Adolfo Pesquera

January 13, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

"You see the strong amicus presence," said Jennifer Caughey of Jackson Walker.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

January 12, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

With the exception of statewide offices, election officials that are party to a proceeding for an election-related injunctive relief motion can prevent a county court or district court judge from presiding over the proceeding by filing a petition.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

January 11, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

"If this court rules for the University of Texas, I guarantee you that every governmental body is going to start running their investigations through their counsel's office just to be able to withhold it from the public," Larsen said.

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read

January 10, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

"But if ERCOT is protected by governmental immunity, then CPS could get whatever it wants out of PUC, it could never finish the race. Right? It couldn't go to court." - Justice Jeff Boyd

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read

January 09, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

"Today's ruling usurps Congress's power to define what conduct is subject to criminal sanction and creates grave ambiguity about the scope of federal criminal law," Judge Stephen A. Higginson wrote in his dissent.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

January 09, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

The judge was struck in the mouth, the police report states.

By Adolfo Pesquera

2 minute read

January 09, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

"Indeed, Zumwalt was the culpable party, not GG Security. Yet, the lawyers failed to obtain informed consent to the joint representation," the lawsuit said.

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read

January 06, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

The attack that might have caused Sims' death was not known to her family because the district never responded to them, plaintiffs counsel said. It came to light, the attorney said, only because of a single paragraph in a whistleblower lawsuit.

By Adolfo Pesquera

6 minute read

January 06, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

The lawyer questioned an alleged "pay to plea" system that forced criminal defendants to prepay their fines and court costs before being allowed to plead guilty.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

January 05, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

"Texas law is clear that the prohibitions against barratry apply to legal-service-contract companies like LawShield and its employees," the complaint said.

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read