Jacob Marshall has sent a demand letter, made phone calls and even filed a lawsuit on behalf of two clients, all in hopes of recovering nearly a half-million dollars in settlement money that his clients believe was deposited in their former attorney’s Interest On Lawyer Trust Account. But, Marshall says, so far it’s all to … Read More »

There are two types of employment cases: those teaching empowerment of employers and those illuminating disaster. Attorney Michael P. Maslanka discusses empowerment.

During his closing arguments in the sentencing hearing for disbarred Dallas plaintiffs lawyer Thomas Corea, Dallas County Assistant District Attorney Jacob Harris argued that Corea has earned a unique place in Texas legal history. [See related video: ADA Jacob Harris discusses what he calls the “worst case” of lawyer misconduct in recent Texas memory.]

Barry Chasnoff has received lots of calls since four plaintiffs he represents filed a federal complaint on Oct. 28, seeking a declaratory judgment that the article in the Texas Constitution and related statutes barring same-sex marriage violate the plaintiffs’ constitutional due process and equal protection rights.

Lisa Gold is the top lawyer for Bedrock Manufacturing Co., but she has no office–not even a partitioned cubicle space. “This is not your everyday corporate lawyer environment,” says the vice president and general counsel of the privately held, Plano-based company.