Dallas Hispanic Law Foundation Looks to the Future
[tribulant_slideshow gallery_id=”2″] © 2018 The Texas Lawbook. By Mark Curriden (June 4) – One by one, young women and men of color stood as their names were called. Brenda Balli.
Dallas Hispanic Law Foundation Announces 2018 Scholarship and Grant Recipients
(May 22) -- Since its creation in 2006, the Dallas Hispanic Law Foundation will have awarded almost $400,000 in scholarships and internships to Hispanic law students and provided numerous grants to Hispanic high school and college students with interests in the law. At this year’s Amanacer Luncheon, the Foundation honors and awards 15 deserving Hispanic students with scholarships and grants, and 6 students will receive judicial internships. T-Mobile's Chris Luna writes about the program and its upcoming event in The Texas Lawyer.
SEC Senior Lawyer Joins FlowServe
Michael Jackman’s departure is the latest blow for the SEC’s Fort Worth Regional Office, which has seen several of its top and most experienced lawyers leave for the private sector during the past year.
Judges, GCs Speak of the Golden Rule at DBA Day of Civility
Though that legal degree on your wall is kind of important in order to practice law, it turns out that everything you need to know about civility in the profession boils down to the ‘Golden Rule’ that you already learned in kindergarten: treat others the way you would want to be treated.
New Oncor GC Matt Henry: ‘I Really Know My Client’
On Matt Henry’s first day as a lawyer, he was assigned a research project for a subsidiary of Texas power giant TXU Energy. Twenty-three years later, that company, now called Oncor Electric Delivery, has named Henry to be its general counsel. In exclusive interviews with The Texas Lawbook, Henry and Oncor CEO Allen Nye discuss how they met 25 years ago, the legal needs facing the business and their plans for outside counsel.
Lennox Int’l CLO John Torres – The ‘Gold Standard’ for Corporate General Counsel
© 2018 The Texas Lawbook. By Mark Curriden (April 2) – For John Torres, there was no inspirational story or significant life experience that led him to become a lawyer.
Sabre’s Top Lawyer, Rachel Gonzalez, Heads to Starbucks
Rachel Gonzalez, who has held senior in-house legal positions at several Texas companies, will no longer have to pay for a cup of coffee starting next month.