Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

October 31, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

W. Mark Lanier, the Houston lawyer who won a $253.5 million verdict in August in the nation's first Vioxx pharmaceutical suit, wants another shot at a big win. But he wants to do it in state � not federal � court, and on his own � not as part of a multidistrict litigation pool.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

11 minute read

September 07, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

The Texas Supreme Court has denied a petition for review in Kathleen C. Cailloux v. Baker Botts, et al., a ruling that upheld a take-nothing judgment in favor of Baker Botts and Wells Fargo Bank Texas in a big-bucks estate-planning suit. The suit originated in Kerr County and was appealed to the 4th Court of Appeals.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

2 minute read

March 01, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

Matthew Deffebach returns to his labor and employment practice at Haynes and Boone in Houston on March 1, about a month after the 39-year-old partner donated a kidney to the son of Iva York, a longtime staffer at the firm. The date of Deffebach's return is particularly fitting because it is the start of National Kidney Awareness Month.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

9 minute read

January 10, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

A jury in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, a traditionally plaintiff-friendly location, will hear the nation's next Vioxx suit. The trial in Felicia Garza, et al. v. Michael D. Evans, M.D., et al. is set to begin on Jan. 24 in 229th District Judge Alex W. Gabert's court in Starr County.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

April 02, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

Jenkens & Gilchrist, which has been shuttering branch offices in recent weeks, has negotiated a nonprosecution cooperation agreement for criminal tax violations linked to the firm's former Chicago-based tax-shelter practice.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys and Miriam Rozen

6 minute read

February 23, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

In Houston this morning, U.S. District Judge Samuel B. Kent of the Southern District of Texas pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice. Kent will be sentenced May 11. His attorney, Dick DeGuerin, a partner in DeGuerin & Dickson in Houston, told reporters outside the courthouse that Kent has notified the president and the chief judge that he is "retiring" from the bench.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

August 26, 2011 | Law.com

The summer of 2011 is winding down, meaning it's time for offers to summer associates for fall 2012. The hiring market in Texas is shaping up to be at least as solid as last year, a signal that Texas firms and others with large operations in the state are feeling optimistic about next year's business prospects.

By Jeanne Graham and Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

8 minute read

February 07, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

When plaintiffs lawyer Jeffrey Stern of Bellaire turned himself in to police on Feb. 1, his wife, Yvonne Stern, was by his side.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

2 minute read

October 01, 2001 | Law.com

Diverse client bases and practice offerings, together with the currently strong bankruptcy and litigation areas balancing a decline in some transactional areas, are some of the reasons offered by large Texas firms for not laying off associates. Also, the strength of the energy business has kept Texas firms busy even as dot-coms tanked and the nation's economy sputtered, they say.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

9 minute read

September 28, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

After listening to a tearful Andrew Fastow, the former chief financial officer at Houston�s Enron Corp., express remorse for his actions that led in part to the downfall of the energy company, U.S. District Judge Kenneth Hoyt of Houston on Tuesday sentenced Fastow to six years in federal prison and two years of supervised release.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys ALM

5 minute read