Mary Alice Robbins

September 07, 2001 | Law.com

The "certify now and worry later" approach won't cut it when a trial court is considering a proposed settlement of claims against a defendant in a class action, according to the Texas Supreme Court. In a unanimous decision, the court held that a trial court must perform a "rigorous analysis" to determine whether all requirements for class certification have been met before certifying a class.

By Mary Alice Robbins

6 minute read

September 10, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

As Texas Supreme Court justices consider a proposed set of standardized pro se divorce forms, the State Bar of Texas Family Law Section is promoting the expansion of its pro bono initiative aimed at providing more lawyers to assist the indigent with family law cases.

By Mary Alice Robbins

5 minute read

June 16, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

Lawyer-legislators had an impact on the process and the legislation that emerged from the 78th Legislature.

By Mary Alice Robbins

8 minute read

February 23, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Alleging that the delay in their case has deprived them of their constitutional rights to due process, plaintiffs in a class action suit pending more than four years at the Texas Supreme Court have sued each of the court's nine justices.

By Mary Alice Robbins

6 minute read

February 24, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Alleging that the delay in their case has deprived them of their constitutional rights to due process, plaintiffs in a class action pending more than four years at the Texas Supreme Court have sued each of the court's nine justices.Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., the defendant in the underlying class action, Marketing on Hold v.

By Mary Alice Robbins

6 minute read

June 10, 2010 | Daily Business Review

The latest shot has been fired in an ongoing battle between Texas Judge Sharon Keller and the State Commission on Judicial Conduct examiner over events leading up to the execution of convicted murderer Michael Richard.

By Mary Alice Robbins

7 minute read

May 22, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

When federal judges filed their financial disclosure reports in years past, a judicial committee, at a judge's request, could black out much of the information. But that's not the case with the 2005 reports that were due on May 15.

By Mary Alice Robbins

6 minute read

October 16, 2006 | National Law Journal

Attorneys for a Muslim charity and five men accused of sending money to a Palestinian group allegedly tied to terrorists have access to evidence that could be vital in defending their clients.

By Mary Alice Robbins/Texas Lawyer

5 minute read

August 17, 2001 | Law.com

In a case that's drawn international attention, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stayed the execution of Napoleon Beazley on Aug. 15 only hours before he was scheduled to die for a murder committed when he was 17. The stay indicates this is not the staunchly conservative court of the late 1990s, where last-minute death penalty appeals were almost certainly denied. In recent years, the court has taken a moderate shift.

By Mary Alice Robbins

7 minute read

April 09, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

A State Bar of Texas employee is under investigation for the alleged misappropriation of funds from a Texas Supreme Court account primarily used to reimburse lawyers who overpaid annual fees. State Bar president Bob Black identifies the person under investigation as Kathy Holder, the Bar's membership director.

By Mary Alice Robbins

4 minute read