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.
Cruising the World with Janice Sharry
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 Wins 2012 DAYL Foundation Fellows Award of Excellence
Mark Melton balances a lot on his plate, but his passion of giving back to the community is never on the back burner.
Rusty Hardin ‘Hit the Mother Lode’ with Three New Lawyers
Houston firm adds a former journalist, a former geophysicist and a former LSU football player to focus on business litigation.
Rusty Hardin 'Hit the Mother Lode' with Three New Lawyers
Houston firm adds a former journalist, a former geophysicist and a former LSU football player to focus on business litigation.
DBA: Equal Access to Justice Fundraiser Nears Goal
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.
Texas Mutual GC: Strategically Thinking Several Steps Ahead
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.
Cliff Ernst is Living in the Midnight Hour
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.
DBA Selects New President-Elect
Scott McElhaney of Jackson Walker is the DBA’s new president-elect, and will serve as president in 2014.
R. Brent Clifton Jumps to Winstead
Prominent tax lawyer R. Brent Clifton is taking his 30 years of practice to Winstead.