Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

August 24, 2006 | The Recorder

Emergency relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina have been marred by scams involving FEMA cards and other federal reimbursement.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

8 minute read

June 02, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

March 29, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

The day a lawyer makes partner in a firm is a red-letter date in a career. Six new partners in large firms in Texas discuss out how they learned about their partner promotion, who they called first and how they celebrated.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

8 minute read

November 16, 2010 | Law.com

The Sydow Firm, one of R. Allen Stanford's defense firms, has sued Akin Gump and Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London, seeking $437,151 in unpaid legal fees and expenses.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

2 minute read

January 23, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

Lawyers trying the nation's next Vioxx suit, which began on Jan. 24 in Starr County, will need to find ways to work with a less-than-favorable trial schedule calling for four days in the courtroom a month.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

7 minute read

April 02, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

Virginia-based Hunton & Williams, which has offices in Dallas and Houston, opened a new office in Austin on April 1 with lawyers from Jenkens & Gilchrist.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

September 28, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

The Judicial Council of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Sept. 28 issued an order reprimanding and admonishing U.S. District Judge Samuel B. Kent of Galveston. The order relates to a complaint of judicial misconduct lodged against the judge on May 21 alleging sexual harassment toward an employee of the federal judicial system.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys and John Council

4 minute read

September 09, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Think in-house lawyers are different? Think again. Texas general counsel—among the highest-paid executives at the state's largest corporations—weren't immune from the effects of the economic downturn.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

5 minute read

May 30, 2006 | Law.com

After last week's convictions, legal observers are divided on the odds for a successful appeal for Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth Lay.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

9 minute read

February 14, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

An Eagle Pass lawyer who was counsel to the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas in 2006 during a leadership dispute is not a limited-purpose public figure, San Antonio's 4th Court of Appeals has ruled in an interlocutory appeal. San Antonio solo Carl Kolb (pictured) represents lawyer Gloria Hernandez in the suit.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

5 minute read