At a roundtable discussion in Collin County, “Domestic Relations: How to Make Your Case in Family Court,” judges covered property division pleadings, time limits on temporary order hearings, attorney fees and unrepresented litigants.

A big question for large Texas traditional civil law firms used to be whether they wanted to represent clients on a contingency fee basis. Now the question is: How many of those cases do they want to sign up?

A former client of Brent W. Coon PC of Beaumont and of lawyer Gary Riebschlager of Houston nonsuited a lawsuit she had filed against them in March, in which she alleged their malpractice resulted in a $948,178 judgment against her.

To learn how law firms are riding the waves of change, Texas Lawyer contacted six attorneys who lead Texas-based firms of various sizes. They said they expect their firms to undergo dramatic restructuring in response to market conditions in the next few years.

A former assistant district attorney in El Paso pleaded not guilty in federal court to a charge involving allegations that he conspired through text messages to accept cash if he would seek to dismiss criminal cases.