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.
February 18, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Hecht: Group to Study Ways to Lower Attorney FeesAddressing a Feb. 18 joint session of the Texas House and Senate, Hecht said that the middle-class, not only the poor, struggle to afford legal services because the high cost separates them from attorneys who are looking for work. He said this "justice gap" is growing.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
February 18, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Bill: Judge Education for Unaccompanied Minor CasesHouse Bill 1439 calls upon the children's commission to publish an educational guide to help judges determine jurisdiction and how to preside over cases involving children who are eligible for special immigrant juvenile status.
By Angela Morris
1 minute read
February 18, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Policy Bars Plea Deals Without Drug Lab ResultsSome Houston criminal defense lawyers are balking at a new policy that prohibits Harris County prosecutors from making deals or accepting pleas in felony drug cases until crime lab results come back.
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
February 17, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Defendants Deny Allegations in Ex-Prosecutor's LawsuitNueces County District Attorney Mark Skurka and his office denied all of the allegations in a lawsuit that alleged that a former prosecutor was fired for refusing to withhold exculpatory evidence from a criminal defense lawyer.
By Angela Morris
2 minute read
February 17, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
State: Perry 'Stymied' Public Integrity Unit"Perry did not approve of historical and current management decisions regarding the operation of the public integrity unit and therefore wanted to coerce Ms. [Rosemary] Lehmberg into resigning," alleged the state.
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
February 17, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Defendants Deny Allegations in Ex-Prosecutor's LawsuitNueces County District Attorney Mark Skurka and his office denied all of the allegations in a lawsuit that alleged that a former prosecutor was fired for refusing to withhold exculpatory evidence from a criminal defense lawyer.
By Angela Morris
2 minute read
February 17, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
State: Perry 'Stymied' Public Integrity Unit"Perry did not approve of historical and current management decisions regarding the operation of the public integrity unit and therefore wanted to coerce Ms. [Rosemary] Lehmberg into resigning," alleged the state.
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
February 16, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Lawyers Score Win in Recorded Jail Calls LawsuitFour Austin criminal defense lawyers and two advocacy groups scored a win in their lawsuit that alleged that lawyers' confidential phone calls with incarcerated clients are being recorded and given to prosecutors.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
February 16, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Meet the Lawmakers Assigned to Legislative CommitteesIn the Texas House, focus on the Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee and the Criminal Justice Committee. In the Senate, watch the State Affairs Committee and the Criminal Justice Committee.
By Angela Morris
8 minute read
February 13, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Has Second-Best Legal Job Market in US"Booming oil production and a strong mining industry have made Texas one of the strongest economies in the nation, and that is driving legal employment," according to The National Jurist magazine.
By Angela Morris
1 minute read
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