John G. Browning

December 03, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

"No year-end list or stroll down memory lane would be complete without a review of some of the strangest and funniest moments that the legal world gave us in 2024," writes columnist John Browning.

By John G. Browning

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November 05, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

"Spinach may be good for you, but not as a name for your child, according to one court in Australia," writes columnist John G. Browning.

By John G. Browning

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October 08, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

"Is there anything scarier than government bureaucracy? Or, even worse, government bureaucracy combined with technology?" writes columnist John G. Browning.

By John G. Browning

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September 03, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

"The dissenting opinion was incredulous, pointing out that 'all sensible people' take the usual and customary meaning of 'boneless' to be 'without bones,'" writes John G. Browning on this summer's strange legal happenings.

By John G. Browning

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August 02, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

"What better way to take your mind off those summer 'lawyer doldrums' than by reading something amusing—perhaps even a glimpse of the lighter moments in our legal system?" writes John G. Browning.

By John G. Browning

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July 03, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

"Why write about big cases or complex legal doctrines when the legal world gives us so much weird and wonderful tidbits to think about?" writes John G. Browning.

By John G. Browning

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June 19, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

"The work of responding to a demand can be an art form unto itself," writes John G. Browning.

By John G. Browning

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April 24, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

You've got to admire the pro se litigants who dare to dream, even if their demands are labeled "so absurd as to require no further comment."

By Hon. John G. Browning

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April 24, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Don't feel bad if none of your trials inspired a line of T-shirts and souvenirs.

By Hon. John G. Browning

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April 01, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

"Some lawyers don't heed the call of their inner child until they've discovered their legal career to be less fulfilling than they'd hoped," writes former Judge John G. Browning.

By John G. Browning

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