By Angela Morris | December 13, 2019
James Keene of Stephenville resigned his law license this week rather than face attorney discipline over a criminal charge for third-degree felony prostitution. The indictment alleged he told a client, who was behind on her legal bills, that she had to have sex with him or he would stop representing her as an attorney and bondsman.
By Angela Morris | December 13, 2019
Valerie Jackson, a transgender woman who has sued over her treatment in a Dallas jail, alleged that new U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr is biased against LGBTQ people and should be removed from her case.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | December 12, 2019
As the founders of Kane Russell Coleman Logan implement their succession plan, the firm will adopt a C-suite management structure and appointed Karen Cox as its first woman managing director.
By Angela Morris | December 12, 2019
After an eight-day trial, it seemed that a pair of grieving parents' testimony helped sway a Dallas jury to award a $20 million verdict in a lawsuit…
By Angela Morris | December 12, 2019
A partnership dispute between investors of a road racing and off-road motorplex complex birthed at least four lawsuits, two of them against Texas law firms. The fourth of those cases is now over with Austin-based Howry, Breen & Herman winning an appeal over a $200,000 attorney fee dispute.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | December 11, 2019
A Houston inventor alleged he lost control of a patent through a business deal, and is seeking up to $1 million in damages from the law firm and several other defendants.
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By Jack Newsham | December 11, 2019
With new headhunters entering the industry and big money to be made as partner pay packages increase, the competition for candidates and credit has gotten fierce.
By Angela Morris | December 10, 2019
The FDIC alleged that banks made untrue, misleading statements about the quality of the mortgage loans in order to sell billions worth of residential mortgage-backed securities to Guaranty Bank, which failed in 2009.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | December 10, 2019
"I don't think he wanted people in the legal industry knowing he sued his former clients," said a defense attorney in the breach of contract suit Partners Legal Search filed over a search fee.
By Jane Wester | December 10, 2019
The decision came with one caveat, with Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Barry Ostrager saying the decision does not represent a vindication of Exxon Mobil's environmental stewardship. But he said the case implicated securities fraud, not the environmental footprint of the energy company.
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