June 08, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
In the 'New Normal,' We Each Get to Make Our Own Economy: A Q&A With Attorney Rjon RobinsEveryone is talking about "the new normal," but what exactly do they mean? Texas Lawyer got to discuss this topic in a Q&A with RJon Robins, attorney, founder and CEO of How to Manage a Small Law Firm.
By Kenneth Artz
11 minute read
June 05, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Between Two Homes: Tips for Co-Parenting and Exchanges During a PandemicAs our nation reemerges from the quarantine of COVID19, we find ourselves in truly unprecedented times. It has been nearly 100 years since our world's…
By Dr. Hillary Lewis and Sally Pretorius
5 minute read
June 04, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Reed Smith's co-head of India Practice says Watching TV's L.A. Law Helped Influence Him to Become an AttorneyIn honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2020, Texas Lawyer had the chance to conduct a Q&A with Bobby Majumder, Reed Smith's Dallas Office…
By Kenneth Artz
9 minute read
June 04, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
'Moneyball' and Litigation: The Importance of a Standard StructureMany litigation industry players are trying to be the Billy Beane of litigation, unlocking the "Moneyball" value of data that others miss.
By Vivek Hatti, Ryan Hudson and Jaron Luttich
9 minute read
June 03, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Challenges of Zoom Jury Trials: Lawyer Rapport, Equal Protections, Technology HurdlesLawyers and courts should be asking whether the convenience of the technology is outweighed by the deprivations accompanying this new form of remote justice.
By Edwin Buffmire, James Carlos McFall and Miguel Ortiz
6 minute read
June 02, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Importance of Finality in Child Custody DeterminationsTexas jurisprudence supports adopting an interpretation of the Uniform Child Custody and Jurisdiction Enforcement Act that strengthens the finality of child custody determinations, and practitioners should follow how this debate plays out across the country.
By Justice Debra H. Lehrmann
6 minute read
June 01, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Stir-Craziness During the PandemicWe're all going a little stir-crazy during this pandemic, but sometimes it seems that someone has turned the occasional oddness of the legal system…
By John Browning
5 minute read
May 29, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Supreme Court: Lack of Immunity to COVID-19 Alone Does Not Qualify Citizens to Vote by MailDespite the Texas Supreme Court siding with Attorney General Paxton, state Democrats are optimistic that the ruling will allow voters to assess their own health and determine if they meet the state's requirements, which could allow additional votes by mail.
By Brett Cain
5 minute read
May 29, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Will Social Media Be a 'Free Speech' War Zone for Parents Seeking to Disparage Ex-Spouses?The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently issued a ruling that, if it starts a national trend, could undermine any hope of maintaining public civility between divorcing spouses, even when a child is involved.
By Susan Myres
6 minute read
May 28, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Coronavirus and Child Custody Modifications: Dealing with the 'Material and Substantial Change'Child custody orders are subject to modification when there has been a "material and substantial change in circumstances" and if it is "in the…
By Ryan Kirkham
6 minute read
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