May 28, 2019 | Texas Lawyer
Law Students, Faculty Aid Honduran Woman in Escaping Human TraffickingTerrorized for years by a human trafficker, a Honduran woman and her children now live in peace after escaping their tormentor as a result of efforts…
By Mary Alice Salmon
6 minute read
March 28, 2019 | Texas Lawyer
Judge's Hobby Takes Him to A Different Kind of BenchJudge Charles Stephens, 61, said he started making pens—including ballpoints and fountain pens—about 30 years ago as a hobby. “I jokingly tell people it helps my sanity,” he said.
By Mary Alice Salmon
6 minute read
March 11, 2019 | Texas Lawyer
The Southwest Effect: How the Airline Changed the Legal Landscape in TexasHerb Kelleher, the co-founder and longtime chief executive of Southwest Airlines who died in January at the age of 87, almost certainly didn't set out to change the legal landscape in Texas. It was the untapped potential in the Texas skies he was after.
By Mark Bauer and Mary Alice Salmon
7 minute read
March 11, 2019 | Texas Lawyer
Newsmakers: Week of March 11Alaina King Benford has joined Jordan, Lynch & Cancienne, a civil trial law firm in Houston, as a partner. Benford previously was a litigation…
By Mary Alice Salmon
2 minute read
March 04, 2019 | Texas Lawyer
Newsmakers: Week of March 4Jason Boatright, a former justice on the Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas, has joined Cantey Hanger as a partner. Boatright, who works in the firm's…
By Mary Alice Salmon
3 minute read
February 25, 2019 | Texas Lawyer
Newsmakers: Week of Feb. 25Tony Guerino has joined Womble Bond Dickinson as a partner in its new Houston office. Guerino has more than 20 years of experience in energy and environmental…
By Mary Alice Salmon
2 minute read
February 18, 2019 | Texas Lawyer
Newsmakers: Week of Feb. 18Audrey Mross, a partner in Munck Wilson Mandala in Dallas and co-chair of the firm's employment and labor group, has been selected as the 2019 Fellow…
By Mary Alice Salmon
2 minute read
February 11, 2019 | Texas Lawyer
Newsmakers: Week of Feb. 11Harvey Brown, a former justice on the First Court of Appeals, has joined The Lanier Law Firm in Houston, where he is a member of the firm's issues…
By Mary Alice Salmon
3 minute read
February 04, 2019 | Texas Lawyer
Newsmakers: Week of Feb. 4Shamoil T. Shipchandler will join the Dallas office of Jones Day as a partner at the end of February. Shipchandler will be in the firm's investigations…
By Mary Alice Salmon
3 minute read
January 25, 2019 | Texas Lawyer
Newsmakers: Week of Jan. 28, 2019Darren Nicholson, a litigator, has joined Burns Charest in Dallas as a partner. Nicholson represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial litigation and intellectual property disputes.
By Mary Alice Salmon
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