Angela Morris

September 15, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

A case that must now play out in federal court instead of district court involves a San Antonio firm's allegations of defamation and client-stealing by a California firm.

By Angela Morris

4 minute read

September 10, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

The Texas Office of the Governor paid over $19,000 for Austin attorney Jack P. Bacon to represent Kenneth "Ken" Armbrister, Perry's legislative director, in the grand jury investigation that led to the governor's indictment.

By Angela Morris

2 minute read

September 09, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

The former employee of a San Antonio firm has updated her lawsuit against the firm and its two partners after one of those lawyers was arrested and charged with solicitation of capital murder in an alleged plot to kill the woman.

By Angela Morris

5 minute read

September 09, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

When Gov. Rick Perry, facing two felony charges, chose to pay his lawyers from his campaign instead of using state funds, the move eased the burden on taxpayers but also drew a veil of secrecy across details of Perry's representation.

By Angela Morris

6 minute read

September 08, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

The Texas Supreme Court recently set precedent by ruling that a court can order an author to delete a defamatory Internet posting, but cannot stop him from reposting the same statements elsewhere.

By Angela Morris

4 minute read

September 08, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

Earlier this year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released estimates that give a snapshot of the Texas legal sector from May 2013.

By Angela Morris

3 minute read

September 08, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

The new filing "avoids the needless consumption of valuable judicial resources, and should expedite the court's resolution of Gov. Perry's constitutional challenges," said the Sept. 8 first motion to quash and dismiss the indictment in Texas v. Perry.

By Angela Morris

3 minute read

September 08, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

"Plaintiffs never paid for any other legal service or advice from defendant, nor did they offer to engage defendant as its/their general counsel or counsel on any refinance deal," lawyer-defendant Jerry Rios argued in an answer in Miramon v. Rios.

By Angela Morris

3 minute read

September 08, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

Citing a former client's negative Yelp review, Austin firm Grissom & Thompson sued Kyle resident Joseph A. Browning for libel, defamation and libel per se. But Browning denies all of the allegations.

By Angela Morris

2 minute read

September 08, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

"Under the final version, no business records have to be filed with the clerk before trial," said Texas Supreme Court Rules Attorney Martha Newton. "It applies to all kinds of cases."

By Angela Morris

3 minute read