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.
March 30, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Senators Seek Attorney Ad Litem Payment DataDebbie Salinas Valdez of the advocacy group Guardianship Reform Advocates for the Disabled and Elderly said that no one watches what attorneys ad litem do in a case, and fees can climb to hundreds of thousands.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
March 30, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Senators Seek Attorney Ad Litem Payment DataDebbie Salinas Valdez of the advocacy group Guardianship Reform Advocates for the Disabled and Elderly said that no one watches what attorneys ad litem do in a case, and fees can climb to hundreds of thousands.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
March 30, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Bill: Eliminate Straight-Party Voting for Judges127th District Judge R.K. "Ravi" Sandill of Harris County said that if a judge couldn't rely upon his party to get elected, he might have to go out and "scare up votes" just like legislators.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
March 30, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Discipline for Appellate Justice's DWI ArrestAustin police arrested 200th District Judge Gisela Triana of Austin for driving while intoxicated at 10:05 p.m. on March 20.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
March 30, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Judicial Discipline for Intermediate Appellate Justice's DWI ArrestThe State Commission on Judicial Conduct issued a public admonition over the summertime arrest for driving while intoxicated of Thirteenth Court of Appeals Justice Nora Longoria.
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
March 30, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Lawyers Want Chancery Court Bill to DieCommercial litigators from both sides of the bar plead with lawmakers to kill a bill proposing specialized trial and appellate courts for complex, high-dollar business disputes.
By Angela Morris
6 minute read
March 30, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Analysis of Bills to Ban 'Pick-a-Pal' Grand JuryThe Texas Senate passed a bill to prohibit judges from using the so-called pick-a-pal method to choose a grand jury.
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
March 30, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
DA, County Pay $270,000 to Settle Ex-Prosecutor's SuitTravis County settled with a former prosecutor who sued District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg for allegedly terminating him in retaliation for statements he made to investigators. Lehmberg denied the allegations.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
March 30, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Lawmakers Target Lawyers' 'Prompt Pay' PracticeIn recent years, some plaintiffs lawyers have created a lucrative new practice area by representing medical providers suing insurance companies that failed to pay the health care claims on time. Now lawmakers are trying to put an end to the "prompt pay" practice.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
March 30, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
State Bar of Texas Candidates Address What Lawyers Really Want to KnowAs lawyers prepare to vote on the next leader of the State Bar of Texas, candidates Randy Howry and Frank Stevenson answer questions from practicing attorneys who posted on Facebook.
By Angela Morris
7 minute read
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