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Businessman Sues Companies Over Unpublished Comments Allegedly Made by Lawyer
A Dallas businessman recently sued two natural gas companies with which he formerly did business for defamation, based on unpublished comments that an attorney for the companies allegedly made to a Forbes reporter. An earlier dispute had led the companies to sue Dennis G. McLaughlin III, alleging he misappropriated about $26 million. McLaughlin's defamation suit is based on alleged comments that he never refuted the underlying suit's charges and that one of his companies was a Ponzi scheme.Lawyers, Judges Share New Year's Resolutions
A new year brings with it a chance to start new things or renew past commitments. So what have law professors, judges and lawyers resolved to do in 2003? Texas Lawyer asked, and the legal professionals answered.Panel Dismisses Disciplinary Cases Against Dallas Lawyer
A State Bar of Texas panel voted unanimously on Jan. 9 to dismiss three cases involving allegations of Bar rules violations against Dallas plaintiffs attorney Lawrence J. Friedman. During a 12-hour administrative hearing on Dec. 18, 2002, lawyers for the Bar's Commission for Lawyer Discipline alleged that Friedman had "no reasonable basis" for asserting in a paragraph in a client's petition that two female attorneys exchanged sex for ad litem appointments with a Dallas judge.Who Protects Innovation in America 2009: Which Firms Got the Work
During Public Hearing, Lawyer Defends Actions
In a 12-hour public hearing highlighted by angry testimony and allegations of "improper relationships," a State Bar of Texas grievance panel on Dec. 18 considered a complicated disciplinary case against Dallas lawyer Lawrence J. Friedman. Friedman is accused of having "no reasonable basis" for alleging two women exchanged sex for ad litem appointments with a Dallas judge and that Friedman asserted claims, which were not supported by the record, that he objected to a hearing held outside a courthouse.Texas Billing Rate Increases Almost Double
Average Texas billing rates increased this year at a rate almost double last year's, and those increases seem directly related to 2000's costly associate salaries. But the number increases are not universal -- many smaller firms have opted out. "We are not participating in the salary wars, so it hasn't affected us," said Richard Pullman of 46-lawyer Vial, Hamilton, Koch & Knox.Trending Stories
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