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Texas Lawyer

El Paso Lawyers Accused of Deducting $10.4M Tax From Clients' Award

The attorneys were able to secure a jury verdict of more than $156 million in combined damages.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Proposed Rule Will Prevent Clients From Strategically Disqualifying Lawyers

"The rule says if you caution a prospective client to not reveal anything until you agree to accept representation, and they are acting in bad faith, then it won't effectively taint you," attorney Lewis Kinard said.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Avoid Ethical Pitfalls Through Diligent Mid-Year Billing Practices

By implementing diligent billing practices at mid-year, attorneys can reduce the stress of the year-end collections crunch, comply with ethical obligations, and help maintain a good attorney-client relationship.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

New Rules for Attorney Discipline Pending Before Texas Supreme Court

Each of the 12 rules now before the supreme court received strong majority support. Approval margins for the proposed rules ranged from a low of 75.66% to a high of 85.93%.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas State Bar June Disciplinary Report Cites Actions Against 9 Attorneys

A Houston-area immigration attorney resigned in lieu of discipline and eight other attorneys were suspended or received public reprimands, according to the June State Bar of Texas disciplinary report.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Another Blow to the Gist of the Action Doctrine

The gist of the action doctrine is generally "designed to maintain the conceptual distinction between breach of contract claims and tort claims. As a practical matter, the doctrine precludes plaintiffs from re-casting ordinary breach of contract claims into a tort claim."
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Binding or Unconscionable? Ga. Appeals Court Weighs Morgan & Morgan Attorney-Client Arbitration Clause

The suggestion that this case should be remanded would make the enforcement of arbitration agreements unfavored because they would bounce back-and-forth between these courts," defendant-appellant attorney William "Bill" Holley of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings said.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Florida Law Firms, Attorney Face Malpractice Lawsuit

"My client was absolutely devastated," said the estate's attorney, Robert Rubin. "She feels like she was betrayed and that she was lied to."
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Michael Best Hit With Legal Mal Suit Over Work for Startup Company

A startup and its two founders sued Michael Best & Friedrich and two lawyers in Chicago, alleging they mishandled a business reorganization.
3 minute read

Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Trusting Gen AI to Minimize Risk? Your Malpractice Insurer Does

One of the most risk-averse constituencies in an already risk-averse field is giving a green light.
4 minute read

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