State Bar actions include actions against three judges, two of them from Houston, as well as a justice of the peace in Waco who is refusing to conduct same-sex marriages.
Kimberly Phillips Takes Over as Shell Oil’s Head of Global Litigation
Houston appellate law expert Kimberly Phillips has long been an advocate for increased diversity in the legal and energy sectors. Now, she is advocating from a new lofty position: general counsel of global litigation at Shell Oil Company.
IP Litigation Pair Return to Bracewell
The Austin partners are two of 10 Bracewell alumni in Texas who have rejoined the firm over the past two years after practicing elsewhere.
David R. McAtee Joins Dallas Litigation Boutique
McAtee makes the move to Hedrick Kring after a long and distinguished career at two legacy Texas law firms.
Jackson Walker Announces New Hires in Austin & San Antonio, including ex-Frost Bank Lawyer
The firm also added two lawyers from the Austin regulatory and administrative law boutique Enoch Kever.
Mayer Brown Adds Houston Energy Partner from King & Spalding
Vera de Gyarfas focuses her practice on energy projects in Latin America and Africa.
Beneficient GC, Ex-SEC Associate Director Returns to T&K
As the second highest-ranking lawyer at the SEC’s Fort Worth Regional Office, Jessica Magee led several high-profile and pioneering enforcement actions.
State Bar Discipline
In its December description of disciplinary actions, the State Bar of Texas reports that it has disbarred one lawyer, suspended 13 others and issued public admonitions against seven lawyers and two judges.
Hiersche Hayward Medical Malpractice Group Picks its Suitor
One week after the Dallas law firm announced it is closing at the end of the year, four more lawyers have announced their next move. They are joining another regional firm that has grown to nearly 40 lawyers in less than a year.
Carter Dugan: The Future of Norton Rose Fulbright and a Link to its Past
As a little girl, Carter Dugan played in the office of her grandfather, James Kerr, high atop Fulbright Tower in downtown Houston. Kerr practiced alongside legendary lawyers, including Leon Jaworski, for six decades. Now, Dugan is an energy litigation partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, officing only a few floors away from where she played as a kid. Like the old-timers, she has great stories to tell.