Miriam Rozen

December 22, 2008 | Texas Lawyer

Julie Balovich, a Texas RioGrande Legal Aid staff attorney, recalls pulling more than one all-nighter this past spring. During a two-month whirlwind of dramatic legal activity, Balovich was a lead lawyer representing 48 mothers who had lived at a polygamist ranch in West Texas. Amanda Chisholm worked with Balovich on the cases.

By Miriam Rozen

6 minute read

August 25, 2009 | Legaltech News

Judges and lawyers are among the millions of people using online social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace. But there are few rules to guide them in the legal arena. Here are three takes on how Texas judges use social networking sites to help them do their jobs.

By Miriam Rozen

11 minute read

October 23, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

If all goes according to plan, on Jan. 16, W. Mark Lanier will begin trying as many as nine Vioxx-related cases � at the same time � before Superior Court Judge Carol Higbee in Atlantic County

By Miriam Rozen

3 minute read

October 03, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

On Sept. 19, U.S. District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal of the Southern District of Texas in Houston issued a final judgment in favor of the plaintiff in Devon Energy Corp. v. Donald C. Westacott. Rosenthal ordered Westacott, who previously worked for Devon, to pay the company $63,000 in damages and $80,000 in attorneys' fees. Devon's lawyer says the litigation wasn't about the money.

By Miriam Rozen

4 minute read

May 09, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

When events move quickly, as they have in Libya recently, firms must supply quick answers. So say seven lawyers at Texas-based firms with Middle East offices and clients that do business with or in Libya. Vinson & Elkins counsel Tim Tyler's practice focuses on contracts between foreign governments and the oil and gas industry.

By Miriam Rozen

8 minute read

September 05, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

Dr. Richard E. Wainerdi, president, chief executive officer and chief operating officer of Texas Medical Center, and Lawrence M. Whalen, the center's vice president and general counsel, recently discussed their working relationship and their plans for the future.

By Miriam Rozen

8 minute read

October 25, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

Talk to Harriet Miers about the history made at the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 4 — the day the high court launched its term for the first time with three women justices — and there is no shoulda, woulda, coulda in her. Miers instead turns the conversation away from herself to make an argument for more women judges.

By Miriam Rozen

18 minute read

February 10, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

When Texas descendents of slaves filed a suit recently that named J.P. Morgan Chase, Union Pacific Railroad Co. and Westpoint Stevens Inc., the general counsel of those corporations probably didn't have to go very far back in newspaper archives to find other corporate defense lawyers confronting broad claims based on historical injustices. In the past few years, plaintiffs have sued to hold corporations responsible for their alleged roles in historical events.

By Miriam Rozen

7 minute read

April 15, 2011 | Law.com

Two former employees of Dallas' Simon, Eddins & Greenstone have sued the firm in federal court, asserting Title VII claims including sex discrimination and unlawful discharge, and alleging that a firm associate sent an email that included a link to a photograph of a partner's penis.

By Miriam Rozen

8 minute read

January 11, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

Third-year law student Giselle Torres says it may sound trite, but she accepted an offer to become an associate with Bracewell & Giuliani mostly because she connected with the people at the Houston-based firm. Torres is among the lucky law students who landed summer associate positions at BigTex firms in 2009 and received offers for permanent jobs they will start sometime after graduating in May.

By Miriam Rozen, Jeanne Graham and Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

11 minute read