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January 21, 2008 | National Law Journal

How Those Lone Star Bonuses Measure Up

Some new lawyers in Texas rake in $70,000 in extra cash, but they may have to bill another 500 hours a year.
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February 07, 2007 | New York Law Journal

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May 26, 2008 | National Law Journal

Mel Weiss asks judge for leniency in sentencing

Securities plaintiff's lawyer Melvyn Weiss, the convicted co-founding partner of Milberg Weiss, has asked a federal judge to sentence him to a term of 18 months, the minimum term allowable under a plea agreement he reached with federal prosecutors earlier this year. Federal prosecutors are seeking the maximum under that plea agreement: 33 months. In court filings, prosecutors said they agreed with a pre-sentencing report that concluded an applicable sentencing range to be 33 to 41 months but recommended the lowest end of that range for Weiss. Sentencing is scheduled for June 2.
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September 28, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

Model Order Would Limit E-Discovery in Patent Cases

Chief Judge Randall Rader of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has unveiled a model order that would limit e-discovery in patent cases. At the 2011 Eastern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference in Irving on Sept. 27, Rader said the Federal Circuit Advisory Council unanimously voted to adopt the proposed "Model Order on E-Discovery in Patent Cases."
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January 15, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

Inadmissible

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February 07, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

Inadmissible

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February 21, 2007 | National Law Journal

Law school adds climate change law program to curriculum

Many law schools are incorporating global warming into existing environmental law classes, but Houston Law Center has developed a separate course covering litigation arising from the phenomenon. This semester the school is offering "Climate Change Litigation," a two-credit course taught by prominent environmental law practitioners.
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June 10, 2008 | National Law Journal

Former partner's lawsuit against Kasowitz Benson prompts talk of one-man firing machines

The recent suit against Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman by its former head of intellectual property brings into the spotlight a practice that some lawyers might find unimaginable: At some law firms, the managing partner can unilaterally fire other partners. A principal at legal consulting firm Altman Weil says the likelihood of having the managing partner in charge of terminating other partners depends on a firm's age, culture and size.
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March 12, 2007 | Law.com

A Climate Change in Classroom

Just as more law firms are establishing global-warming practice groups, law schools are crafting their own courses to address the legal issues of climate change. Many law schools are incorporating global warming into existing environmental law classes, but the University of Houston Law Center has developed a separate course covering litigation arising from the phenomenon. The two-credit course is taught by Susman Godfrey partner Stephen Susman and Bracewell & Giuliani partner Tracy Hester.
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April 28, 2006 | National Law Journal

Millions in Fees in ExxonMobil Case Delayed Amid Lawyer Misconduct Claims

A fight over legal fees that could exceed $450 million has gotten nastier. At a hearing Thursday, a Florida court was expected to rule on the award percentage that a group of attorneys would receive. But after lead trial counsel Eugene Stearns filed an emergency motion Wednesday alleging that "shocking" new facts about lawyer misconduct had surfaced, the court agreed to consider the evidence and set a May 3 hearing. The fee dispute stems from the $1.5 billion settlement of a class action against ExxonMobil.
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