Kirkland & Ellis and Jackson Walker office signs. (Photos: ALM and Courtesy) Ex-Judge David Jones, Jackson Walker and Kirkland Win Dismissal of Lawsuit
Jones previously resigned from his bench last October.
August 16, 2024 at 09:35 PM
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Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
The original version of this story was published on Texas Lawyer
What You Need to Know
- Law firms Jackson Walker and Kirkland & Ellis alongside ex-Judge David R. Jones, won a dismissal of a suit filed against them last October.
- The lawsuit alleged the three parties had conspired to hide that Jones was dating former Jackson Walker partner Elizabeth Freeman, to obtain favorable verdicts.
- Dismissals of the case were previously requested by both law firms, Freeman and the former judge.
Jackson Walker and Kirkland & Ellis, alongside former bankruptcy court judge David R. Jones, won a dismissal in a case that alleged they conspired to hide Jones' relationship with bankruptcy attorney Elizabeth Freeman in order to obtain favorable verdicts.
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