By Brad Jackson and Cheryl L. Mann | September 3, 2019
Common Causes of Legal Malpractice Lawsuits
By Angela Morris | August 28, 2019
A lawyer for Ronny Krist said the 83-year-old "deservedly slapped the shit" out of another attorney for being disrespectful.
By Angela Morris | August 21, 2019
"He's been dropped as a party. He's saying, 'They don't represent me.' From my standpoint under the rules, that fulfills my obligation," Ty Clevenger said.
By Angela Morris | August 19, 2019
“I want a conviction,” said Houston attorney Michelle Acosta about San Antonio lawyer Allan Manka, who was charged with Class C misdemeanor simple assault for allegedly grabbing Acosta's buttocks. “Giving him deferred adjudication is a small slap on the wrist.”
By Angela Morris | July 22, 2019
The commission files for compulsory discipline when attorneys are convicted of crimes that fit the disciplinary procedural rules' definitions of “intentional” and “serious.”
By Angela Morris | July 19, 2019
Rep. Ron Reynolds, D-Missouri City, saw his criminal problems start in 2013 when he was indicted for felony barratry, which is the illegal solicitation of legal clients.
By Samantha Stokes | July 18, 2019
Mayoral candidate Tony Buzbee says Houston's Terry & Thweatt went after his client for a cut of contingency fees even though it was never hired to represent the client. Terry & Thweatt counters that Buzbee is ignoring the law.
By Kristen Rasmussen | July 11, 2019
But the Houston judge turned down a sanctions request, finding no evidence of bad faith on the former GC's part.
By Angela Morris | July 5, 2019
Lawyers can look forward to Texas Supreme Court oral arguments in four cases examining when a tolling rule applies to legal malpractice claims, the propriety of pretrial public opinion polling, and the affirmative defense of attorney immunity.
By Angela Morris | July 2, 2019
Solo practitioner Brandi Stokes, who represents herself pro se in a child custody dispute with her ex-husband, is separately facing an attorney discipline lawsuit for accusations she made when seeking disqualification of opposing counsel.
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