Premise: Texas was one of the most talented groups of trial lawyers (plaintiffs and defense) in the country. Over the last 20 years, there have been significant changes to the Texas tort laws. Most of those changes are viewed as anti-consumer or anti-plaintiff. The resulting effect on contingency fee lawyers has been generally described as…
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Expert testimony has become the critical element in many civil and criminal cases. The outcome of personal injury litigation can depend on just a few words from an expert witness whom the Court recognizes as a credible and reliable authority. Our strategy at is to use expert witnesses as both an offensive and defensive tactic….
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Having been raised in Brownsville, Texas where the Hispanic population constitutes over 90% of the community, I was fortunate to have been exposed to both the Hispanic and American cultures. More importantly, I learned to speak Spanish and English. According to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hispanic workers face a greater risk of…
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In the last two weeks I was able to take some time off and go on vacation. The first part of my trip took me to the middle of nowhere in Mexico to go white wing dove hunting with a couple of close friends, but mainly with people I had never met. There were 8…
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I attended the South Texas College of Law Houston Seminar on July 31, 2008 to listen to various speakers on the program entitled “White Collar Practice for the Business Lawyer and In-House Counsel”. It was a well attended seminar with various district attorneys, U.S. attorneys, criminal defense lawyers and lawyers who participated as speakers in…
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The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) has published its inaugural edition of the Journal of Law & Policy, co-edited by [email protected], Jr. and Jimmie Reyna. This publication is the culmination of the dedication and hard work of many over the span of three HNBA administrations. The purpose of The HNBA Journal of Law & Policy…
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As many lawyers know, law school can be not only demanding of one’s time, but also on one’s bank account. Fortunately, the Mexican-American Bar Association of Texas Foundation (MABATx Foundation) will host their Third Annual Luncheon benefiting Hispanic law student scholarships this Thursday, August 21, 2008 at the Downtown Doubletree Hotel in Houston. Scholarships are…
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The Federal Motor Carrier Administration put a Dallas-area based bus operator, Autobuses Rio Verde, out of service on August 22, 2008. A bus operating under the USDOT number and Motor Carrier number of Autobuses Rio Verde was involved in a fatal bus crash accident on July 3, 2008, just south of the U.S. / Mexico…
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