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More and more minority lawyers in Texas are going in-house these days for a variety of reasons, among them greater chances for advancement and more sensitivity to diversity issues. According to the State Bar of Texas, about 10 percent of Texas' 66,000 active lawyers consider themselves in-housers. Of that number, 8 percent are minorities. Meet five who've found their niche.2004 Marks a Very Good Year for Some Texas Associates
A handful of large Texas firms distributed or plans to distribute discretionary associate bonuses for 2004 that exceed the amounts -- in some cases by more than double -- of the bonuses paid in 2003, according to a survey of the 25 largest firms in Texas.Bills That Made It and Some That Didn't During the 79th Session
Here's a wrapup of legislation -- some successful and some that failed -- from the recent session of the Texas Legislature.Developments in the Substantive Law
Administrative, alternative dispute resolution, antitrust, appellate, banking, bankruptcy, business, constitutional, criminal defense, criminal prosecution, elder law, energy, environmental, family law, health care, immigration, insurance, intellectual, labor and employment, personal injury, real estate, school law, securities, tax law.Firms Deal With Caseloads, Pay Policies for Attorneys Called to Active Duty
Ten days after Hayes and Boone partner Andrew Fono learned he was being called to active duty, he turned his environmental litigation docket over to his partners and packed up his office in Houston. It's a rare situation for a partner to be called to active duty, and the firm didn't have a policy to deal with the situation. Most firms will supplement attorneys' military pay, as Hayes and Boone will do for Fono -- but lawyers must still contend with re-entry issues at the end of service.Trending Stories
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