Does Texas Have Enough Resources to Discipline Unethical Attorneys?
Austin legal ethics solo practitioner Jim McCormack, a former Texas Bar chief disciplinary counsel, said the state is “doing 2019 grievance work with a 1991 grievance system.”
Austin legal ethics solo practitioner Jim McCormack, a former Texas Bar chief disciplinary counsel, said the state is “doing 2019 grievance work with a 1991 grievance system.”
In September, Texas became the first state in the country to criminalize "deepfakes"—video clips created with artificial intelligence that make people appear to say or do something they did not. But legal experts questioned the new law's constitutionality and said the rapidly evolving technology behind deepfakes has the potential wreak havoc on the legal system, particularly when it comes to authenticating evidence in litigation.
The caste system between lawyers and business professionals is a reality at Texas firms, but professionals say it may be improving.
In years past, a company’s general counsel was often looked upon as the gatekeeper whose favorite word is “no” and as someone who stifles innovative business measures because of a fear of risk.
As more clients ditch email for text and chat tools, attorneys and their law firms are forced to navigate the risks of operating in characters instead of paragraphs. Can they keep up with the times?
Michael P. Maslanka
Why do we listen to bad advice? Because it’s simple to understand, easy to digest and inoffensive to hear. All sizzle, no steak, as they say in West Texas. What follows are five pieces of bad advice but with each accompanied by an antidote to neutralize the poison and transform it into something helpful, actionable and meaningful.
Jeff Heller
Whistleblowing has been a part of the legal lexicon in this country since the Civil War when, in response to contractors defrauding the government,…
Dana Chang Dikas
In April 2019, the DOJ’s Criminal Division released its updated guidance document, Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs, intended to assist…
Stephen Fox and Theanna Sedlock
Whether set forth in stand-alone agreements, corporate acquisition agreements, or employment agreements, these types of restrictive covenants have become the subject of a recent flurry of government enforcement actions and private class actions.
