Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

April 19, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Former White House counsel Harriet Miers will return to Locke Liddell & Sapp, the firm she formerly co-managed, on May 1 as a partner.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

January 28, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

Large Texas firms made fewer new partners this year but more of them are women and more are minorities than in years past. Considering the uncertainty in the nation`s economy and the turmoil in Texas` bedrock energy industry in the wake of Enron Corp.`s bankruptcy, it`s probably not too surprising large Texas firms made fewer new partners as a whole in 2002 than in 2001. The decline isn`t large, about 9.8 percent, but it`s the second year in a row for the trend line to head down instead of up.

By BRENDA SAPINO JEFFREYS

8 minute read

May 17, 2004 | Texas Lawyer

A law student from The Woodlands filed a Title IX discrimination suit last month against the South Texas College of Law in Houston and former professor Neil C. McCabe alleging she was sexually harassed and sexually assaulted while a student at the school.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

9 minute read

December 13, 2006 | Law.com

Vinson & Elkins may win a dismissal from the Enron Corp. shareholders securities class action. Last week, the lead plaintiff in the class action, the University of California board of regents, filed a motion asking U.S. District Judge Melinda Harmon of Houston to voluntarily dismiss V&E from the case. In a written statement, UC's director of special projects stated that the plaintiffs believe the claims against V&E have merit, but the move is intended to help "streamline the case" for the jury.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

2 minute read

November 19, 2010 | Law.com

McGuireWoods is moving into Texas by combining operations with litigation boutique Nickens Keeton Lawless Farrell & Flack of Houston. On Jan. 1, 2011, Nickens Keeton will become McGuireWoods' Houston office. Negotiations are continuing with the two lawyers in the boutique's Austin office.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

2 minute read

May 31, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

Arthur Andersen`s defense case in its obstruction of justice trial began slowly on May 27, but picked up steam as the fourth week of the trial wore on amid continuing skirmishes between prosecutors and defense counsel.

By BRENDA SAPINO JEFFREYS

17 minute read

April 09, 2007 | Law.com

Beginning in 2004, partners at Jenkens & Gilchrist who left the firm also left behind their capital contributions due to the firm's "contingent liabilities." Those attorneys may never see a penny of it, or they may recoup some of it, depending on what's left over after the firm covers its financial obligations since its closing last month. Roger Hayse, a former executive at Jenkens who returned to take the job of president as it liquidates, says "job one" is making sure all of the firm's creditors are paid.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

10 minute read

April 07, 2008 | Texas Lawyer

The Texas Supreme Court has held that an insurer may use staff counsel to represent insureds in some circumstances, thwarting an almost 10-year effort by the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee to stop the practice.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

11 minute read

November 09, 2006 | Law.com

The first trial stemming from a fatal explosion at the BP refinery in Texas City, Texas, kicks off next week, but the verdict in the suit won't set a market rate for settlements, which is what typically happens in mass tort suits. Instead, the trial may help Eva Rowe, whose parents were killed in the explosion, force BP and other energy companies to improve safety practices at refineries. Rowe's attorney, plaintiffs lawyer Brent Coon, says Rowe also wants BP to make public all documents in the litigation.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

13 minute read

August 02, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

The Houston Lawyer Referral Service sued Houston lawyer W. Fulton Broemer and his firm on July 27, seeking a judgment to force them to pay referral fees to the nonprofit. In a petition filed in the 295th District Court in Harris County, the HLRS asks Judge Caroline Baker to confirm an arbitration award and enter a judgment in its favor against Broemer (pictured) and Broemer & Associates LLC. The HLRS also asks for costs, post-judgment interest and attorneys' fees.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

6 minute read