October 30, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
The Presidential Election, Texas Infrastructure and Private Property RightsExplosive population growth and the need for corresponding infrastructure make Texas a likely recipient of future federal infrastructure dollars.
By Luke Ellis and Justin Hodge
3 minute read
October 30, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Nightmare on COVID-19 Liability Lane: Will it Haunt The Case of Halloween 2020?It's the most spooktacular and hauntingly fun time of year again --- Halloween! But the typical questions people ask themselves as the big day, October…
By Scarlett Collings and Claire Armstrong
14 minute read
October 29, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Point of Entry: Jones Walker Attorneys Discuss Oil and Gas Cybersecurity Survey ResultsTexas Lawyer spoke recently with the two attorneys about Jones Walker's findings in its 2020 Midstream Oil and Gas Cybersecurity Survey, which examined cybersecurity preparedness in independent North America-based midstream oil and gas companies.
By Kenneth Artz
5 minute read
October 27, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Online Political Advertising and the FTC's Rules of the RoadThe FTC's Rules of the Road were designed to "help maintain the credibility of the internet as an advertising medium," which is impossible to do when online political advertisement internationally straddles the line between deception and reality.
By Aron Solomon
6 minute read
October 26, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
6 Lessons the Medical Profession Can Teach LawyersAs you age, you will get poked, prodded and punctured by doctors. 2020 was my year for the experience. While taxing, I learned about what the medical profession can teach lawyers. Here are six lessons.
By Michael P. Maslanka
9 minute read
October 26, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Legal Marketing Ethics Primer for Lawyers 2020Far too often, discussions of ethics in legal marketing are, well, legal. They focus exclusively on what a lawyer is legally allowed to get away with…
By Aron Solomon
5 minute read
October 21, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Retargeting: Finding Who Is Really ResponsibleThe right-sized settlement or verdict is our goal, for everyone responsible. But actually doing that is often complicated by those who hide the truth, seek to blame others, and refuse to be responsible.
By Charles "Chuck" Bennett and Brett Turnbull
6 minute read
October 20, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
How Mitigating Are These Mitigating Circumstances?The centerpiece of the Texas statute turns on the question of future dangerousness.
By Daniel Pollack and Elisa Reiter
6 minute read
October 20, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Rites of Law: Performance in PracticeBoth legal and ritualistic procedures stand in rough structural equivalence vis-à-vis the hierarchy of basic social redressive mechanisms.
By Randy D. Gordon
5 minute read
October 20, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Volunteer Lawyers Answer the CallThere aren't enough words to express the pride and gratitude the State Bar has for your selfless service to the people of Texas. Thank you.
By Larry McDougal Sr.
3 minute read
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