I, along with other attorneys from the firm, recently had the opportunity to participate in the Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program’s Saturday Clinic held at The Ripley House in East Houston. HVLP provides pro bono legal services to low-income men and women of Harris County and to promote volunteerism among the legal community. We volunteered our…
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I have just returned from my first meeting as a Trustee on the Board of Trustees of the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society. This organization was founded in January 1990 on the Sesquicentennial of the first session of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas, and the Society’s incorporation papers were filed with the…
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It has been nearly six months since Hurricane Ike made landfall. The damage that Hurricane Ike caused to many home and land owners throughout the Houston and Galveston area was tremendous. If you are one of the many who suffered a loss from Hurricane Ike, you have most likely made a claim with your insurance…
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In a case recently we had non-resident defendants assert the fiduciary shield doctrine as a defense to jurisdiction. Although these out of state defendants visited Texas on several occasions and conducted business in the State of Texas, they claimed protection from jurisdiction on the grounds that all their contacts with Texas were in their capacities…
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I attended a hearing that United States District Judge David C. Godbey conducted today in the Stanford fraud case. The hearing was set at the request of the SEC for a Preliminary Injunction to preserve the assets of the Stanford companies until the final trial of the case. An agreed Preliminary Injunction was entered regarding…
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You are having dinner with some friends, when one of the members of the party begins to slur their words, and seems confused. Since no one ordered wine, this is very troubling. Do you know how to determine whether this is a medical emergency or not? According to a recent article in the New York…
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