Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

January 20, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

Each November, when chilly winds and snow begin to ravage the Midwest states, retired folks seeking a warmer climate for the winter months start migrating to the Rio Grande Valley. Because they are of the age when estate planning is on their minds, the influx of 100,000 or so who temporarily come to far South Texas from states such as Michigan, South Dakota and Nebraska each year bring along a need for lawyers.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

5 minute read

May 26, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

Only one in every five dues-paying members of the State Bar of Texas when paying their dues kicked in a voluntary $65 donation in 2002 to help the Bar pay for legal services for low-income Texans, according to statistics compiled by the Bar. That may change if a provision for a mandatory $65 annual donation stays in the Bar's sunset bill, which is pending in the Senate.

By Miriam Rozen and Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

15 minute read

June 29, 2000 | Law.com

The old, conservative Thompson & Knight took a deep plunge in July 1999 and agreed to its first-ever merger, joining with Brown, Parker & Leahy of Houston. A larger and stronger presence in Houston has been on Thompson & Knight's wish list since 1996. The link with Brown Parker let the firm meet that goal with a big splash.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

8 minute read

April 11, 2006 | National Law Journal

The roster of firms giving raises in Texas has expanded, with salary moves at Dallas-based Winstead Sechrest & Minick, Houston-based Fulbright & Jaworski and Chicago-based Baker & McKenzie. Under the new salary structures, first-year associates will get a base salary of up to $135,000 at Winstead; and $140,000 at Fulbright and Baker & McKenzie. Winstead Chairman and CEO W. Mike Baggett says the firm will maintain its merit-based compensation system.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys and Anne K. McMillan

3 minute read

December 23, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

After a bitter 13-year legal battle, Maxxam Inc. has finally put down its arms and agreed to accept a $10 million settlement -- which may be the largest-ever settlement with a government agency -- to end a dispute with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which at one time was ordered to pay $72.3 million in sanctions to Maxxam. Maxxam spent at least $40 million on the litigation, says Joli Pecht, an assistant general counsel, who adds "we've all gotten old and gray" over the course of the legal battle.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

5 minute read

March 22, 2001 | Law.com

Houston's Andrews & Kurth scored a major coup, picking up nine public-law attorneys from Mayor, Day, Caldwell & Keeton. Partners Gene L. Locke, Bob Collie, Rick Witte, Kathryn V. Garner and Mark Arnold will bring a new practice area -- Andrews & Kurth doesn't have a public law section -- and age and experience to the firm, which is demographically young, says managing partner Howard Ayers.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

4 minute read

March 08, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

Because the Malaise Law Firm of San Antonio declined to comply fully with a request for information about some current and former employees, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is seeking a federal court order to force the firm to turn it over. Labor and employment lawyer Gayla Crain (pictured), who represents employers, says EEOC v. Malaise Law Firm is unusual.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

7 minute read

July 26, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

Dallas-based Hughes & Luce is in merger negotiations with Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis, with plans calling for a possible combination of the firms by the end of the year. If the firms are able to negotiate a deal, the partners in each firm are expected to vote on the merger in November.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

6 minute read

October 30, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

Jeffrey Addicott, a professor at St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, heads the 3-year-old Center for Terrorism Law, which is embroiled in controversy because of a $1 million grant the center received this month from the U.S. Department of Defense to study post-9/11 state open records laws.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

11 minute read

February 03, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

For Eric Harry, acting general counsel of Apache Corp., a day off is a rare thing after the retirement of longtime GC Zurab Kobiashvili.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

4 minute read