Miriam Rozen

December 11, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

"Mr. Buzbee—how many times has he used the word 'liar'?" BP defense lawyer Kenneth Tekell asked jurors rhetorically during his closing. "If you don't have a case, if you have fallen flat on your face in a lawsuit, your best method of winning, as I have seen from other lawyers through the years, is to start calling everybody on the other side liars," Tekell then told the jurors.

By Miriam Rozen

4 minute read

December 11, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

"Litigators tend to do what they are comfortable with rather than considering different options for obtaining even better results and I think that's a mistake. Take time to read other people's ideas and solutions to problems and see if there is a place for new ideas in what you are doing."

By Miriam Rozen

3 minute read

December 11, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

"Mr. Buzbee—how many times has he used the word 'liar'?" BP defense lawyer Kenneth Tekell asked jurors rhetorically during his closing. "If you don't have a case, if you have fallen flat on your face in a lawsuit, your best method of winning, as I have seen from other lawyers through the years, is to start calling everybody on the other side liars," Tekell then told the jurors.

By Miriam Rozen

4 minute read

December 09, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

Jason Steed: "Frankly, the outrageousness of the state's actions is what motivated me."

By Miriam Rozen

2 minute read

December 09, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

For Baker Botts' Scott Powers, however, a victory against former treasury manager who worked with Stanford didn't appear assured, in part because the dollar figures at stake were so large. "You are seeking a large judgment against a defendant that obviously doesn't have the resources. That is a challenge when it comes to selling your case to the jury," Powers said.

By Miriam Rozen

3 minute read

December 09, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

For Baker Botts' Scott Powers, however, a victory against former treasury manager who worked with Stanford didn't appear assured, in part because the dollar figures at stake were so large. "You are seeking a large judgment against a defendant that obviously doesn't have the resources. That is a challenge when it comes to selling your case to the jury," Powers said.

By Miriam Rozen

3 minute read

December 09, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

Jason Steed: "Frankly, the outrageousness of the state's actions is what motivated me."

By Miriam Rozen

2 minute read

December 08, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

"Under immigration law, the government can deny anyone entry for a multitude of reasons at our ports of entry without benefit of the protections afforded by the Constitution. Let's start with Trump's wife a naturalized citizen from a country with a large Muslim population," Gordon Quan wrote in an email.

By Miriam Rozen

2 minute read

December 08, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

"Under immigration law, the government can deny anyone entry for a multitude of reasons at our ports of entry without benefit of the protections afforded by the Constitution. Let's start with Trump's wife a naturalized citizen from a country with a large Muslim population," Gordon Quan wrote in an email.

By Miriam Rozen

2 minute read

December 07, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

If she had the opportunity to rewind and replay the scene, plaintiff lawyer T Nguyen of the Turley Law Firm in Dallas said she would again exit a deposition before its conclusion, as she did two months ago.

By Miriam Rozen

4 minute read