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.
June 04, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Lawyers Expected Force Majeure Suits—But No One Foresaw What's Happening in Texas"Huge winners and huge losers emerged," said Corey Wehmeyer, partner in Santoyo Wehmeyer in San Antonio. "There is no doubt litigation will continue to proliferate."
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
June 04, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
'A Noble Calling': Get to Know New Judge Jessica Mangrum"Hearing about his work, I saw the legal profession as a noble calling and as a way to be a helper in the community," said 200th District Judge Jessica Mangrum of Austin about her father, who inspired her to become an attorney.
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
June 03, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Houston Real Estate Developer Alleges Opponent, AAA Discriminated in Arbitrator SelectionsThe AAA and the litigant who supposedly discriminated against diverse arbitrators both denied the allegation.
By Angela Morris
6 minute read
June 02, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Winter Storm Windfall: Big Law Gets the Work to Defend Flood of LitigationERCOT has tapped Winstead for defense, while power companies that were sued across the Lone Star State have hired Baker Botts, Vinson & Elkins, Jackson Walker and other Big Law firms.
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
June 01, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Attorney Fees, COVID-19 Liability: These 10 Bills Affect Texas Lawyers and CourtsIt was an unusual session for lawmakers who meet every two years in Austin, with competing priorities, but they still managed to pass bills that change civil litigation and the courts in the Lone Star State.
By Angela Morris
5 minute read
June 01, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Practicing With Suspended License Brings Disbarment for Texas AttorneyThe State Bar of Texas attorney discipline list for June includes 22 sanctions meted out against 21 Texas attorneys.
By Angela Morris
5 minute read
June 01, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Rather Than Face Discipline, Texas Prosecutor Resigns Amid Claims He Withheld EvidenceHe resigned his law license, rather than facing a discipline case that alleged that he withheld exculpatory evidence that might have negated the guilt of two Dallas men, who were wrongfully convicted of murder and imprisoned for 15 years.
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
May 28, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
117 Plaintiffs Sue Hospital Over Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Policy for Employees"The only choice the plaintiffs have is to join the experimental trial and be injected with the experimental vaccine, or be fired," the lawsuit said.
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
May 28, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Meet Brownsville's New Judge: How Ricardo Adobbati Finds Balance"When I get home, I turn off the work button and dedicate myself to what is more important: The on-goings of family," said 404th District Judge Ricardo Adobbati of Brownsville.
By Angela Morris
5 minute read
May 27, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Court Allows Texas AG Ken Paxton to Move His Criminal Securities Fraud Trial Back Home to McKinneyA main issue in this appeal is whether a visiting judge who was appointed to preside over the case back when it was in Collin County had the authority to transfer the matter to the Houston court.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
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