| Editor's note: What follows are this year's top 20 Texas Lawyer articles rated by number of page views they received on www.texaslawyer.com between Jan. 1 and Dec. 18. The date after each headline below is the date the article appeared in print or online.
1. "Salary and Billing Survey: Texas Firms Try to Boost Profits By Spending More on Marketing Directors," June 30
2. "Annual Report on Firm Finance: Gross Revenue Up Despite Economic Slump," April 28
3. "Slavery Talk, Buttocks Slap Prompt Public Warnings of Two Judges," May 26
4. "Justice Medina Proclaims Innocence, Takes on Two Grand Jurors," Jan. 18
5. "Dear Dean Survey: Students Grade Their Law Schools in Key Categories," Aug. 18
6. "Former Paralegal Sues Laminack, Firms Alleging Wrongful Termination," July 29
7. "10 Bracewell Lawyers to Form School and Public Law Boutique," June 23
8. "In Memoriam: Fred Baron," Oct. 30
9. "Foreman: Grand Jury Wants to Make Medina Presentation to Incoming Panel," Jan. 23
10. "His Honor: For a Defiant Judge Samuel B. Kent, the Best Defense Is a Good Offense," Sept. 8
11. "Best on the Test: Texas Bar Exam Top Scorers Reveal Secrets to Their Success," Nov. 17
12. "Polygamist Compound Removal Cases to Test State Civil Justice System," April 10
13. "Suit Against Firm Over Howard Hughes' Cash Set for Trial," July 14
14. "Ten Attorneys Leave Cowles & Thompson to Form New Firm," Feb. 11
15. "Winstead Ordered to Disgorge Up to $500,000 in Bankruptcy Case," Sept. 8
16. "First Steps: Baby Lawyers Set Off on Disparate Professional Paths," Nov. 17
17. "BigTex Firms' First-Year Associate Ranks Rise By 5.2 Percent," Nov. 10
18. "Eastern District Rocket Docket Decelerates in Marshall Division," Aug. 18
19. "Pooling Lands, Not Just Leases: Issue of First Impression Decided By Court in Oil and Gas Case," Dec. 1
20. "Client Bargains Away Attorney-Client Privilege to Get Out of Suit," Sept. 1
