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Drilling Down: The Making of an Oil and Gas GC
As one of the top lawyers in the oil and gas business, Valero Energy Corp. general counsel Kim Bowers has closed many big deals over the years. Bowers discusses some of her career highlights working for the San Antonio company that is the largest independent oil refiner in the country.Judge Rejects Lawyer's Effort to Bring His Own Court Reporter
A Fort Worth district judge has denied a Beaumont lawyer's request to have his own court reporter transcribe off-the-record comments in a legal malpractice suit. Alto Watson said he wanted the extra reporter to capture the comments for purposes of an appeal.Annual Report on Firm Finance: Report Shows Mixed Results for Big-Tex Finances in 2005
Gross revenue at large Texas firms moved upward in 2005, but only slightly, with the 25 highest-grossing Texas-based firms posting an overall 2.3 percent increase in total revenue last year, compared to 2004.View more book results for the query "Kelly Hart Hallman"
Most Large Texas Firms Go Smaller on 2010 Summer Classes
Most of Texas' largest firms are staying aligned with their business needs by bringing in fewer summer associates for 2010. Among the 22 large Texas firms that responded to a survey, the total number of summer associate slots for 2010 decreased by about a third from last year.Large firms pay many Texas associates bigger bonuses
Many associates are richer due to bonus money. Large firms in Texas paid bonuses roughly equivalent to what they paid associates for 2006 work. The generous bonuses are in addition to salary raises that many big firms gave associates in 2007 as the Texas base salary for first-year associates increased to $160,000. "We felt like some of the associates ... were working excess hours, and we felt we should provide a special bonus to them," says Stanley Mayo, managing partner of Patton Boggs' Dallas office.Court Rebuffs Request to Write Goodner Decision Using BIC Pen
Expert testimony can make or break the likelihood a jury verdict will survive an appeal, especially when causation is disputed in a products liability case. But as recent opinions show, appellate courts can differ on when expert testimony is needed to prove causation — and when it isn't.Briefs Sought on Handbook Arbitration Provision's Enforceability
Whether an arbitration clause in an employee handbook is enforceable if the handbook states that the employer reserves the right to alter or cancel its policies is at issue in Hatton v. D.R. Horton, a case pending at the Texas Supreme Court. Andrew S. Golub (pictured) represents the former employee of D.R. Horton.Boutique to Cut Client Billing Rates in New Year
With clients facing hard times, Alexander Dubose Jones & Townsend is taking the unusual step of reducing billing rates in current hourly-fee cases by 10 percent, beginning on Jan. 1. Douglas Alexander, a partner with the Texas appellate boutique, says clients are tightening their belts so "we're willing to tighten our belts in terms of what we charge them." Alexander says the firm will not cut support staff or reduce salaries to make up for revenue loss, but ultimately the reduction will hit lawyers.Trending Stories
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