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P.S. — Animal Wellness Advocacy, July Legal Clinics, Public Defense Research

This week’s edition of P.S. features a Dallas-area law school’s new six-figure research project aimed at protecting Sixth Amendment rights, July dates for the Dallas Bar Association and Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program’s pro bono legal clinics (virtual, telephone and in-person), and background on a national animal rights-focused nonprofit that recently hired a new director in Texas. 

Firms and companies featured in this week’s P.S. include Akin, Bradley, DLA Piper, Haynes Boone, Katten, Hunton Andrews Kurth, McDermott, Winston, Gibson Dunn, Prudential and EQT Corp.

A Conversation with a Mother of 4 About Practicing Law on Her Own Terms 

Many female litigators believe an “all or nothing” narrative they’ve been fed: They cannot raise a family while also advancing in their careers. But Reese Marketos’ Kendal Simpson is here to challenge that narrative with an alternative way of practicing law. After taking six years off to be a stay-at-home mom, Simpson recently returned to her firm with the goal of growing a team of high-achieving women who want more flexibility without having to leave their practice. In a Q&A with The Lawbook, Simpson discusses her part-time arrangement at her firm, how it’s added value and how others can pursue these types of opportunities.

“When we are the sex expected to do it all — that is unsustainable,” Simpson said. “This model is about women being able to sustain a skillset that they worked so hard to develop while also not neglecting other parts of life.”

Texas Experts: SCOTUS’ Jarkesy Decision to Have Limited Impact on SEC Enforcement 

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Thursday that defendants in fraud cases have the right to a civil jury trial in cases in which the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission seeks financial penalties appears to be broad and sweeping but may have only minimal impact on SEC enforcement actions. But legal experts say that the decision could have a significant impact on settlements with the SEC. The SEC’s case against George Jarkesy, a Texas hedge fund manager and conservative radio talk show host, dates back to 2013 when the government claims that Jarkesy defrauded investors by falsely leading them to believe that KPMG was auditing two funds he launched. The SEC brought their case in an administrative proceeding before an SEC-appointed ALJ. The SEC hit Jarkesy and a co-defendant with $300,000 in penalties and ordered Jarkesy’s fund, Patriot28, to disgorge about $685,000 in ill-gotten gains.

Also, click here to see the list of Fifth Circuit cases handled by the Supreme Court this term.

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