Michael P Maslanka

March 25, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

While zealous advocacy by lawyers on behalf of is not only permitted but required, a lawyer crosses the line into an ethical violation by using unlawful means (extortion) to achieve a lawful end.

By Michael P. Maslanka

9 minute read

January 28, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

President Kennedy knew what all effective trial lawyers know: be direct, be candid, ask for what you want. And do so in vivid specifics, not gauzy generalities.

By Michael P. Maslanka

7 minute read

November 21, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

I think about the initial travails of Judy Benjamin when teaching Professional Responsibility (PR) and in speaking with relatively new lawyers (and even more senior ones). "Wait, you're telling me that my oath stops me from conduct that I consider perfectly reasonable and my business and no one else's!?!"

By Michael P. Maslanka

8 minute read

October 15, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

To be effective lawyers, advocates and counselors, we must face the fear of error, surmount it, and come through the other side.

By Michael P. Maslanka

8 minute read

September 20, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

The current concept of professionalism exalts a functioning legal system as a good unto itself.

By Michael P. Maslanka

7 minute read

August 16, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Has the law concerning sexual harassment kept abreast of the societal change triggered by the #MeToo movement, or has it remained stuck in a pre-#MeToo time warp?

By Michael P. Maslanka

9 minute read

July 18, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Law practice is the loneliest profession; having the right mindset can head off lots of trouble, says Michael P. Maslanka, an assistant professor of law at the University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law.

By Michael P. Maslanka

6 minute read

February 17, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

The House impeachment managers presented compelling arguments against President Donald Trump in the recently concluded impeachment trial; Michael P. Maslanka explains how they did it.

By Michael P. Maslanka

6 minute read

January 29, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Lawyers are teachers, too—whether to other lawyers, judges, juries or fellow citizens, says Michael P. Maslanka, an assistant professor of law at the University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law.

By Michael P. Maslanka

7 minute read

November 18, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Graduating from law school in 1981, conventional wisdom was that the future of employment would be intertwined like a pretzel with an increasingly diverse population. The future is now, Michael P. Maslanka writes.

By Michael P. Maslanka

7 minute read