Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

September 17, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

Citing a University of Texas School of Law professor's study that found defendants won 87 percent of tort cases the Texas Supreme Court decided by opinion in calendar years 2004 and 2005, the plaintiffs in a wrongful-death case filed a motion Sept. 12 seeking to recuse four members of the court from hearing a mandamus on the ground the justices cannot be impartial.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

5 minute read

September 20, 2001 | Law.com

Just outside the Amarillo city limits, near Route 66, 10 vintage Cadillacs are lined up, partially buried nose down on the plains, a startling monument to Stanley Marsh's artistic vision. Marsh is a larger-than-life figure in Amarillo, but an opportunity for the public to learn about Marsh's role in some long ago and bizarre incidents was averted by the settlement of a long-running legal battle between Marsh and prominent Amarillo lawyer George Whittenburg.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

6 minute read

March 08, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Andrews Kurth paid year-end bonuses of up to $100,000 to some of its associates in December 2010. But the firm paid associates an extra $1,000 to $20,000 at year end, because 2010 was such a good year for the firm.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

4 minute read

May 22, 2007 | Law.com

Barring a last-minute court order from a federal judge overseeing litigation challenging the constitutionality of Ordinance 2903, beginning today landlords in Farmers Branch, Texas, will be prohibited from renting to most immigrants who cannot prove their citizenship or legal residency status. The Dallas suburb has hired a trio of firms to defend it, but the Farmers Branch legal team faces a contingent of lawyers from civil rights groups and Texas firms that have deep pockets to pursue the litigation.

By Miriam Rozen and Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

12 minute read

November 03, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

When Christopher H. Hanna, a tax professor at SMU, began working with a congressional committee investigating Enron Corp.'s taxes, he knew the company had a reputation for innovation and pushing the envelope. But the evidence that Hanna helped the committee discover -� that Enron allegedly ran its tax department as a profit center -� was shocking to Hanna. "Are there other Enrons out there?" he asks.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

10 minute read

February 20, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

After he was snared in a net of swirling controversies, including an e-mail scandal and the high-profile indictment of a sitting Supreme Court justice followed by an immediate move to dismiss that case, Harris County, Texas, District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal resigned from office on Friday.

By John Council, Mary Alice Robbins and Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

9 minute read

June 30, 2000 | Law.com

Gerald Ducharme is leveraging 30 years as an in-house lawyer at Ford Motor Co. and a unique knowledge of state franchise laws into a key role as general counsel at Austin, Texas' carOrder.com. Although he says his new office is about the size of his closet at Ford and still works 12-hour days, Ducharme says he enjoys the more informal workplace.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

9 minute read

May 02, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

5 minute read

March 14, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

Houston lawyer Richard Merrill thought it was a routine piece of work, when a Houston real estate agent contacted him about helping a British doctor purchase a house in Houston. But Merrill's bank determined a $500,000 down-payment check was bogus, and Merrill (pictured) figured out the prospective house-purchase deal was a scam.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

6 minute read

December 11, 2001 | Law.com

The Enron bankruptcy and litigation surrounding the company's collapse promise to keep a lot of lawyers busy for a long time. The huge bankruptcy will be a lucrative project for firms such as New York's Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Houston's Andrews & Kurth. The litigation between Enron and Dynegy Inc. is also employing firms such as Houston's Baker Botts and New York-based Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

4 minute read