geophysicist and a former LSU football player to focus on business litigation.
Houston firm adds a former journalist, a former geophysicist and a former LSU football player to focus on business litigation.
American Airlines Assistant GC John S.F. Gross and Haynes and Boone partner Greta E. Cowart could be the poster children for all that is good with the legal profession. They are definitely the reason people should consider contributing to the Equal Access to Justice campaign.
Mary Nichols didn’t invent the Texas workers’ compensation system, but she may be its most ardent and aggressive defender. The article examines the 17 years Nichols has been GC at Texas Mutual, her landmark courtroom victories, and her relationships with outside counsel.
Every band needs an urban legend. For Rhythm Congress, the backstory that’s spun as silky as a spider’s web is that the Graves Dougherty corporate shareholder could read musical notes before he could read words. His mother started giving him piano lessons at age 3, and his earliest memories are of family trips to Bluegrass festivals in northeastern Oklahoma.
Scott McElhaney of Jackson Walker is the DBA's new president-elect, and will serve as president in 2014.
Prominent tax lawyer R. Brent Clifton is taking his 30 years of practice to Winstead.
Ask Michael Jordan about Houston attorney Nakia Davis, and the sports legend is likely to recall the time he beat her at golf. Ask Davis, a senior in-house counsel at HCC Insurance Holdings, about Michael Jordan, and she recounts the 17 rounds she beat him at golf. The 38-year-old lawyer’s most vivid memories, however, are about the passion “His Airness” showed for the game with the little white ball. “He hit a shot out of bounds,” Davis recalls. “I said, ‘Wow, that looked like one of your baseball swings.’” Jordan gave her “a look,” along with that famous smile. The banter continued.
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