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State Bar Board Overwhelmingly Rejects Insurance-Disclosure Rule
On a 39-1 vote Jan. 29, the State Bar of Texas board of directors recommended that lawyers not be required to disclose whether they have professional liability insurance unless a client or potential client requests such information. When the State Bar Board voted on the disclosure issue, Bill Ogden (pictured) cast the only vote in favor of recommending a disclosure rule.Judicial Spat Erupts at Meeting
Fireworks expected at the Sept. 15 business session of the State Bar of Texas Judicial Section's annual conference failed to materialize. But sparks flew at the Council of Chief Justices' meeting on the same day. By the end of the day, the council's new chairman — who happens to be the Judicial Section's immediate past chairman — had resignedHow Do You Spell Relief? R-E-V-I-S-I-O-N-S
The state Supreme Court has revised some of the proposed changes to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct that gave lawyers the most heartburn. Kennon Peterson (pictured), the Supreme Court's rules attorney, says the court reorganized Rule 1.15 and modified the language about when a lawyer has to notify a third person. The court took out the "reasonably believes" standard, she says.An Imperfect Storm: Lawyers Help Lawyers Deal With Ravages of Rita
The State Bar has extended its Katrina relief efforts to Rita for displaced Texas lawyers looking around the state for temporary office space and/or work. Legislators, judges and leaders of the State Bar and trial bar have also stepped into the breach to ensure that the wheels of justice don't stop turning altogether.Legal Dept. Pilots American Airlines Through Rough Skies
While helping their company emerge from bankruptcy proceedings, American Airlines Inc.'s General Counsel Gary Kennedy and his legal department have faced a U.S. Department of Justice challenge to American's plan to merge with US Airways, in addition to multibillion-dollar litigation.A Buyer's Guide to Law Firm Software
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