Bruce A Campbell

September 01, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

Many of us remember the old adage: "if at first you don't succeed, try, try again." Recently the Texas Supreme Court noted in Rogers v. Zanetti, 518 S.W.3d 394 (Tex. 2017): "Legal malpractice is a land of second chances."

By Bruce A. Campbell

10 minute read

November 18, 2013 | Texas Lawyer

Among the 16 states that have addressed cloud computing, there are a wide variety of requirements. On one end of the spectrum is Nevada, which found that cloud computing was no different than storage of paper documents in a warehouse.

By Bruce A. Campbell

5 minute read

May 17, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

The proposed amendments to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct could change the ethics rules for Texas lawyers, says Bruce A. Campbell. The State Bar of Texas published a second set of proposed rules on its website in April. Although each of the proposed amendments is important, the conflict-of-interest rules are particularly worthy of discussion; space constraints permits discussion of only a few.

By Bruce A. Campbell

5 minute read

April 28, 2008 | Texas Lawyer

At some point, every lawyer receives a telephone call from a family member or friend that starts off with,"I need your help with a simple will." For many lawyers the legal issues involved in drafting a will, simple or not, are way outside the scope of their ordinary practice.

By Bruce A. Campbell

7 minute read

February 14, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

Courts in many states across the country apply federal procedural due-process standards in disciplinary proceedings - but not in Texas.

By Bruce A. Campbell and Shelly L. Skeen

7 minute read

August 04, 2008 | Texas Lawyer

What happens when an attorney makes a false statement about a member of the judiciary? Will the offending attorney be disciplined? Perhaps, but not necessarily, says Bruce A. Campbell, a shareholder in Campbell & Chadwick in Dallas. The question for lawyers is whether they want to test the limits of free speech or stay in the safe harbor not saying anything, he says.

By Bruce A. Campbell

7 minute read

December 28, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

On Oct. 20, the Texas Supreme Court issued broad and extensive proposed amendments to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. The court noted that it will accept public comments about the changes until Dec. 31. If the amendments go into effect as drafted, Texas lawyers hopefully will adjust their conduct to meet the standards more quickly than they did last time.

By Bruce A. Campbell

6 minute read

January 28, 2008 | Texas Lawyer

It is likely that there will remain a lack of uniformity in the ethics rules applied to lawyer conduct throughout America, says Bruce A. Campbell of Dallas. Texas lawyers are still a long way from a State Bar of Texas referendum vote on potential adoption, in whole or in part, of the revised ethics rules proposed by the ABA.

By Bruce A. Campbell

7 minute read

August 05, 2008 | Law.com

At some point, almost everyone hears the phrase, "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all." During the 2008 election season, the question becomes whether this admonition applies to lawyers in their comments about judges. Dallas attorney Bruce A. Campbell, who defends lawyers in disciplinary actions, explains what lawyers can -- and can't -- say about judges and how the First and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution protect lawyers who make false statements about judges.

By Bruce A. Campbell

7 minute read

November 02, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

By February 2010, the State Bar of Texas board of directors will make its recommendation to the Texas Supreme Court concerning the controversial issue of whether attorneys in Texas should be required to disclose — either through the State Bar Web site or directly to their clients — whether they carry professional liability insurance.

By Bruce A. Campbell

4 minute read