Kenneth Artz

May 02, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Attorneys must become more tech savvy. Every attorney must know how to operate videoconferencing platforms and how to effectively present on these platforms. Attorneys will also need to continually refresh skills on document revisions, drafting and searches, says Rachel Powitzky Steely, vice chair of Labor and Employment at Foley & Lardner.

By Kenneth Artz

7 minute read

April 27, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Medication errors, while preventable, aren't necessarily criminal. Where people are going to be charged for ordinary negligence, the undesired and undesirable end result will be doctors and nurses unwilling to admit their medical mistakes with the looming prospect of criminal prosecution and jail time, says Aron Solomon, chief legal analyst for Esquire Digital and the editor of Today's Esquire.

By Aron Solomon

6 minute read

April 26, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

"Think of it like a billboard, but in a digital world."

By Kenneth Artz

5 minute read

April 20, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Social media fanfare aside, the mask mandate is down but not out. It may be on the ropes, but for a variety of reasons, the knockout punch hasn't been delivered, says Aron Solomon, chief legal analyst for Esquire Digital and the editor of Today's Esquire.

By Aron Solomon

5 minute read

April 19, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

The Texas Legislature put provisions in place for use of Special Judges decades ago. But it has perhaps never been more valuable than right now, says Scott K. Field, a former justice on the Third Court of Appeals and now an attorney at Butler Snow LLP.

By Scott K. Field

5 minute read

April 19, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Gathering current expenses to determine future cash flow needs can help answer the question, "how much do I need?" and will add to one's ability to move through the divorce process with knowledge, says Judy Barton, MLS and senior client strategist for BNY Mellon Wealth Management.

By Judy Barton

5 minute read

April 18, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

If a non-party fails to comply with a valid and enforceable subpoena without adequate excuse, a court can hold the non-party in contempt and punish the non-party by fine or imprisonment (Tex. R. Civ P. 176.8). A Texas court can also compel the non-party to respond to the discovery subpoena, say Cantey Hanger attorney Ali Mosser.

By Ali Mosser

7 minute read

April 15, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

You get divorced the best way by keeping your goals clear in your mind, leaving your emotions out of it to the best extent possible, and keeping a reasonable cost-benefit analysis top of mind in making your decisions vis-a-vis what to do in your case, says Raiford Dalton Palmer, managing shareholder of STG Divorce Law in Chicago, and the author of the new Amazon best-seller "I Just Want This Done."

By Kenneth Artz

14 minute read

April 14, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Michelle Foster and her colleagues at The Foster Group, a boutique legal recruiting agency, are helping legal professionals increase their salaries and positioning within law firms.

By Kenneth Artz

4 minute read

April 14, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

After an extended period of working remotely in a great deal of isolation, attracting and retaining talent will be the next big hurdle for firms to address, says Brett Johnson is the head of the Litigation Practice for the Dallas office of Winston & Strawn.

By Brett Johnson

7 minute read