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Appellate Lawyer of the Week

Texas Lawyer

Monday, April 15, 2013

Doug Alexander says there are powerful reasons for and against finding that unionized, public-sector employees have a right to have a union representative present during an employer's disciplinary review. But when the Texas Supreme Court faced the issue, Alexander's argument won.

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Commentary: Pinnacle of Practice Requires Creativity

Texas Lawyer

Monday, April 8, 2013

Creativity is making something of real value that did not exist before. The law requires creativity when attorneys practice at the highest levels.

Help Wanted: Who Will Fill 5th Circuit Vacancies?

Texas Lawyer

Monday, March 18, 2013

While President Barack Obama has appointed six U.S. district court judges in Texas, he has yet to place a jurist from the Lone Star State on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Commentary: Get Creative in Filings With Dialogue, Photos, Cartoons

Texas Lawyer

Monday, March 11, 2013

Brief writing is so hemmed in with picayune rules, it's no wonder lawyers want to bust loose now and then. Required sections, word limits, margin width and font size — not much is left to the imagination.

Bill Calls for Affirmance if Appellate Courts Miss Deadlines to Rule

Texas Lawyer

Friday, March 8, 2013

Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson (pictured) says it's "disturbing" to require an appellate court to affirm a lower-court ruling arbitrarily.

High Court Weighs Deeper Scrutiny of New-Trial Decisions

Texas Lawyer

Monday, January 14, 2013

How much deference should an appellate court give a trial court's new-trial order? The Texas Supreme Court faces that question in a mandamus case Justice Debra Lehrmann described during Jan. 8 oral argument as having "long-reaching ramifications." Thompson & Knight partner Scott Stolley is relators' counsel.