Kenneth Artz

October 15, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

To be effective lawyers, advocates and counselors, we must face the fear of error, surmount it, and come through the other side.

By Michael P. Maslanka

8 minute read

October 13, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Amazingly, there is no navigation rule that explains or specifically authorizes this maneuver, colloquially known since at least the 1980s as the Texas Chicken. It developed out of necessity to handle the volume of commercial traffic on the HSC.

By Keith Letourneau

6 minute read

October 11, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

In his preliminary injunction, Pitman said one factor makes the difference between the case before the Supreme Court and the one he was ruling on: The United States was the party seeking the injunction.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

3 minute read

October 10, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Social workers are often overworked and underpaid. Nonetheless, they must make time to practice to be prepared for court.

By Elisa Reiter & Daniel Pollack

7 minute read

October 08, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

In today's COVID-19 environment, under what circumstances can the state preempt the parent or guardian's medical decision-making authority regarding children regarding getting vaccinated?

By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack

5 minute read

October 07, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

In Texas, the force majeure defense to nonperformance is not available if the contract does not contain force majeure language. Texas courts do not apply a common law doctrine of force majeure in the absence of a force majeure provision in a contract.

By Amy Anderson and Danielle Kinchen

5 minute read

October 06, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

'We're stepping into a new area that will continue to evolve over time. By all accounts, you can expect kids to think they'll become millionaires but what they ultimately will need to become are businessmen and businesswomen.'

By Kenneth Artz

7 minute read

October 06, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

"The practice has always been litigious, and this ... may be one characteristic that sets environmental practice apart from other areas of the law."

By Kenneth Artz

5 minute read

October 05, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

'Laws are supposed to be about fairness and reasonable expectations of a punishment for one's act. It seems like a logical stretch here to view breaking into ten storage lockers as ten separate violent crimes, so it will be very interesting to see what the Court eventually decides here.'

By Aron Solomon

4 minute read

September 27, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Cases involving children and clients with personality disorders or clients who are confronting partners with personality disorders can pose enormous challenges. Ethical dilemmas in these cases abound.

By Susan Myres

9 minute read