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Sex for Legal Services? How a Texas Attorney Lost His Law License

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.
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Texas Lawyer

Transgender Woman Wants Judge Brantley Starr Off Case for Alleged Anti-LGBTQ Bias

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.
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Texas Lawyer

How Kane Russell's Founders Passed the Baton, Tapping New Leaders, First Woman Chair

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.
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Texas Lawyer

'Do Your Job': Dallas Lawyer's Winning Argument Behind $20M Greyhound Verdict

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…
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Texas Lawyer

Howry, Breen & Herman Triumphs in $200,000 Fee Dispute

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.
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Texas Lawyer

Seyfarth Shaw Faces Legal Mal Suit Over Cleaning Method Patent

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.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Headhunter Litigation Puts Spotlight on Secretive Industry Focused on Partner Moves

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.
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Texas Lawyer

FDIC, Deutsche Bank $150M Settlement Stemmed From About a Decade of Litigation

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.
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Texas Lawyer

In Suit Against Kilpatrick Townsend Partner Pair, Mystery Recruiter ID'd as James Wilson

"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.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Manhattan Judge Clears Exxon in NY AG's Lawsuit Over Accounting for Climate Change Risks

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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