Janet Hendrick has joined labor and employment law firm Fisher & Phillips in its Dallas office as of counsel. She was previously an attorney at Ashcraft Law Firm, an employment
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Janet Hendrick Jumps to Fisher & Phillips as Of Counsel
Janet Hendrick has joined labor and employment law firm Fisher & Phillips in its Dallas office as of counsel. She was previously an attorney at Ashcraft Law Firm, an employment
SCOTUS Narrows Alien Tort Act Claims
Angela Zambrano and Margaret Allen say Kiobel has far-reaching implications.
Celebrating Access to Justice for Veterans
The Texas Access to Justice Commission and the State Bar designated Tuesday’s event as a “gala.” After all, raising more than $338,000 to help Texas veterans obtain legal aid calls for celebration. Lawyers wore their hearts on their sleeves. The dog wore a tux.
K&L Gates Continues to Grow Houston Office, Adds Two Partners
Bruce A. Blefeld and Trey A. Monsour are K&L Gates’ latest additions to the firm’s Houston office. Blefeld, who will practice in the firm’s antitrust section, was previously a partner
K&L Gates Continues to Grow Houston Office, Adds Two Partners
Bruce A. Blefeld and Trey A. Monsour are K&L Gates’ latest additions to the firm’s Houston office. Blefeld, who will practice in the firm’s antitrust section, was previously a partner
Texas Civil Jury Trials Continue Decline
The number of civil jury trials in Texas district courts hit a four decade low in 2012. Only 1,202 civil disputes were decided by state district juries in 2012 – one-third the number from just 15 years ago. While plaintiff’s lawyers have cried foul for more than a decade, lawyers representing businesses are increasingly sounding the alarm. “I have advised my business clients who have a rock solid case that we should file the lawsuit in another state,” says Adam Schiffer.
Steve Susman: Back on the Bike for Charity
This weekend, Steve Susman finished his fourth consecutive “BP MS 150” bike ride from Houston to Austin. He wore the coveted yellow jersey bearing the number “1,” marking him as the top fundraiser among more than 13,000 riders. The biggest challenge, according to the 72-year-old, is preparing to sit on a bike for nine hours a day. “The main thing you train is your butt,” he says.
West Fertilizer Explosion Lawsuits Coming
The death and destruction caused by the explosion at the West Fertilizer Plant is likely to cost the owners of the plant, its insurance carriers and the makers and operators of the equipment storing the anhydrous ammonia hundreds of millions of dollars in legal compensatory damages, according to lawyers who are following the case closely. The first lawsuits are expected to be filed next week.
Porter Hedges Adds William Scott Matney, Grows Litigation Practice
William Scott Matney has jumped to Porter Hedges to be a partner in the firm’s litigation practice group. He joins the firm from Hunton & Williams’ Houston office. Scott, a