The combination gives Norton Rose 750 lawyers in 11 offices in the United States including Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. It gives Fulbright an expanded footprint internationally.

Disbarred lawyer Steven L. Rushing of Longview was sentenced to 41 months in prison and ordered to pay $929,076.29 in restitution after he pleaded guilty to mail fraud.

Plaintiffs’ and defense lawyers, tort reformers and groups that represent health insurers are hoping that Gov. Rick Perry signs a bill that they say will make personal injury cases easier to settle.

Lawyers who solicit criminal defendants by mail wouldn’t need to fear prosecution under the state’s barratry laws, if Gov. Rick Perry signs a bill that’s landed on his desk.

San Antonio solos Per Hardy and James Hoffman found a way to make a medical-malpractice case pay, after successfully casting the loss of a wife and mother’s household services as economic damages.