Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

July 03, 2007 | Law.com

Houston plaintiffs lawyer Warren Todd Hoeffner was named in a federal indictment that alleges he paid more than $3 million in "bribes and kickbacks" to two former claims adjusters for The Hartford Insurance Co. in connection with $34 million in settlements of silica-related suits. Hoeffner's firm represented hundreds of individuals who claimed they had silicosis and/or other silica-related diseases. The indictment notes that Hoeffner received over $5 million in attorney fees from the settlements.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

6 minute read

February 09, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

A federal judge did not abuse her discretion when she reprimanded a Dallas lawyer for failing to remove a racially charged word from a brief, the 5th Circuit has found.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

December 06, 2004 | Law.com

The first Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse case to be heard on U.S. soil is scheduled for Jan. 7, 2005, thanks to attorney Guy Womack, who successfully had his client's trial moved from Iraq to Texas. But at a pretrial hearing today, Womack plans to argue a motion to dismiss the charges against U.S. Army Specialist Charles A. Graner Jr., stating he cannot get a fair trial due to prejudicial statements made by President George W. Bush, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

8 minute read

March 08, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

Daniel Petrocelli, Jeffrey Skilling's defense attorney in his criminal trial, elicited testimony on March 8 from former Enron Corp. Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow that distances Skilling and his co-defendant Kenneth Lay from Fastow's illegal actions at the company.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

8 minute read

February 09, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

Two lawyers seeking Democratic nominations as county court judges today each filed a pro se suit against Gerry Birnberg, chairman of the Harris County Democratic Party, alleging they will be "irreparably harmed" because they aren't listed first in their races on the primary ballot.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

August 02, 2004 | Texas Lawyer

Julie Gilbert, director of strategic communication at Locke Liddell & Sapp, helps put her firm on the cutting edge in Texas in the marketing arena. And she is a profit center, too.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

12 minute read

September 15, 2006 | National Law Journal

Vinson & Elkins has expanded its practice in China by opening an office in Hong Kong, giving the Houston-based firm four offices in Asia. Jay Cuclis, a partner who coordinates the firm's international practice, moved to Hong Kong in August to run the outpost for the 720-lawyer firm. While Cuclis is the sole lawyer in the new office, the firm expects to soon staff up to eight lawyers. Managing partner Joe Dilg says the Hong Kong office will help support growth plans in the firm's London and Moscow offices.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

2 minute read

February 27, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

Former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith will attend Feb. 28 arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court in Vickie Lynn Marshall v. E. Pierce Marshall, giving the nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court a firsthand look at the former reality television star, 1993 Playmate of the Year and TrimSpa diet pill spokeswoman.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

10 minute read

January 26, 2004 | Texas Lawyer

Because the Texas Legislature took action in 2003 to slash funding for the visiting judge program, civil judges in Harris County worked out a plan to cover for judges who have to be away from the bench.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

6 minute read

April 28, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

In the three months since Gary Kennedy became general counsel of Fort Worth's AMR Corp., he's had no time to ease into the job. Instead, he's faced a crisis of epic proportions at AMR, the parent of American Airlines, which is on the brink of bankruptcy and seeking concessions from its unions to avert it.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys and Miriam Rozen

8 minute read