Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

February 19, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

The messy courthouse battle between former South Texas College of Law professor Neil C. McCabe and a student with whom he had an affair has ended three years after it began with a final judgment ordering the woman to pay McCabe a half-million dollars in damages and sanctions.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

10 minute read

March 06, 2000 | Law.com

A wrongful-death suit that spent 22 years meandering up and down the Texas and U.S. court systems in Dickensian fashion finally ended with a $12.7 million verdict in Houston that could balloon to $35 million with interest. But the jury's decision is unlikely to mean an end to legal maneuverings in the suit, given that defendant Exxon is expected to appeal any judgment that finds it liable for the 1977 death of a Singapore shipworker.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

9 minute read

December 07, 2009 | Law.com

Faced with unexpected criticism about the propriety of several stock photos on its site, Houston-based Lindeman Alvarado moved quickly to remove images of a woman and children used to illustrate the firm's criminal defense practice areas. Do you know what content is on your Web site?

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

6 minute read

November 08, 2004 | Law.com

A Texas jury's guilty verdict against a former Enron employee and four ex-Merrill Lynch employees for fraud and conspiracy has set the stage for a trial against former Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling. The partial prosecutorial victory marked the first attempt to criminally convict former employees and bankers for the energy company -- and, in the words of one lawyer, constitutes "a big win" that will aid other prosecutions.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

6 minute read

December 14, 2010 | Law.com

A federal judge has denied former U.S. District Judge Samuel B. Kent's request for an order to vacate, set aside or correct his sentence for obstruction of justice.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

July 12, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

Renowned plaintiffs lawyer Walter Umphrey could be resting on his laurels, relaxing at his ranch, or simply spending some of the millions he`s made from the Texas tobacco litigation and a wealth of other personal-injury suits. Instead, Umphrey has focused on growth at Provost H Umphrey Law Firm, expanding the firm he founded 33 years ago into seven new markets in Texas and elsewhere over the last 18 months.

By BRENDA SAPINO JEFFREYS

8 minute read

November 08, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

Proskauer Rose got some good news Oct. 27, when the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's decision in a suit filed over tax advice. The three-judge panel upheld a 2009 decision by U.S. District Judge Gray Miller of the Southern District of Texas (pictured) that dismissed a Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and securities fraud suit filed against Proskauer in connection with a "tax avoidance scheme" that the Internal Revenue Service disallowed. The plaintiffs had alleged in their complaint in Affco Investments 2001 LLC, et al. v. Proskauer Rose LLP that Proskauer issued tax opinions to them that were incorrect and did so to promote the tax strategy. In response, Proskauer filed a motion to dismiss.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read

November 18, 2004 | Law.com

When Houston lawyer Dan L. Cogdell defends a client, that client usually is nowhere to be found while Cogdell is studying discovery and developing a strategy. But that wasn't an option for former Enron Corp. employee Sheila K. Kahanek, who felt compelled to analyze every piece of evidence in the government's case. The unusual collaboration paid off in a big way for Kahanek, who was the only one of six defendants in the Nigerian barge trial to win acquittal.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

12 minute read

August 02, 2004 | Texas Lawyer

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr of Dallas will expand into Houston and move past the 100-lawyer mark on Aug. 1 when it merges with Houston firm Floyd Jones Rios Wahrlich.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

4 minute read

December 12, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

A federal judge this morning declares a mistrial in the nation's first federal Vioxx trial after a Southern District of Texas jury is unable to decide on a verdict.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

3 minute read