February 05, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Newsmakers: Week of Feb. 5New PositionsWilliam D. Davis II, a corporate, mergers and acquisitions and securities lawyer, has joined Norton Rose Fulbright as a partner in…
By Mary Alice Salmon
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January 29, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
State Bar Board Approves Time Limit for Candidates to Collect Petition SignaturesThe State Bar of Texas board on Friday approved the nominations of Lisa Blue and Randy Sorrels for president-elect — two lawyers who started their campaigns as petition candidates. But the board then changed the rule for collecting signatures.
By Mary Alice Salmon
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January 29, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Newsmakers: Week of Jan. 29New PositionsS.W. “Whitney” Knight has been promoted to partner in the Austin-based construction law firm of Allensworth & Porter. Knight,…
By Mary Alice Salmon
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January 22, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Newsmakers: Week of Jan. 22AwardsFlorentino “Tino” Ramirez, founder of Ramirez & Associates in Dallas, received the 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Award presented…
By Mary Alice Salmon
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January 16, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Proposed Policy Change Stirs Up Debate at State Bar Executive Committee MeetingUnder a proposed policy change approved Jan. 11 by the State Bar of Texas Executive Committee, the bar's board would decide whether to uphold executive director decisions to withhold bar records requested by officers or directors of the organization.
By Mary Alice Salmon
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January 16, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Newsmakers: Week of Jan. 15Michael K. Hurst has been elected president of the Dallas Bar Association. Hurst is a litigator and partner in Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst. He handles…
By Mary Alice Salmon
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January 10, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Older Attorneys Make Up a Growing Percentage of State Bar MembershipThe number of active Texas attorneys increased by 25 percent over the past 10 years, with those in practice more than 25 years and those older than 65 having the largest percentages in the lawyer population.
By Mary Alice Salmon
3 minute read
January 08, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Newsmakers: Week of Jan. 8New Positions Gregory Etzel has joined Morgan, Lewis & Bockius as a partner in the firm's health care team in Houston. Etzel previously was…
By Mary Alice Salmon
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