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Chip Babcock Represents Dr. Phil in Copyright-Infringement Suit

Texas Lawyer

Monday, May 13, 2013

Jackson Walker partner Charles L. "Chip" Babcock is in the news again, representing another television talk show host. This time it's Dr. Phil.

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Commentary: Narcissus — Alive, Well and Practicing Near You

Texas Lawyer

Monday, December 12, 2011

The legal profession contains more than a disproportionate share of big egos. write Lisa Blue Baron and Robert B. Hirschhorn. But there's a difference between excessive self-confidence and narcissism. Learning about how the mental health profession defines narcissism can help attorneys keep an even keel, even when working for, litigating against or appearing in court in front of a narcissist.

Brown Signs Message to Jurors: Stop Tweeting!

The Recorder

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

SACRAMENTO ? Tweeting jurors beware. Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday signed legislation that will admonish jury members not to mix their civic duty with social media during trials.

Attorneys Allege Legal Aid Group, Two Execs Violated Wiretap Act

Texas Lawyer

Monday, October 11, 2010

Two former attorneys at Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas have sued the organization and two of its executives, alleging the defendants violated the Texas Wiretap Act when a telephone conversation they had at work was intercepted and recorded. The attorneys are Sophia Katherine Palat (pictured) and Kervyn B. Altaffer Jr.

Advertising Rules and Social Media: Back to the Future?

Texas Lawyer

Monday, July 12, 2010

The Advertising Review Committee of the State Bar of Texas recently revised Internal Interpretive Comment 17, one of many comments issued to assist the Advertising Review Department in determining whether specific communications comply with Part VII of the Disciplinary Rules. According to the State Bar website, the new version "addresses issues with different kinds of Internet-based advertisements, from websites and social media websites to web-based display ads and blogs." The committee has thus alleviated the concerns of the social media-wary ? or has it?

Logix Communications LP v. Public Utility Commission of Texas

Texas Lawyer

Monday, March 31, 2008

The district court did not err in upholding AT&T's method of counting business lines in a wire center.