Alan Bush

December 15, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

Jury trials and elections both leave the result in the hands of strangers. Trial lawyers could take a couple pages out of the playbook for campaign managers. Let's look at four.

By Alan Bush

4 minute read

December 15, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

Jury trials and elections both leave the result in the hands of strangers. Trial lawyers could take a couple pages out of the playbook for campaign managers. Let's look at four.

By Alan Bush

4 minute read

September 15, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

It's tempting for enforcement counsel to lavish attention on the merits of the noncompete itself, only to lose track of the equities needed to get an injunction. Here are four quick lessons to avoid wrecking before and in court.

By Alan Bush and Lee Winkelman

5 minute read

September 09, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

It's tempting for enforcement counsel to lavish attention on the merits of the noncompete itself, only to lose track of the equities needed to get an injunction. Here are four quick lessons to avoid wrecking before and in court.

By Alan Bush and Lee Winkelman

5 minute read

June 09, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

Companies in the oil patch can pay a day rate to employees who are exempt from overtime pay, so long as they do it right. Most often, the employee receives a salary and a day rate bonus on top of that.

By Alan Bush and Lee Winkelman

6 minute read

June 04, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

Companies in the oil patch can pay a day rate to employees who are exempt from overtime pay, so long as they do it right. Most often, the employee receives a salary and a day rate bonus on top of that.

By Alan Bush and Lee Winkelman

6 minute read

March 17, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

Everybody wants to pick their forum for dispute resolution. Why else would lawyers go toe-to-toe about it at the courthouse? But duking it out with an unhappy current or former employee is kind of like having a meal: The cooking always tastes better at home.

By Alan Bush and Lee Winkelman

5 minute read

March 12, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

Everybody wants to pick their forum for dispute resolution. Why else would lawyers go toe-to-toe about it at the courthouse? But duking it out with an unhappy current or former employee is kind of like having a meal: The cooking always tastes better at home.

By Alan Bush and Lee Winkelman

5 minute read

January 20, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

Although in-house counsel may desperately want to say "no" to a high settlement demand from an employee-turned-plaintiff, defense costs can force a company to settle for nuisance value. Getting a handle on those costs can empower a company to do the right thing, say attorneys Alan Bush and Morgan Culbreth.

By Alan Bush and Morgan Culbreth

5 minute read

August 12, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Hindsight is 20/20. When a lawsuit is done, I do an after-action report to look for lessons learned. I've always found at least one thing I'll do differently next time.

By ALAN BUSH

4 minute read