Angela Morris
Angela Morris is ALM Media's Texas litigation reporter. She covers lawsuits in all levels of Texas state and federal courts. Based in Austin, Morris earned journalism and government degrees from the University of Texas at Austin in 2006, and since then, has worked primarily as a reporter and writer, but also has skills in videography, photography and podcasts. Follow her on Twitter at @AMorrisReports.
September 03, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Court Denies Lawyer Disqualification EffortWaco's 10th Court of Appeals recently denied a group of litigants' effort to have College Station lawyer Gaines West, his firm and another lawyer disqualified for allegedly switching sides to represent an opponent.
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
September 02, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Suspensions Sought Against Three Convicted LawyersRodrigo Martinez Jr. of Edinburg was convicted of theft over $200,000; Susan Marie Sciacca of Houston was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon; and William Topp Maxwell was convicted of 22 charges.
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
September 01, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Disciplinary Case: Lawyer Lied That Prosecutors Smoked PotBeaumont solo John S. Morgan faces a disciplinary lawsuit after he pleaded no contest in a case that accused him of lying to police by saying that people in the district attorney's office smoked pot and "skimmed" it from drug cases.
By Angela Morris
2 minute read
September 01, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Disciplinary Case: Lawyer Lied That Prosecutors Smoked PotBeaumont solo John S. Morgan faces a disciplinary lawsuit after he pleaded no contest in a case that accused him of lying to police by saying that people in the district attorney's office smoked pot and "skimmed" it from drug cases.
By Angela Morris
2 minute read
August 31, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Facing Discipline, Judge Alleges Lawyers Conspired Against HerFormer judge Etta Mullin of Dallas appealed a judicial disciplinary sanction. New allegations came out in her trial de novo, including a claim that she once asked a bailiff handcuff an eight-months-pregnant prosecutor into her chair.
By Angela Morris
7 minute read
August 31, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Facing Discipline, Judge Alleges Lawyers Conspired Against HerFormer judge Etta Mullin of Dallas appealed a judicial disciplinary sanction. New allegations came out in her trial de novo, including a claim that she once asked a bailiff handcuff an eight-months-pregnant prosecutor into her chair.
By Angela Morris
7 minute read
August 26, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Uber Subsidiary Sues to Keep Records Secret"Rasier is compelled to bring this action because the attorney general ruled that highly sensitive trade secrets and personal identifying information regarding its driver partners must be disclosed in response to an open records request."
By Angela Morris
5 minute read
August 26, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Uber Subsidiary Sues to Keep Records Secret"Rasier is compelled to bring this action because the attorney general ruled that highly sensitive trade secrets and personal identifying information regarding its driver partners must be disclosed in response to an open records request."
By Angela Morris
5 minute read
August 25, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Increased E-Filing Fee Effective Sept. 1Lawyers who use e-filing in civil cases will notice higher bills in September, when the e-filing fee increases to $30 from $20. That's just one of the changes in store for Sept. 1, when many new laws become effective.
By Angela Morris
1 minute read
August 24, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Increased E-Filing Fee Effective Sept. 1Lawyers who use e-filing in civil cases will notice higher bills in September, when the e-filing fee increases to $30 from $20. That's just one of the changes in store for Sept. 1, when many new laws become effective.
By Angela Morris
1 minute read
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