Retired federal judge Royal Furgeson plans to retire as the dean of the University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law next June. Furgeson left the federal bench in 2013 to help create and launch the downtown Dallas public law school with the objective of providing a three-year legal education at a significantly reduced cost in hopes of attracting a more diversified student body.
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Kirkland Promotes Five to Partner in Houston
The Chicago-based firm promoted 97 attorneys firmwide.
Drinker Biddle Boosts Dallas Restructuring Practice with Ex-DLA Piper Partner
Vince Slusher represents large and mid-sized companies in a number of industries.
Jones Walker Names Houston Partner Lara Pringle Head of Texas Offices
Pringle says the firm, which moved into new office space last month, hopes to grow its Texas footprint to 40 attorneys.
Corp. Deal Tracker Weekly Roundup: Eight Transactions, 19 Texas Lawyers, $3.1B in Transactions
M&A and capital markets activity involving Texas lawyers were sparse in number and modest in size last week. In all, eight transactions were announced in M&A, private equity and securities offerings during the final week of September. The Corporate Deal Tracker shows that 19 lawyers from 11 different firms worked on the transactions that had a cumulative value of $3.1 billion. The Texas Lawbook has the details.
How Appellate Work Saved Me from Diabetes and Diabetes Made Me a Better Appellate Lawyer
I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 44 years ago, on Sept. 24, 1973. I have practiced appellate law since 1989. Appellate work has played a major part in helping me live a longer and healthy life. In 1973, the life expectancy for a teenager diagnosed with diabetes was 50. I turned 59 last month. This article is about the ways my career has extended my life and diabetes has made me a better appellate lawyer.
Updated – Judge Higginbotham, James Ho and the Reversal of Trinity Industries’ $663M Judgment
Last week, James Ho was nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals of the Fifth Circuit and won the biggest case of his career when the appellate reversed a $663.3 million judgment against his client, Trinity Industries. The Fifth Circuit’s landmark opinion also showcased Ho’s future colleague, Judge Patrick Higginbotham, who showed once again why he is the smartest jurist on the appellate court.
Veteran Litigator and Author Talmage Boston Jumps to Shackelford
Boston, who was at Winstead for more than 20 years, is a past chairman of the State Bar and Dallas Bar’s litigation sections.
Dorsey & Whitney Lands First Two Litigators in Dallas Office
Brian Vanderwoude and Jay Madrid were leaders of Winstead’s litigation practice.
Greenberg Traurig Scores Team of Four Real Estate Lawyers in Dallas
The team is headlined by shareholder Bud Doxey.