After launching its first Texas office at the beginning of March with four partners from Thompson & Knight, Thompson Coburn has continued its growth plans in Dallas amidst a global pandemic and nationwide lockdowns.
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Monica Latin: ‘Picking Your Law Firm is Like Picking Your Spouse’
Carrington Coleman has a new managing partner this week: Monica Latin, who has been the firm’s head of litigation. “We had an official passing of the torch Friday on an all-firm Zoom,” Latin told The Texas Lawbook in an interview Sunday. “We thanked Bruce [Collins] for his eight years of incredible leadership.”
Former Fifth Circuit Law Clerk Set to Make His U.S. Supreme Court Debut – By Teleconference
Texas-born Mithun Mansinghani will be making his first appearance before the U.S. Supreme Court next week as Oklahoma’s Solicitor General. Since the case will be argued via teleconference he won’t actually be appearing, but that doesn’t make the case any less important, or the pressure any less intense. Tony Mauro profiles Mansinghani and what’s at stake in the case.
State Bar Discipline: 2 Judges Disciplined, 3 Lawyers Disbarred, 8 Lawyers Suspended
The State Bar of Texas reported disciplinary actions against 15 lawyers, two of them judges. A judge from San Antonio was disciplined for her Facebook posts about lawyers in her court and an Austin lawyer, previously suspended for a marijuana charge in Arizona, was disbarred for defrauding a client’s account and generally neglecting another client’s litigation.
High Wired: Mark Werbner’s Guide to the new SCOTUS TeleArguments
Your dog or your 4-year-old are cute additions to the office Zoom conference, but if you happen to be arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court anytime soon, you might want to get out of the house. Come Monday, the court will be taking their arguments by teleconference and the experience will be…different. We asked Dallas trial lawyer Mark Werbner for his advice on adapting the chance of a lifetime to the Age of Social Distance.
‘sha-vrown-us’ The Weird Story Behind Chevron’s $15.6M Trademark Win
When Chevron discovered an unaffiliated company was securing business deals on counterfeit Chevron letterhead, they filed a lawsuit that resulted in a $1.1 million jury verdict. But by the time U.S. District Judge David Hittner issued his judgment, the price tag was $15.6 million. Natalie Posgate explains why.
Texas Legacy Firms: 2019 Was Good, 2020 May Be Make or Break
A dozen of the 17 Texas-based corporate law firms on The Texas Lawbook 50 generated more money in 2019 than they did the year before. Seven scored record high revenues. Some increased income more at their non-Texas offices. This year, however, the leaders at most of the Texas firms are just hoping they make 70-cents on last year’s dollar. The Lawbook provides an in-depth look at Texas firm finances.
Steve Susman Struggling After Freak Cycling Accident
“He’s unconscious, but there are some promising signs,” says Susman Godfrey managing partner Neal Manne. “He’s got movement on both sides of his body, to the extent there’s some movement of arms and legs on both sides. That’s a good thing when you have a brain injury, obviously.”
Southwest Airlines Raises Another $6B
Three large capital markets transactions – plus last week’s $3.2 billion in funding from the federal government – bring the Dallas airline’s total cash haul to more than $9 billion.
Updated – COVID-19 and Texas Bar Exam Options: A First-Year Lawyer’s Take
On Wednesday, the Texas Supreme Court issued an order regarding the July bar exam. As the COVID-19 situation continues to unfold, Texas should continue to evaluate all available options, including those beyond the traditional bar exam process. Jenae Ward, a first-year associate at Weil, weighs in.