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Fee Fight: Patent Litigant Seeks to Overturn Arbitration Award of Attorney Fees

Texas Lawyer

Monday, February 11, 2013

A Texas patent litigant is seeking to overturn a recent arbitration decision that awarded $3 million to Jenner & Block in a dispute over attorney fees, after the Chicago-based firm allegedly withdrew from representing the client on a contingency fee contract. Jamil Alibhai represents the litigant.

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Lawyers in Court Over Fee Fight

Texas Lawyer

Monday, January 7, 2013

An Austin labor and employment lawyer and an attorney who contracted with her on legal matters are embroiled in litigation, each claiming they are owed money for cases that arose under the contract.

Robert S. Bennett, Former Client Battle in Two District Courts

Texas Lawyer

Monday, December 24, 2012

Robert S. Bennett and former client Gary O. Land are facing off in two Harris County district courts: Land seeks to enforce an arbitration award in 125th District Court, and Bennett has sued Land in 165th District Court.

Couple Sues Brian Loncar & Associates, "Lending Company"

Texas Lawyer

Monday, December 10, 2012

Nickolas and Heather Stearns allege Brian Loncar & Associates deceptively encouraged them to borrow money from a lending company "at a shockingly high interest rate, without disclosing to his clients [the Stearnses] that the lending company was wholly or in part owned by Defendants." Loncar is permitted to advance money to clients, his attorney says.

Good Things Come in Threes: James Brashear Lands at Zix Corp. for His Third In-House Gig

Texas Lawyer

Monday, November 5, 2012

James Brashear likes to fly, whether he's piloting a plane or steering a legal department. As vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Zix Corp. since 2010, Brashear flies solo as the only in-house lawyer for the Dallas public company. Zix Corp., which offers customers email encryption services, generated nearly $40 million in 2011 revenue.

Texas Attorney Wins Hard-Fought Fees in Bitter Disability Case

The National Law Journal

Monday, September 17, 2012

A Louisiana appeals court has awarded $2 million in fees and costs to a Houston lawyer who has spent more than a decade in a bitter battle against Louisiana's attorney general over the lack of handicapped-accessible restrooms at a public university.