Miriam Rozen

March 29, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

When Scott Sessions, general counsel of On-Target Supply & Logistics, met his company`s entrepreneurial founder, Albert C. Black, for an informal job interview three years ago, the two men talked over breakfast at the Adolphus Hotel in downtown Dallas.

By MIRIAM ROZEN

9 minute read

July 23, 2008 | Law.com

Defendants in a high-profile Texas trial involving Holy Land Foundation, a now-defunct Muslim charity that federal prosecutors allege funded terrorists in the West Bank and Gaza, have filed a joint motion to postpone a retrial. The defendants allege that the 5th Circuit has not paid most of the legal fees for four of the defendants' court-appointed lawyers since October 2007 when a mistrial in the case was declared, and argue that because of the nonpayment, the defense is not prepared for retrial.

By Miriam Rozen

11 minute read

June 21, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

Right up until the judge called out the numbers of the jurors who would decide the case at the recent Arthur Andersen obstruction-of-justice trial, Lisa Wacker says she expected to participate in the deliberations.

By MIRIAM ROZEN

7 minute read

October 17, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

A group of plaintiffs counsel recently decided on a voice vote that W. Mark Lanier of Houston will take the lead at the trial of nine Vioxx cases scheduled for January in New Jersey.

By Miriam Rozen

3 minute read

January 30, 2006 | Law.com

CPS Energy, which serves San Antonio, is the nation's largest municipally-owned energy company providing natural gas and electric service. CPS Energy bills rank among the lowest in the nation's largest cities, and the company has earned the highest financial ratings of any electric system in the nation. CPS Energy Chief Executive Officer and General Manager Milton B. Lee, and Senior Vice President and General Counsel N. Beth Emery provide some of the inside scoop on the company.

By Miriam Rozen

9 minute read

February 23, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

When the FDIC contacts Mullin Hoard & Brown, it takes the firm less than a day to reply with a proposed budget, which can run anywhere from $250,000 to $1 million, for investigating a professional liability claim stemming from a bank failure. "We basically know where we are going," partner Steven Hoard says. Now there's big financial opportunity for firms with banking regulatory experience.

By Miriam Rozen

10 minute read

January 21, 2004 | Law.com

Scott O'Grady survived being shot down from his fighter jet while patroling a Bosnian no-fly zone in 1995. Locke Liddell & Sapp partners believe he has a compelling and heroic story to tell. They expect that heroism to help them win a federal case that's going to trial this week over the movie "Behind Enemy Lines."

By Miriam Rozen

8 minute read

September 06, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

Former Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Tom Phillips (pictured), now a partner in the Austin office of Baker Botts, is a defendant in a wrongful-death suit in Bastrop County. The plaintiffs allege their daughter died in a car crash after being served alcohol at the Phillips' home in 2009. Their lawyer said the defendants did not serve or provide alcohol to anyone on the night before the accident.

By Miriam Rozen

4 minute read

October 27, 2008 | Texas Lawyer

Career development officials at six Texas law schools say some large and mid-sized Texas firms are downsizing their recruiting plans for next summer in the wake of stock market upheaval and the nation's liquidity crisis, while other firms are considering such moves.

By Miriam Rozen

8 minute read

January 12, 2010 | Law.com

With graduation less than five months away, former summer associates in Texas have been accepting full-time offers even though some firm leaders, such as those at Vinson & Elkins, did not tell them their start date or salary. Despite the lack of information, the acceptance rate for V&E's job offers rose significantly over last year's. Perhaps not surprisingly, at a time when some firms didn't have summer programs and others extended no offers, acceptance rates have risen for several other Texas firms as well.

By Miriam Rozen, Jeanne Graham and Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

11 minute read