Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

November 02, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

While standing in the security line at Houston's William P. Hobby Airport to catch an early flight on Oct. 29, former state district Judge Levi Benton extended his hand and warmly greeted one of Texas' greatest trial lawyers, John M. O'Quinn.

By JOHN COUNCILand BRENDA SAPINO JEFFREYS

10 minute read

May 10, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

Bankruptcy work fueled many Texas firms in 2009, and it also helped a record number of them earn a spot on The American Lawyer's Corporate Scorecard 2010, which ranks firms in several areas of corporate work in 2009. Eleven Texas firms had a piece of work on the list of the 10 largest bankruptcies filed in 2009 or on the list of the 10 largest bankruptcy emergences during the year.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

9 minute read

January 04, 2008 | Texas Lawyer

�Affiant [Pena] learned that in addition to leading a flamboyant lifestyle, Mauricio Celis is rumored to be associated with questionable criminal element possibly related to drug trafficking,� alleges Capt. Alex Pena, a Texas peace officer working for Attorney General Greg Abbott�s office, in the affidavit presented Jan. 4 to 319th District Judge Thomas Greenwell.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

5 minute read

March 01, 2007 | Law.com

Jackson Walker is the latest firm to benefit from Dallas-based Jenkens & Gilchrist's disintegration, with 10 Jenkens lawyers going to Jackson Walker by March 8. The announcement, confirming that Jenkens will close its San Antonio office, comes on the heels of similar developments in Los Angeles and Houston. A Jenkens spokesman said Tuesday the firm's Houston and L.A. offices will close as the lawyers go to new firms, and lawyers in the firm's Chicago office are in talks to open an office for Nixon Peabody.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

August 11, 2010 | Law.com

A Texas judge denied a request for a temporary injunction that would stop this week's auction of five classic cars from the estate of prominent plaintiffs lawyer John M. O'Quinn. O'Quinn's longtime companion alleged the cars were among 28 cars O'Quinn gave to her, but the judge found she failed to establish a "probable right to recover ownership." O'Quinn, who was killed in an automobile accident last year, was a noted collector of classic cars. About 300 of the 860 cars in his collection have already been sold.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

April 12, 2000 | Law.com

Facing mandatory retirement, Rober Whilden planned to spend less time in the office and more time traveling with his wife. Instead, Whilden accepted an offer to become general counsel at Houston's BMC Software Inc., a client for the last six years.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

7 minute read

June 02, 2008 | The Recorder

The Houston plaintiff lawyer calls the Texas appeals court ruling "judicial activism for corporate America."

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

7 minute read

December 20, 2000 | Law.com

The persistence of lawyer Randell C. Roberts exposed documents revealing hundreds of complaints about Bridgestone/Firestone tires, which played a key role in the recall of 6.5 million tires this summer. The significance of his effort became apparent after he shared the documents with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which is investigating complaints linking deaths to the tires.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

7 minute read

December 12, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

In an effort to attract and retain lawyers, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham, which has a 40-lawyer office in Dallas, will soon give lawyers with responsibilities outside the office the right to ask for a reduced work schedule.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

4 minute read

October 31, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

Three Texas lawyers who practiced at CGT Law Group International sued the State Bar of Texas' Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee on Oct. 29, seeking a declaratory judgment that they are not involved in the unauthorized practice of law in Texas.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

8 minute read