Mary Alice Robbins

October 28, 2013 | Texas Lawyer

The case of a man sentenced to life in prison for the death of a 17-month-old child could present the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals with its first opportunity to consider a district court's recommendation that the man receive a new trial under a recently enacted law.

By Mary Alice Robbins

4 minute read

October 02, 2001 | Law.com

What Web sites can other legal professionals not live without? Texas Lawyer takes a peek at the bookmarks of Tom Mayo, Associate Professor at Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in Dallas, and Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen.

By Mary Alice Robbins

9 minute read

January 03, 2001 | Law.com

By John Council and Mary Alice Robbins

1 minute read

March 23, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

Assisting lawyers in their practices tops the list of goals for each of the two candidates seeking the top job at the State Bar of Texas. In the running for State Bar president-elect are Dallas solo Rhonda Hunter and Terry Tottenham, partner-in-charge of Fulbright & Jaworski in Austin and head of the firm's pharmaceutical and medical devices litigation group.

By Mary Alice Robbins

1 minute read

March 24, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Texas' 4th Court of Appeals on March 17 upheld the conviction of San Antonio solo Mary S. Roberts, who had sexual liaisons with four men whom her then-husband Ted Roberts, also an attorney, threatened with litigation unless they compensated him for his emotional distress.

By Mary Alice Robbins

1 minute read

May 26, 2004 | Texas Lawyer

State Bar of Texas executive director stepping down.

By Mary Alice Robbins

1 minute read

September 17, 2001 | Law.com

In a decision that some feel may discourage lawyers with judicial aspirations from participating in controversial issues, a sharply divided 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to rehear a decision recusing a judge from a tobacco suit because a decade ago -- before he was a judge -- he was erroneously linked to an amicus brief addressing case-related issues. Plaintiffs' attorneys plan to seek review by the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Mary Alice Robbins

1 minute read

August 29, 2005 | National Law Journal

With a click of a mouse, lawyers around the Lone Star State can report their pro bono hours this year. But the new online process that State Bar of Texas officials developed for the voluntary reporting hasn't been a stellar success.

By Mary Alice Robbins

1 minute read

January 09, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

A candidate for presiding judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals spent political funds to pay property taxes on his Austin home, which he uses for his campaign headquarters. Reports filed with the Texas Ethics Commission show that CCA Judge Lawrence Meyers used political funds to pay part of the property taxes on his Austin home in January 2011 and in January 2009.

By Mary Alice Robbins

3 minute read

May 24, 2004 | National Law Journal

The Texas Supreme Court recently derailed a nationwide class action against a computer manufacturer for an alleged defective part, reversing a Texas appeals court decision that had affirmed certification of the class.

By Mary Alice RobbinsAmerican Lawyer Media News Service

3 minute read