Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

November 13, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

Former district attorney Louis W. "Bill" Conradt Jr. killed himself when officers tried to serve warrants on him in connection with an online-solicitation-of-a-minor case. He likely knew that the law that had brought the officers to his door was one of the strongest of its kind in the nation -- a statute that would eliminate any defense he could offer in a courtroom.

By John Council and Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

10 minute read

November 29, 2005 | Law.com

With the state court score at 1-1 in the high-stakes game of Vioxx litigation, the nation's first federal Vioxx trial begins today in Houston. Because the plaintiff's late husband took Vioxx for only a short time, the trial may help test Merck's defense contention that the drug does not result in heart problems after fewer than 18 months of use. The battle over short-term and long-term use of Vioxx is "extraordinarily important" for the hundreds of pending cases, says one plaintiffs lawyer.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

10 minute read

October 12, 2009 | Law.com

Fish & Richardson is working to combat the efforts of some would-be scammers who are trying to pass counterfeit checks written on a firm account. The checks -- ranging in value from $780 to $9,800 -- were sent to people around the country with cover letters telling recipients to cash the checks, and to send some of the money to the sender for "processing fees" or to a "mystery shopper, and keep the rest of the money." The firm has put a notice on its Web site and contacted various agencies about the scam.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

4 minute read

August 11, 2010 | Law.com

The Houston Lawyer Referral Service has sued lawyer W. Fulton Broemer and his firm seeking a judgment to force them to pay over $18,000 in referral fees awarded to the HLRS in arbitration. Broemer alleges his firm should not have to pay fees from cases brought to his firm by a former associate.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

6 minute read

January 10, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

Houston litigation firm Clements, O'Neill, Pierce, Wilson & Fulkerson has merged with national firm Howrey Simon Arnold & White and 22 of Clements, O'Neill's lawyers joined Howrey's Houston office, effective Jan. 1.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

4 minute read

March 02, 2001 | Law.com

Rudy Rodriguez Jr. wasn't at American Airlines very long before deciding he preferred working in-house to working at a firm. And now he is getting a rare opportunity to decide if he likes being a general counsel. As GC of American Eagle Airlines, Rodriguez is the only lawyer at the short-haul sister company of American Airlines.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

9 minute read

January 18, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

Entities doing business as Everest College, which has campuses in Dallas, Arlington and Fort Worth, filed a federal complaint on Jan. 8 alleging that Dallas lawyer Julie E. Johnson has defamed the college and that she seeks clients by falsely promising them she can obtain tuition refunds and other monetary damages for them. Rhodes Colleges Inc., et al. v. Julie E. Johnson, et al. was assigned to Chief U.S. District Judge Sidney Fitzwater of the Northern District of Texas in Dallas

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

5 minute read

October 29, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

Police say O'Quinn (pictured) was driving the Chevrolet Suburban that crossed over the median, went across the eastbound lanes of traffic around 8 a.m. and crashed into a tree on the other side of the road.

By John Council and Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

11 minute read

March 26, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

An attorney for plaintiffs Fred Baron and his wife Lisa Blue, former Baron & Budd shareholders, told a Dallas judge that he intends to depose opposing counsel in Fred Baron, et al. v. Baron & Budd, et al. and ask him about his handling of some depositions taken in the litigation.

By Miriam Rozen and Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

4 minute read

May 11, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

Nine large Texas firms are among the nation's leading transactional firms on The American Lawyer's Corporate Scorecard 2009, a listing of the firms that handled the most deals and the deals with the highest value in 2008. Houston firm Vinson & Elkins was the leading Texas firm on the charts, appearing a total of 15 times for work in various areas.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

8 minute read