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SMU Dedman Professor Key Adviser to the U.S. Senate on Tax Reform

Every Monday and Friday, SMU Dedman Law School Professor Christopher H. Hanna stands before law students to discuss the basic theories, applications and history of tax law in the U.S. and around the world.

November 6, 2011 Mark Curriden

Enforcement Priorities for New SEC Regional Director in Fort Worth

David Woodcock was recently named the Regional Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Fort Worth Regional Office (FWRO). Woodcock has both accounting and law degrees, and he is an experienced securities enforcement and litigation practitioner. In his new role, he will have the opportunity to reshape the office’s public image and reinvigorate its enforcement efforts in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.

October 24, 2011 Mark Curriden

Risks and Mistakes Come with the Territory: The Difficult Task of the SEC

I served as an enforcement attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Fort Worth Regional Office for several years in the early 2000s. Looking back with a clarity that, for me at least, comes only with hindsight, it proved to be both a fascinating and exciting time to be a federal securities enforcement lawyer. My arrival at the Commission was closely followed by the painful burst of the Internet bubble and resulting dramatic declines in virtually all of the country’s equity markets.

October 24, 2011 Mark Curriden

There’s a New SEC Sheriff in Town

David Woodcock’s Challenge To Put Bad Guys Out of Business & Repair His Office’s Reputation (FT. WORTH) — David Woodcock was a partner at a 750-lawyer firm where profits per

October 24, 2011 Mark Curriden

Texas Business Litigation Firms Will Be Busier in 2012

Corporations in Texas and across the United States expect increased legal needs in 2012 due to intensified governmental regulatory oversight in the year ahead, according to a study to be released Tuesday.

October 24, 2011 Mark Curriden

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  • Texas Lawbook Thanks Keurig Dr Pepper and Shell, Toyota and Vitol, and Many of You - A devoted single mom of three who worked two hourly wage jobs — one as a dishwasher and the other changing oil — because the state of Texas forced her to pay hundreds of dollars each month in child support to her deadbeat baby daddy, who was serving 20 years in prison for raping one of their children. She literally struggled to pay the rent and food for her family. Within hours of The Texas Lawbook writing about the case, lawyers at Reese Marketos stepped forward. Weeks later, a Dallas district judge signed an order reversing the Texas attorney general.

    Three years ago, The Lawbook launched a full-time reporter position to write about pro bono, public service and diversity in the Texas legal profession. During the three years, The Lawbook has published more than 240 articles on Texas lawyers representing military veterans, abused children, asylum seekers, the elderly and those discriminated against because of their religious beliefs. Those 240 stories highlighted the pro bono work, public service initiatives and diversity efforts of more than 400 lawyers, 115 law firms and 60 corporate legal departments in Texas.

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    July 25, 2025Mark Curriden
  • My Five Favorite Books: Jennifer Rodriguez (Head of Legal at Half Price Books) - Pulling this list together was harder than expected. My book choices vary greatly — from chick lit rom-coms to biographies to thrillers. I love a book that doesn’t make me think. I’m a lawyer — I have to think a lot. So it’s sometimes nice to just read something light and mindless. That said, what this exercise taught me is that I am really drawn to books that weave storylines together and pull me in enough that I get to the “just one more chapter” stage. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. And, if you happen to come by Half Price Books’ flagship store in Dallas to grab one of these books, let me know! My office is right upstairs.

    Editor’s note: The Texas Lawbook is pleased to launch this new column in partnership with Texas-based Half Price Books sharing our readers’ favorite reads.
    July 23, 2025Jennifer Rodriguez

GCs, Lawyers & Firms

  • Paul Hastings Continues TX Growth Play with Energy M&A Hire - Peter Hays has had a career-long focus on onshore and offshore energy and a practice spanning both domestic and international markets.
  • Sorrels Law Adds Veteran Houston Litigator
  • Fisher Phillips Adds Houston Litigator
  • Bradley Adds Partner in Dallas
  • Meet the New Head of Litigation at J.D. Silva & Associates
  • Dorsey & Whitney’s New Managing Partner Has Texas Ties and Big Plans
  • Vartabedian Hester & Haynes Hires Richard Roper to Launch New White Collar, Investigations Practice Group
  • Willkie Continues to Expand its Dallas Office with Veteran Dealmakers
  • FBFK Adds Two Lawyers to its Austin Office
  • Beck Redden Bolsters Appellate Group With Hire From Troutman Pepper Locke
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John Campbell
Madeleine Carpenter
Alexander Clark
Dawn Pittman Collins
Richard Finneran
Elizabeth Freeman
David Gail
Elizabeth Gibson
David Jones
Frank Lopez
Abbe Lowell
Neal Manne
Billy Marsh
Tom Melsheimer
Tasha Moser
Justin Nelson
Reed O'Connor
Kate Pennartz
John “J.” Pieratt
Danielle Reyes
Christopher Richardson
Randy Sorrels
Harry Susman
Larry Vincent
Victor Vital
Brent Walker
Matt Weybrecht
Melody Wilkinson
Alex Wolens

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A&O Shearman
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Cozen O'Connor
Haynes Boone
Holland & Knight
Jackson Walker
King & Spalding
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Law Office of Liz Freeman
Paul Hastings
Porter Hedges
Sorrels Law
Susman Godfrey
Toyota
Troutman Pepper Locke
Willkie
Vinson & Elkins
Weil
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