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.
June 26, 2015 | Law.com
Judge's Top 10 Tips for Winning CasesHere's the secret for lawyers to win all of their cases: Don't take losers, said 394th District Judge Roy Ferguson of Alpine.
By Angela Morris
7 minute read
June 26, 2015 | Law.com
Following Ruling, Clerks Must Immediately Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses"If they do not comply with the ruling, same-sex couples denied a license can obtain a federal court order directing them to comply. If they did not follow that order, they would be held in contempt."
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
June 24, 2015 |
News Laws on the HorizonLawyers will no longer have to pay the $200 attorney occupations tax each year. But clients will pay more to e-file in civil cases. These changes and more come from new laws going into effect soon after earning the governor's approval.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
June 24, 2015 | Law.com
News Laws on the HorizonLawyers will no longer have to pay the $200 attorney occupations tax each year. But clients will pay more to e-file in civil cases. These changes and more come from new laws going into effect soon after earning the governor's approval.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
June 23, 2015 |
Panelists Scrutinize Firms' Lawyer Diversity"I think when I prepared for this meeting, I talked to law partners about attitudes to diversity and they said, 'What you talking about?'" said Gary Schumann of Austin.
By Angela Morris
5 minute read
June 23, 2015 | Law.com
Panelists Scrutinize Firms' Lawyer Diversity"I think when I prepared for this meeting, I talked to law partners about attitudes to diversity and they said, 'What you talking about?'" said Gary Schumann of Austin.
By Angela Morris
5 minute read
June 22, 2015 |
Lawyer Training Amid Vanishing Jury TrialLawyers might be able to do something to recover the "vanishing civil jury trial" in federal courts, according to three U.S. district court judges who also discussed initiatives in their courtrooms to help to train young trial attorneys.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
June 22, 2015 | Law.com
Lawyer Training Amid Vanishing Jury TrialLawyers might be able to do something to recover the "vanishing civil jury trial" in federal courts, according to three U.S. district court judges who also discussed initiatives in their courtrooms to help to train young trial attorneys.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
June 19, 2015 | Law.com
Texas Supreme Court Upholds Same-Sex Divorce"The attorney general and the state of Texas don't have any business intervening in those cases," said Austin solo Jody Scheske. "It's not up to the attorney general to instruct trial judges how they apply the law."
By Angela Morris
5 minute read
June 19, 2015 |
Texas Supreme Court Upholds Same-Sex Divorce"The attorney general and the state of Texas don't have any business intervening in those cases," said Austin solo Jody Scheske. "It's not up to the attorney general to instruct trial judges how they apply the law."
By Angela Morris
5 minute read