Because a visiting judge used a subjective, instead of objective, legal standard in deciding a disqualification and recusal motion, an Austin lawyer convicted of theft from the Pedernales Electric Cooperative will get a second chance to argue that the trial judge shouldn?t have presided over his case.

Lawyers and technologists face many challenges from the proliferation of Big Data, one of the most pressing is data privacy. Governments and businesses collect massive amounts and many types of data in ways seemingly unimaginable just a few years ago.

The judge who is overseeing a criminal complaint against Gov. Rick Perry on Sept. 6 chose members for a grand jury. During the proceeding, two prosecutors sat at the counsel tables: the attorney pro tem for the Perry complaint and the attorney pro tem for a citizen?s criminal complaint against Travis County District Attorney Rosemary … Read More »

A short paragraph about the availability and importance of the State Bar of Texas Lawyers Assistance Program should have been included in a recent article regarding recognition of the signs of substance abuse in legal professionals, suggests attorney Al Ellis.

Had he not prevailed in defense of Oncor Electric Delivery Co. in a lawsuit in Smith County, Tom Lillard of Lillard Wise & Syzgenda in Dallas predicts, “We would have plaintiffs lining up at the courthouse.”