March 30, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Celebrating Women, Remaining True to Our IdentityIn the marketing industry, there have been many women trailblazers who forged a path for us to follow, says Meloney Perry, founding partner of the Dallas office of Perry Law.
By Meloney Perry
4 minute read
March 29, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
March Madness in the CourtroomPlease take a moment to consider the funny or just plain strange moments that regularly crop up in our system of justice.
By John G. Browning
6 minute read
March 29, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
An Unprecedented Year in Review: Unpacking Coronavirus Relief EffortsThe ARP Act provides $1.88 trillion in federal investments to accelerate recovery from the consequences of COVID-19 by providing additional support to state and local governments, businesses, and individuals, says Saba F. Syed is a senior associate and Dominic L. Cruciani is an associate with Bell Nunnally in Dallas.
By Saba F. Syed and Dominic L. Cruciani
6 minute read
March 29, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
2021: The Year of Reckoning for Uber and Ride-HailingThis is the year the ride-hailing industry will face a perfect storm that includes a fractured business model, inflamed public opinion and a legal system that may have finally had enough, says Aron Solomon, a senior digital strategist for NextLevel.com and an adjunct professor of business management at the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University.
By Aron Solomon
11 minute read
March 28, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Don't Pull a Toobin While You're Zooming, and Other Memorable Zoom FailuresIf you're a lawyer who wore a tank top and sunglasses to your Zoom hearing, you clearly mistook your hearing for an episode of "Jersey Shore."
By John G. Browning
8 minute read
March 26, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
The RIGHT Response to Elder AbusePeople seeking to age in place with dignity may need assistance; as attorneys, we should take steps to protect the elderly and disabled from abuse, neglect and exploitation, say Elisa Reiter, a family law and child welfare law attorney, and Daniel Pollack, an attorney and professor at Yeshiva University's School of Social Work in New York City.
By Daniel Pollack & Elisa Reiter
8 minute read
March 26, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Tough Love From the Fifth CircuitHere's the choice lawyers for employees are presented with: Frame Fifth Circuit decisions as ideologically hostile or reframe those decisions as ones of tough love. In other words, either bemoan or adapt, says Michael P. Maslanka, an assistant professor of law at the University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law.
By Michael Maslanka
6 minute read
March 26, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Lawyer's Coverage Roundup of the Texas Snow Apocalypse of 2021Texas is warming up again and Winter Storm Uri is five weeks in the rear-view mirror, but some observers predict that it may take years to get all the insurance claims and lawsuits settled.
By Kenneth Artz
3 minute read
March 25, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Potential Legal Issues Arising From the Coming Revolution in On-Demand Services for the Transportation of Persons and Property by DronesWhile the advent of Advanced Air Mobility is exciting, the area is so new that open legal issues abound, says David T. Norton, a partner and head of the aviation practice at Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton.
By David T. Norton
6 minute read
March 24, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Reopening of US-Mexico Border: Challenges and Opportunities for the Biden AdministrationThe Biden administration should consider actions to balance ensuring that border communities can function while appropriately using already appropriated federal dollars to maintain a safe and secure U.S.-Mexico land border, say Maka Y. Hutson, counsel, and Hans Christopher Rickhoff, senior counsel, at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.
By Maka Y. Hutson and Hans Christopher Rickhoff
7 minute read
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