Close to 100 corporate general counsel, state supreme court justices, law firm leaders and legal service providers played through light showers and cool temperatures last week to raise the most money for legal aid in Texas in the General Counsel Forum’s 3rd Annual Charity Golf Classic.
Harpist Plays Creativity into Law Career
Winston & Strawn partner Denmon Sigler is used to the question: How did a harpist become an oil and gas attorney?
Legendary Lawyer, WWII Veteran Henry Gilchrist Turns 90
For decades, Gilchrist represented oil tycoon Clint Murchison and his two sons, John D. Murchison and Clint W. Murchison, Jr., in various transactions – the most famous being the purchase, establishment and handling of various legal matters for the Dallas Cowboys.
Legal Consultant: Texas Firms to Cut Underperforming Partners to Compete with Nat’l Firms
More global law firms are planning to move into Texas and they will continue to steal the best lawyers in the state by offering to pay them two or three times more money, a law firm management expert told the Legal Marketing Association of Texas last week. Despite the influx of money from national firms, compensation for corporate law partners in Dallas has actually declined 17 percent in recent years. He explains why.
Texas Civil Rights Project Recognizes Three Texas Lawyers
Paula Hinton, Jennifer Doan and Cindy Saiter were recognized at the TCRP’s 24th Annual Bill of Rights Dinner in Austin.
Prominent Healthcare Expert Lisa Genecov Jumps to Norton Rose Fulbright
Genecov will lead the firm’s healthcare transactional practice in Dallas.
Locke Lord Picks Up Bankruptcy Expert Berry Spears
Spears was formerly the partner-in-charge of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Austin office.
Texas Legal Aid Then and Now
With IOLTA revenues still in the toilet, advocates of legal aid have been forced to seek funding from conservative Texas politicians who once demonized the effort as supporting a liberal agenda. But last week, the Texas Supreme Court and Texas Access to Justice leaders celebrated their success in depoliticizing the issue, which has meant that tens of thousands of low-income Texas could get necessary legal representation.
Porter Hedges Expands Energy Practice to Oklahoma
Houston-based Porter Hedges has opened an office in Oklahoma City and added four energy lawyers in the law firm’s first expansion outside of Texas in its 33-year history.
Texas Access to Justice Foundation Funds Legal Aid for Veterans
TAJF recently announced grants totaling more than $426,000 that will help fund civil legal services for Texas veterans.