Tom Clancy once distinguished the difference between fiction and reality: “Fiction has to make sense.” That truism has sometimes posed a challenge for attorney and author Mike Farris, a complex commercial litigator at Vincent Lopez Serafino Jenevein in Dallas, especially when his fictional characters are lawyers. Of course, therein lies the reason that the public loves to read legal thrillers, Farris says. In books, as in life, lawyers can be good guys and bad guys. Read on.
Fact & Fiction Shape the Life of Lawyer, Author Mike Farris
Tom Clancy once distinguished the difference between fiction and reality: “Fiction has to make sense.” That truism has sometimes posed a challenge for attorney and author Mike Farris, a complex commercial litigator at Vincent Lopez Serafino Jenevein in Dallas, especially when his fictional characters are lawyers. Of course, therein lies the reason that the public loves to read legal thrillers, Farris says. In books, as in life, lawyers can be good guys and bad guys. Read on.
Winstead Turns 40
On April 9, 1973, Pete Winstead, Chuck McGuire and Bill Sechrest opened Winstead McGuire & Sechrest. Today, Winstead has nine offices and over 300 attorneys. Here is a letter sent today from Kevin Sullivan, Winstead’s Managing Partner, to the firm’s lawyers and staff celebrating 40 years.
Pete Kennedy: Arguing for the First Amendment and Beer
The Graves Dougherty partner brews beer at home and was searching a craft brewery’s website for locations to buy its beer. Kennedy was surprised that he could not find the information. “There literally was a page that said, ‘We can’t tell you.’ I thought: That can’t be right,” Kennedy recalls. “I thought that was clearly violating the First Amendment.” The rest of this story? Kennedy’s legal practice has been reshaped along with some Texas laws.
Ron Kirk Joins Gibson Dunn in Dallas
The former Dallas mayor and U.S. Trade Ambassador is eyed as being the legal industry’s next Bob Strauss or Vernon Jordan because of his global government and business contacts – and, of course, his personal relationship with the president of the United States.
Business Law Firms Invade the Blogosphere
Larger law firms are increasingly getting into blogging – especially as a business development tool.
Baker Botts Bolsters Energy Practice
Two former DLA Piper attorneys join Baker Botts’ Houston office as partners.
Bob Dupuy Joins Texas Methodist Foundation as GC
The former chair of Brown McCarroll will remain a senior partner in the firm’s Dallas office.
A Question of 14: What’s in Their Golf Bags?
Forget the dictionary. Spring in Texas means bluebonnets, rattlesnakes and a new golf season, not necessarily in that order. It’s time for the “Texas Swing” for the professional tours – and it’s time to take a look in your golf bag. It’s a question of 14 – the allowable number of clubs for a round. Texas attorneys gave The Texas Lawbook a look into their golf bags. Ready to take notes?
A G.C.’s Taste of Wine: Swirl. Sniff. Sip. Savor. Repeat.
Greg Blair’s love affair with wine began innocently enough early in the new millennium with the winning bid for a wine tasting at a fundraising auction for a school in Austin. Today, the general counsel for Amvensys Capital Group is back in Texas and generous with “how-to” advice for novice oenophiles.