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April 29, 2013 |

The Texas 100 - 2013

A chart of the 100 largest law firms in Texas.
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May 09, 2005 |

Tax Collector Tussle: Perdue, Brackett Sues Linebarger Goggan Over Fort Worth Contract

Tax collection joint venture Perdue, Brackett, Flores, Utt & Burns collected City of Fort Worth delinquent taxes in fiscal year 2003-2004 and hoped the city would extend the firm's contract to 2005. But the firm now alleges in a suit that the council delayed approval of a contract extension after a competitor sent a memo to council members that raises questions about how well Perdue, Brackett did its job.
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September 29, 2008 |

Extraordinary Women in Law: Lynn Rossi Scott

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August 19, 2010 |

About-Face: Firms, Lawyers Persuade Judge to Vacate Sua Sponte Rule 11 Sanctions

U.S. District Judge Terry Means of Fort Worth has vacated $35,000 in sanctions he had imposed sua sponte against four firms and seven lawyers, doing away with his previous finding that they had engaged in "attorney misconduct" while litigating a patent case. As part of order in april, Means took the unusual step of issuing sanctions, sua sponte, against four firms and seven lawyers who had represented a patent holder in the patent-infringement suit. But four months later, Means changed his mind and issued a 52-page opinion and order vacating the sanctions against the attorneys and firms.
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August 23, 2010 |

About-Face: Firms, Lawyers Persuade Judge to Vacate Sua Sponte Rule 11 Sanctions

In an Aug. 9 opinion, U.S. District Judge Terry Means of Fort Worth vacated $35,000 in sanctions he had imposed sua sponte against four firms and seven lawyers, doing away with his previous finding that they had engaged in "attorney misconduct" while litigating a patent case. Jeff Carter (pictured) represents McKool Smith in its response to the sanction order.
9 minute read
July 02, 2007 |

Newsmakers

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August 01, 2011 |

Hearing Held on Sanctions Imposed By Judge John McBryde

The perils of signing on as last-minute local counsel in a complicated intellectual property case were evident last week in a federal courtroom in Dallas. At a July 26 show-cause hearing, Fort Worth lawyer Joseph F. Cleveland, a partner in Brackett & Ellis, explained to Senior U.S. District Judge David Hittner why he should not be sanctioned for filing a pleading that did not sit well with another federal judge.
5 minute read
August 27, 2010 |

Firms, lawyers persuade judge to vacate sua sponte sanctions

A federal judge in Texas has vacated $35,000 in sanctions he had imposed sua sponte against four firms and seven lawyers, including a firm and a lawyer from Atlanta, doing away with his previous finding that they had engaged in "attorney misconduct" while litigating a patent case.U.S. District Judge Terry Means of Fort Worth on April 1 issued a 56-page opinion and order in Highmark v.
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March 16, 2010 |

VerdictSearch: Jury Says Dockworker Was Fired Because of His Age, Awards $257,500

A dockworker who was 62 when he was fired won a $257,500 verdict in an age discrimination suit against the company where he had worked for 45 years. He alleged the employer changed its layoff guidelines to ensure he could be laid off. The employer, a trucking company, argued the termination was legitimate and was aimed at cutting costs. The case was heard in Dallas County Court-at-Law No. 4.
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September 05, 2011 |

Federal Judge Dismisses Disciplinary and Sanctions Proceeding

Senior U.S. District Judge David Hittner has dismissed with prejudice the disciplinary and sanctions proceeding against a Fort Worth attorney, his former co-counsel and a former client. In January, U.S. District Judge John McBryde of Fort Worth sanctioned Brackett & Ellis partner Joseph F. Cleveland (pictured).
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