I was talking recently with a colleague of mine about marketing. She very candidly confided in me that she is having difficulty with marketing. That when in politics, she had no problem with talking up the candidate she was working for, but now in her own practice she was having trouble selling herself. I identify…
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In July 2002 I walked out of Reliant Arena here in Houston, Texas thinking that I would never have to take another standardized test again. It was the final day of the bar exam. Little did I know that I was wrong. Over the past seven years I have attended numerous continuing legal education courses,…
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I attended the January13, 2009 meeting of the Houston Chapter of the American Inns of Courts. The topic of this meeting focused on themes and their roles in trials. Panelists included Judge Randy Wilson, Judge Reece Rondon, Judge Dion Ramos, Judge Jaclanel McFarland, Ellen Finley (with Jury Focus), Jeff Nobles (an appellate specialist) and myself….
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On January 9, 2009, the Texas Supreme Court altered a statute to the disadvantage of patients seeking justice from doctors who have committed malpractice. In the case of Badiga v. Lopez, the Court ruled that a doctor can appeal a certain pre-trial ruling even though the medical malpractice statute says that no such appeal can…
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The 81st session of the Texas Legislature is upon us. One area of law that needs to be revisited is the area of Workers’ Compensation law as it regards to fatalities on the job. The Texas Workers’ Compensation law of 1991 bars any employee from suing his/her employer if they are injured on the job…
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Last week, [email protected] and I resolved a case where a loving wife lost her husband of 19 years and two beautiful children lost their father. On August 30, 2006, my client’s life was forever changed when she received a phone call stating, “Something has happened to your husband; he died today.” The husband worked for…
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IRVING HOLDINGS, INC. AND ISAIAS TEWELDE v. HERMAN BROWN AND EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU Recently, on January 5, 2009, the Dallas Court of Appeals (5th District) issued an opinion that I would consider a small win for the personal injury victim. The opinion involves the application of Texas Civil Practices & Remedies Code (“the Code”)…
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In 1995 Mercedes Benz starting offering electronic stability control as a standard feature in some of their models. As early as 2000 some Lexus models started carrying ESC as a standard option. Some automakers have waited for much longer to provide ESC as a standard safety feature. The question is how does ESC make a…
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