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 06, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Testimony: Lawyer Oath Wouldn't Create Suits Against Uncivil LawyersIn response to a senator's questions, a bill author and supporters say their bill, requiring new lawyers to swear to maintain civility, would not authorize people to sue or file grievances against uncivil lawyers.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
March 06, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Defendant to Appeal Judge-Murder-Plot Conviction"It's like taking a stick of dynamite to kill a fire ant mound: You might be effective—but you might have overdone it," said defense lawyer Stan Schwieger. "Nothing ever would have happened from this."
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
March 06, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Merger Gone South Leads to Firm Breakup, LawsuitsAfter disagreeing about how much money William "Mick" McKamie's firm was supposed to pay to Barney L. Knight in their firms' merger, the lawyers quarreled about how much to bill, which lawyers to assign to clients, and more.
By Angela Morris
5 minute read
March 03, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Merger Gone South Leads to Firm Breakup, LawsuitsAfter disagreeing about how much money William "Mick" McKamie's firm was supposed to pay to Barney L. Knight in their firms' merger, the lawyers quarreled about how much to bill, which lawyers to assign to clients, and more.
By Angela Morris
5 minute read
March 03, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Merger Gone South Leads to Firm Breakup, LawsuitsAfter disagreeing about how much money William "Mick" McKamie's firm was supposed to pay to Barney L. Knight in their firms' merger, the lawyers quarreled about how much to bill, which lawyers to assign to clients, and more.
By Angela Morris
5 minute read
March 02, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Testimony: Lawyer Oath Wouldn't Create Suits Against Uncivil LawyersIn response to a senator's questions, a bill author and supporters say their bill, requiring new lawyers to swear to maintain civility, would not authorize people to sue or file grievances against uncivil lawyers.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
March 02, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Testimony: Lawyer Oath Wouldn't Create Suits Against Uncivil LawyersIn response to a senator's questions, a bill author and supporters say their bill, requiring new lawyers to swear to maintain civility, would not authorize people to sue or file grievances against uncivil lawyers.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
March 02, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
The Wedding Planner: A Step-By-Step Legal Analysis of State's First Same-Sex MarriageAttorneys who watched the legal hurricane surrounding the state's first legal same-sex marriage said that the newlyweds' lawyers "beautifully" executed a creative legal strategy.
By Angela Morris
10 minute read
March 02, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Bill Proposes Special Court for Business LitigationA lawmaker said that Texas district courts are capable of handling complex business disputes, but it would streamline business litigation and increase efficiency for an expert court to take over.
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
March 02, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Chief Justice Hecht Outlines Plan for Affordable Fee Study GroupTexas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht wrote, "People who need legal services and can't get them risk losing important rights. … At the same time the justice gap is widening, more and more lawyers are looking for work."
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
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