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August 02, 2004 |

Inadmissible

6 minute read
October 25, 1999 |

Fifth Circuit Narrows Definition of Prevailing Party

A 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that barred a fee award for lawyers who filed a Voting Rights Act challenge to Dallas County, Texas' procedure for appointing election judges makes it harder to win fees as a prevailing party, lawyers say. The court found that the plaintiffs did not prevail even though the Texas Legislature passed a law changing the appointment method after the suit was filed and the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a dismissal of the suit.
4 minute read
December 04, 2003 |

How to Be a Winner in the Courtroom

Trial judges are always flattered when new attorneys ask how they might improve their trial skills. Former trial and Texas Supreme Court Judge Rose Spector gladly shares some tips about how to be a winner in the courtroom -- from making the right first impression to keeping your eye open for a lucky break. She also offers some sage advice for accepting defeat: Move on.
5 minute read
August 02, 2002 |

Number of Big-Firm Minority Lawyers in Austin Increases

Austin`s largest firms continued to show slight gains this year in the number of minority lawyers employed, leaders of two minority attorney groups say. Of the almost 1,200 attorneys employed by Austin`s 26 largest firms, 126 - or 10.6 percent - are African-American, Hispanic, Asian or Native-American, according to figures compiled by the Hispanic Bar Association of Austin and the Austin Black Lawyers Association. That`s up from 9.8 percent in 2001, says ABLA vice president Brian Jammer, deputy general c
4 minute read
June 02, 2003 |

Take Heart in Judicial Review

As lawyers we understand that it is to the U.S. Constitution all must look for guidance. When the popular will clashes with our own individual liberties we look to the courts to maintain a balance.
5 minute read
August 10, 2005 |

Minority Lawyers' Groups Issue Diversity Report Card

Representatives of two minority attorney groups say Austin's 25 largest firms are making progress in hiring minority lawyers but that some firms aren't trying hard enough. On the groups' 2005 report card, released on July 28, eight firms received an A+ for their efforts in hiring and retaining minority attorneys, and two firms received an A. However, eight firms received D ratings and one firm received an F- on the sixth annual ranking.
6 minute read
September 21, 2000 |

The Path to Service

When Suzanne Covington graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 1977, she moved to a reservation to provide legal services to Navajo and Hopi tribe members. Although she lived there with no electricity, she says it was "fun" and "rewarding." Attorneys who appear before Covington, now a District Court judge in Austin, Tex., say such experiences help make her an outstanding jurist.
6 minute read
March 03, 2003 |

Never Fear: Juries Do Get It

Once prepared on the facts and the law, no lawyer ever should fear facing a jury.
5 minute read
August 22, 2005 |

Court Dismisses Suit Brought by Family of Slain Officer

Allegations that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice was negligent in the death of an Irving police office slain by seven prison escapees armed with guns stolen from the prison do not overcome TDCJ's immunity from suit, the 5th Court of Appeals held recently.
6 minute read
February 25, 2003 |

Acquiescence After the Fact

After months of preparation, Texas Deputy Solicitor General Lisa Eskow will stand before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to argue that what she terms a "procedural gotcha" should not entitle a state prison inmate to a second trial in his federal civil rights suit. The high court is being asked to settle a circuit split on the validity of a party's post-judgment consent to a trial before a U.S. magistrate judge.
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