DBA’s Equal Access to Justice Fundraising Breaks Record
Gruber Hurst partner Michael Hurst led the effort to raise more than $831,000 for EAJ – a new record.
Porter Hedges Elects Three New Partners
Houston-based Porter Hedges has promoted three attorneys to the partnership effective Jan. 1, 2013. They are: Jason Lloyd, whose practice focuses on the representation of financial institutions, mezzanine lenders, SBICs,
Patent Filers: No More Swearing, says IP Law Expert Yon Sohn
Patent-intensive businesses may find that when the clock strikes midnight on March 16, their R&D investment may turn into a pumpkin.
Five Tips for Fifth Circuit Business Cases in 2013
Pleading requirements, relationships that create personal jurisdiction, insurance coverage and the limited availability of mandamus relief greatly influences how a case develops, and the Court’s restrictive attitude about mandamus may mean finality for district court decisions about them.
K&L Gates Names Two New Partners in Dallas
Barrett Howell and Ryan Preston will become partners in K&L Gates’ Dallas office effective Mar. 1, 2013. Howell, a 2001 graduate of Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law, focuses
K&L Gates Names Two New Partners in Dallas
Barrett Howell and Ryan Preston will become partners in K&L Gates’ Dallas office effective Mar. 1, 2013. Howell, a 2001 graduate of Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law, focuses
Winstead Adds Energy Attorney Jon Ray
Jon Ray is bringing 35 years of experience representing operators and producers in exploration and production aspects of oil, gas and mineral law to Winstead. Ray, who was previously the
Al Ellis to Receive MLK Justice Award from Dallas Bar Association
Al Ellis, of counsel at Sommerman & Quesada, L.L.P., will be honored by the Dallas Bar Association at the 21st Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon as the recipient of
SMU Ousts Law Dean John Attanasio, Spurs Backlash By Prominent Alumni
SMU senior leaders have informed Attanasio that his contract, which expires in May, will not be renewed and that the university is taking immediate steps to find a successor, The Texas Lawbook has learned. The decision prompted 56 prominent alumni to sign a letter to Turner supporting Attanasio and asking the university to reconsider. A member of the Dedman Law School executive board has resigned and two others have said they are considering resigning because they were not informed by Ludden or Turner about the move and think it is the wrong decision.