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Article Submission Guidelines

The Texas Lawbook welcomes unsolicited articles written by lawyers and subject matter experts on topics relevant to corporate in-house counsel and business lawyers operating in Texas.

Start with a Pitch

Those interested in having an article published in The Texas Lawbook should prepare a two or three paragraph summary that explains why the article is an interesting and important subject for business lawyers and corporate general counsel. In addition, please include any timeliness issues about the article or subject matter and a brief bio of the author. You may submit articles to [email protected] or [email protected].

Style

The Texas Lawbook is not an academic journal or a law review. Articles should be written for a highly educated and sophisticated audience interested in business and law. Not every reader will be a specialist in a particular area. Here are some writing tips to keep in mind:

  • Articles should be sophisticated and substantial but should not be overly technical.
  • Avoid legalese. If you must use legal jargon, explain what it means.
  • Use concrete examples to explain abstract concepts. Real-life examples work best.
  • The article must have a lede (the first few paragraphs). It should (1) persuade the reader to want to read on and (2) include a short summary explaining why the topic is important to general counsel.
  • Suggest an enticing headline at the top of your article.
  • If you have a chart or other art that would help explain the issue, please include it in your submission or forward it to us.

The best way to get a feel for the style and tone we want is to read articles published in The Texas Lawbook.

Format

Articles must be between 750 and 2,500 words. That’s about two to seven pages, if you follow the formatting instructions below:

  • No footnotes or endnotes.
  • You are encouraged to place citations and hyperlinks within the text.
  • Text should be single-spaced, with one-inch margins.
  • Use 14-point, Cambria font throughout.
  • Please list no more than two authors for the byline. You may include additional contributors to the article, but those names will be published at the bottom of the article.

Submission

  • Please submit using a Word-compatible file.
  • Provide a brief bio and photo of each author at the end of the article.
  • To submit, send an e-mail to [email protected] with your file attached.

Publication

We will review your article and let you know if we decide to publish the article. If so, our staff will copyedit the article to conform to our standards.

Legal responsibilities

The author assumes full legal responsibility for the content of the article, including the duty that the article’s content:

  • is truthful, accurate and non-defamatory;
  • does not violate any applicable law; and
  • does not infringe on the copyrights, trademarks or other legal rights of a third party.

The Lawbook assumes full legal responsibility for any changes to the content or presentation by the Lawbook team that makes the article untruthful, inaccurate, defamatory, illegal or infringing on the rights of others.

Authors must review and accept all terms of the article submission guidelines prior to the article’s publication. By submitting an article, an author accepts all the terms of the guidelines.

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Lawyers in the News

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J. Benjamin Aguiñaga
Charla Aldous
Jeff Ansley
Brian Antweil
Michael Benefield
Jonathan L. Blacker
Mike Blankenship
Lisa Blue
Michelle Boudreaux
Michael P. Bresson
Ron Burns
Matthew Buschi
Brian Buss
David Coale
Julie Countiss
Erin Nealy Cox
Damien Diggs
Denise Lambert Drake
Chisara Ezie-Boncoeur
Perrin Fourmy
Adrienne Frazior
Rodney Gilstrap
Luis Gomar
Brett Govett
Ryan Gravelle
Phil Haines
Stephen Hammer
George C. Hanks Jr.
Kyle Hawkins
Chris Heasley
Alia Heintz
George Hicks Jr.
Richard Hightower
Allyson Ho
Jim Ho
Justin Hoffman
Hillary Holmes
Ashley Johnson
John Kaercher
Scott Keller
Peter Kelly
Kathy Keneally 
Paul Koning
Chris Kratovil
Branden Lankford
Fred Lee
Daniel Leventhal
Herbert W. Linder
Sam Lindsay
Shawn Long
Jeff Lowenstein
Barbara Lynn
Mike Lynn
Alexiz Magro-Malo
Stephen Malouf
Jeremy C. Martin
Amos Mazzant
Kasdin Miller Mitchell
Eric Moyé
John Paul Nasta Jr.
William Peterson
Ryan Pittman
Shamoil Shipchandler
Leigha Simonton
Aaron Streett
David Taubenfeld
Jeff Tillotson
Victor Vital
Staci Williams
Andrew Wirmani
Evan Young

Firms in the News

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Argonaut Insurance Co.
Baker Botts
BakerHostetler
Bank of Utah
Barnes & Thornburg
Bell Nunnally
Bradley
Buss & Benefield
Charles Schwab
Coca-Cola
Diversified Energy
Dykema
Gibbs & Bruns
Gibson Dunn
Haynes and Boone
Hunton AK
Intrepid
JetBlue
Jones Day
Kastner Gravelle
Kirkland
Koning Rubarts
Lehotsky Keller
Lilly Pathway
Lynn Pinker
Megatel Homes
Morgan Lewis
Norton Rose Fulbright
Paul Hastings
PBF Energy
Polsinelli
Rapp & Krock
Reese Marketos
Samsung
Shearman & Sterling
Shell
Sidley
Smith Interface
Spearmint Energy
Syrah
Think Finance
Tillotson Johnson Patton
Vedder Price
White & Case
Winston & Strawn
With Purpose
ZMC

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