Mark Bauer

March 08, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

While women still have a long way to go in chipping away at the disparate gender representation in law, there's one place where they are overwhelmingly dominating: the annual South by Southwest festival and conference in Austin, Texas.

By Mark Bauer

22 minute read

March 06, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

The University of Houston Law Center cracked the Top 30 of Law.com's list of Go-To Law Schools, a ranking of 50 law schools with the highest percentage of recent graduates to snag associate jobs at the nation's largest 100 law firms.

By Mark Bauer

1 minute read

February 27, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday struck down a quorum provision of the Texas Open Meetings Act as "unconstitutionally vague."

By Mark Bauer

2 minute read

February 27, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

All five of the Lone Star State's biggest metropolitan area bar associations are currently run by women executive directors.

By Angela Morris

5 minute read

February 27, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

The army of mental toughness is not an army of conscripts adhering to dutiful obedience, grudging adherence, blind loyalty.

By Michael P. Maslanka

5 minute read

February 26, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

It might be hard to believe, but until relatively recently there was some disagreement on who, exactly, the first African-American attorneys were in Texas. Once you know the story, however, it becomes a little more clear why that mystery existed. In an interview with Texas Lawyer, Dallas shareholder John Browning of Passman & Jones explains.

By Mark Bauer

12 minute read

February 25, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

In Texas divorce, a dog is lumped in with other marital property and gets divided with the other marital assets, without regard to the parties' relationship with the pup, or where the pup is likely to be happier.

By Robert Teir

5 minute read

February 21, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

Busby's appointment fills the vacancy left by Justice Phil Johnson who served on the court for 13 years before retiring in December.

By Mark Bauer

1 minute read

February 21, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

A year ago, big lateral moves were setting the stage for what would be one of the busiest years on record for mergers in Texas. Here, we reflect on some of the most noteworthy lateral moves that occurred throughout the year.

By Mark Bauer

1 minute read

February 15, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

The National Law Journal is now accepting submissions for its prestigious Elite Trial Lawyers awards, which honor the best work being done on behalf of plaintiffs.

By ALM Staff

1 minute read