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August 02, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

Animal House

Joe Harness is a big-city lawyer who serves the residents of the boonies from the middle of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. As general counsel of Walco International Inc., a Grapevine company that distributes animal health-care products to rural areas, he helps ensure that pigs get fed and cattle take their medication, no matter how far from town they live.
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November 19, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

Resources to Consult When Facing an Ethical Dilemma

Many of the resources available to lawyers facing ethical dilemmas are available electronically or in hard copy form; an attorney with questions need not disclose any information about a pending case, write Dwayne J. Hermes and Natalie M. Butler.
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December 24, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Lawyer's Top 20 of '07

This year's top 20 Texas Lawyer articles rated by number of page views they received on www.texaslawyer.com.
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October 10, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

VerdictSearch

Neighbors sued each other over altercation. W�s ex-sister-in-law cleared of maliciously impugning boy�s paternity. Railroad-tie steps dangerous, 75-year-old�s estate claimed. Demoted educator claimed discharge stemmed from boss� retaliation. Glass quality in Ford Expedition to blame for rollover fatality.
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July 19, 2004 | Texas Lawyer

Effort to Add Amendments Misuses Time and Taxpayer Money

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has been out and about vigorously advocating various amendments to the U.S. Constitution in what is an exercise in disingenuous polemics, with a flawed rendition of American constitutional history.
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May 31, 2013 | Texas Lawyer

Why Run From E-Discovery?

I speak on electronic data discovery four to five times per year. It never fails that most of the presenters at these events preach fear as the motivation for learning about e-discovery. Happened just last week. What are the fears? [MORE]
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April 28, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

The Unquiet Man

Judge Jim Wallace knows he has critics as well as supporters. "But since I continue to be elected, I must be doing something right," he says.
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June 30, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

Former Associate Sues V&E Alleging Discrimination

Houston-based Vinson & Elkins is the defendant in a suit filed recently by one of its former associates, an African-American female attorney who alleges V&E engaged in unlawful employment practices that violated her civil rights.
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May 05, 2008 | Texas Lawyer

Second Grand Jury Indicts Justice David Medina's Wife; Judge Dismisses First Grand Jury's Declaratory Judgment Suit

A second grand jury indicted Texas Supreme Court Justice David Medina's wife on three felony arson charges but declined to indict the justice, while a trial court judge dismissed a declaratory judgment action filed by a previous grand jury that had indicted both of the Medinas.
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May 31, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

Despite Controversy, Legislative Continuances Persist

Texas Lawyer turned 25 on April 3. To mark our anniversary, each week the editorial department is looking back at the news we covered over the past 25 years and selecting one story to update for readers. This week, senior reporter John Council updates an article from the May 25, 1987, issue of Texas Lawyer, "Legislative Continuance Upheld."
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