Angela Morris

September 01, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

The state's 2014 funding would have included 35.5 full-time equivalent employees, but the county funding only covered 23.5 positions.

By Angela Morris

6 minute read

August 29, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

A new law that goes into effect on Sept. 1 requires criminal defense lawyers who accept indigent defense appointments to report the percentage of time that they spend on adult criminal cases and juvenile delinquency cases.

By Angela Morris

2 minute read

August 29, 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

4 minute read

August 28, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

"We are embarking on an evaluation to see how those rules are going and whether any tweaks are necessary," said David Slayton, executive director of the Texas Judicial Council, at the council's Aug. 22 meeting.

By Angela Morris

2 minute read

August 27, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Lawyer asked three attorneys with longtime criminal law experience to analyze Gov. Rick Perry's application for pretrial writ of habeas corpus and predict what might happen next.

By Angela Morris

5 minute read

August 27, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

The state's 2014 funding would have included 35.5 full-time equivalent employees, but the county funding only covered 23.5 positions.

By Angela Morris

6 minute read

August 27, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

The case management system that all of the state's appellate courts use will soon get two major enhancements for lawyers and judges.

By Angela Morris

1 minute read

August 25, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

Gov. Rick Perry argued in a new court filing that the indictment against him injects the courts into a political dispute, that it would stifle free speech by future governors and that his legislative immunity bars the prosecution.

By Angela Morris

5 minute read

August 25, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

San Antonio and Corpus Christi solo Paul Andrews tried to hire his own client—and pay him with reduced attorney fees—to kill one of his former employees, a woman who is suing Andrews for civil barratry and filed a police report that launched criminal barratry charges against him.

By Angela Morris

5 minute read

August 25, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

"We knew there was not evidence of tampering or illegal votes cast from the beginning. It was a frivolous lawsuit. We feel vindicated, not only for the candidate, but also the voices of the voters," said Daniel M.L. Hernandez, who represents Omar Maldonado, a defendant and Hidalgo County Court-at-Law No. 8 candidate.

By Angela Morris

5 minute read