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November 16, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

How Lawyers Can Address the Challenge of Too Much Information

In the midst of a legal recession, one might assume that lawyers' greatest challenge is to attract and retain clients, increase revenues, control costs and operate more efficiently. This newsletter's readers who are practicing lawyers and those involved in law firm administration (or both) face numerous challenges to operating efficiently.
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January 19, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

Commentary: Children Who Are Loved Too Much Don't Make Good Lawyers

There is a universe of young lawyers who grew up believing they were special. Their parents praised everything they did and they were constantly told some variation of "the world is your oyster."
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August 28, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

Midsize, and Loving It

With clients unwilling to pay higher fees charged by big firms, many have left behind the prestige and platforms of megafirms to find a better match with midsize practices.
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September 29, 2008 | Texas Lawyer

Extraordinary Women in Texas Law

Hortense Sparks Ward, Sarah T. Hughes, Barbara Jordan -- these and countless other storied women have pioneered the legal profession in the Lone Star State and mentored others in the ways of justice, ethics and advocacy. They also helped pave the way for the 30 women profiled in Extraordinary Women in Texas Law, a special magazine from Texas Lawyer.
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November 08, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

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March 29, 2004 | Law.com

U.S. v. Causey and Skilling

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September 15, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

Inadmissible

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May 05, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

CCA Upholds Butt Search for Crack

The Court of Criminal Appeals got to the bottom of things on April 23, holding that a trial court didn't err when it denied a motion to suppress crack cocaine that a Houston police officer found when he looked between the buttocks of a man without first obtaining a search warrant.
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December 05, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

Neeley v. West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School Dist.

The public school finance system violates Article VIII, �1-e of the Texas Constitution."[W]e are constrained to caution, as we have before, that a cap to which districts are inexorably forced by educational requirements and economic necessities, as they have been under Senate Bill 7, will in short order violate the prohibition of a state property tax.Use of the current system is enjoined, effective June 1, 2006.
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August 24, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

Social Networking Sites Help Judges Perform Their Duties

Judges and lawyers are among the millions of people using online social networking sites such as Facebook. But there are few rules to guide them in the legal arena. Should a judge set limits on what alleged juvenile offenders can post on their MySpace pages? Should a lawyer be wary about discussing clients and cases online?
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