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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.2nd Court Chief Justice's Resignation Sets Up Odd Political Situation
Gov. Rick Perry named two new appellate court justices last week. But it was the announcement by John Cayce, chief justice of Fort Worth's 2nd Court of Appeals, just months away from the March primary elections, that set up an odd political situation. Cayce announced on Nov. 30 that he will resign from the bench effective Dec. 31 to join Fort Worth's Kelly Hart & Hallman. Democratic and Republican officials will choose the candidates whose names appear on the November 2010 ballot to run for Cayce's unexpired term.View more book results for the query "Kelly Hart"
High court hasn't closed the book on retaliation
Don't expect a significant shift away from the U.S. Supreme Court's generally pro-employer stance, despite solid victories for workers in recent job bias cases and what some consider "surprising" votes by the two newest justices in those cases. But what is significant is that all but two of the justices now accept that protection from retaliation for making a discrimination claim — even if not mentioned in the text of a statute — is encompassed by the express right in federal civil rights laws to be free from discrimination.Baron & Budd Seeks JNOV in $8.8 Million Case
Even before the Oct. 4 hearing started, the fight over Russell Budd and Baron & Budd's attempt to have an $8.8 million verdict against them dismissed promised to be just as contentious as the six-week trial that led to that stinging defeat. Friedman & Feiger partner Larry Friedman (pictured) and Kelly Hart & Hallman partner David Keltner have been named to the Baron & Budd defense team.Appellate Boutique to Ring in New Year By Cutting Billing Rates
With clients facing hard times in today's uncertain economy, Alexander Dubose Jones & Townsend is taking the unusual step of reducing its billing rates in current hourly-fee cases by 10 percent, beginning Jan. 1, 2009. Douglas Alexander, a partner in the firm, said his firm is aware of the economic downturn's impact on clients.Life Looking Up for Law Students in the Lone Star State
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