Miriam Rozen

October 19, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

Thirteen former Dallas Bar Association presidents and the organization's current president Tim W. Mountz have offered their support to President George W. Bush's controversial nomination of White House counsel Harriet Miers to become a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Miriam Rozen

3 minute read

January 19, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

Half of the 48 lawyers at Dallas' Touchstone, Bernays, Johnston, Beall & Smith plan to leave the firm at the end of January to open their own legal shop. "We wanted to build a firm of our own," says Gregory Ave, a Touchstone Bernays partner who, along with seven other partners and 16 associates, is leaving to form Walters, Balido & Crain.

By Miriam Rozen

2 minute read

August 15, 2008 | Law.com

The five individual defendants in United States v. Holy Land Foundation, et al. have filed an emergency motion asking the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a July 30 decision in which a federal judge ruled that their double-jeopardy claims were frivolous and denied them a stay to appeal his ruling. Prosecutors allege the defendants -- all of whom formerly worked for HLF, a now-defunct Texas-based Muslim charity -- used the organization to help fund terrorists in the West Bank and Gaza.

By Miriam Rozen

8 minute read

January 24, 2011 | Law.com

A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the constitutionality of the University of Texas at Austin's consideration of race in its admissions process in 2008 — the year two white applicants denied admission allege racial considerations disadvantaged them. Patricia "Patti" Ohlendorf (pictured) is vice president for legal affairs at UT.

By Miriam Rozen

5 minute read

May 17, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

When the Dallas Mavericks lost twice to the Sacramento Kings at the American Airlines Center during the NBA`s Western Conference semifinals, fans weren`t referring to a literal stench when griping about the stinking games. Keith Shuley, a partner and environmental expert in the Austin office of Dallas` Hughes & Luce, can attest to that.

By MIRIAM ROZEN

9 minute read

September 03, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Tuesday, Dallas' 5th Court of Appeals sided with the Texas office of the attorney general, ruling that a same-sex couple cannot get divorced in Texas.

By Miriam Rozen

5 minute read

February 27, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

Gary M. Vodicka, a Dallas solo practitioner, is waging a legal battle against Southern Methodist University over University Gardens Condominiums, one unit of which is lived in by Vodicka. The university has been buying other units in the complex since the late 1990s, but now the stakes are higher: The units sit on property that could become the location for the George W. Bush presidential library.

By Miriam Rozen

6 minute read

October 23, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

Prompted by an inspection by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, Dallas County sheriff's deputies revised their procedures on bringing inmates to the Frank Crowley Courts. The changes have have led to time-consuming delays in the attorneys' workdays, some defense lawyers say.

By Miriam Rozen

9 minute read

February 04, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

Who would want James V. Derrick Jr.`s job now? The embattled general counsel at bankrupt Enron Corp. faces inquiries from congressional investigators, plaintiffs lawyers and federal prosecutors. A mob of reporters hangs outside the door of the bankrupt company`s headquarters in downtown Houston waiting for the day`s dose of bad news.

By MIRIAM ROZEN

11 minute read

October 22, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

After deliberating for 19 days, the jury in United States v. Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, et al. told the judge that 11 out of 12 of them had determined that further deliberations would not lead to unanimity among the panel members. As a result, Chief U.S. District Judge A. Joe Fish declared a mistrial.

By Miriam Rozen

7 minute read