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By Ali Mosser | April 18, 2022
If a non-party fails to comply with a valid and enforceable subpoena without adequate excuse, a court can hold the non-party in contempt and punish the non-party by fine or imprisonment (Tex. R. Civ P. 176.8). A Texas court can also compel the non-party to respond to the discovery subpoena, say Cantey Hanger attorney Ali Mosser.
Texas Lawyer | Analysis|Expert Opinion
By Brett Johnson | April 14, 2022
After an extended period of working remotely in a great deal of isolation, attracting and retaining talent will be the next big hurdle for firms to address, says Brett Johnson is the head of the Litigation Practice for the Dallas office of Winston & Strawn.
Texas Lawyer | Analysis|Diversity in the Raw
By Marisa Secco Giles | March 8, 2022
"While the road to being a successful female litigator may have its challenges, there are steps to take that can help clear the path," says Austin attorney Marisa Secco Giles.
Texas Lawyer | Best Practices|Commentary
By Michael P. Maslanka | January 28, 2022
President Kennedy knew what all effective trial lawyers know: be direct, be candid, ask for what you want. And do so in vivid specifics, not gauzy generalities.
Texas Lawyer | Commentary|Expert Opinion
By Quentin Brogdon | September 20, 2021
If ever there was an event on which witnesses should have agreed, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas in 1963 was that event. Yet eyewitnesses to the assassination could not agree on even the most basic details of what happened in plain view in Dealey Plaza.
By Zack Needles | Alaina Lancaster | August 27, 2021
This recent episode of Legal Speak is your chance to get some pointers on legal writing from a sitting judge without worrying about having your motion tossed out.
By Zack Needles | Karen Sloan | June 25, 2021
This week's episode is your chance to get some pointers on legal writing from a sitting judge without worrying about having your motion tossed out. Am Law Litigation Daily editor and columnist Ross Todd chats with 10th Circuit Judge Robert E. Bacharach, author of the recent book, "Legal Writing: A Judge's Perspective on the Science and Rhetoric of the Written Word." The book examines legal writing through the lens of psycholinguistics, a branch of cognitive science focused on how the brain processes language and speech.
Texas Lawyer | Best Practices|Commentary|Expert Opinion
By Quentin Brogdon | May 24, 2021
Cross examination of an expert witness can make or break a case, says Quentin Brogdon.
By Cedra Mayfield | May 20, 2021
"Your adrenaline's running, you're in the trial zone and you don't necessarily think before you speak, and you say the wrong thing," said appellate attorney Elissa Haynes in Atlanta. "That wrong thing is oftentimes what a juror latches on to, and it results in these outrageous verdicts."
By Kenneth Artz | April 19, 2021
Texas Lawyer spoke recently with Amy M. Stewart, a founding partner with the Stewart Law Group, about what it was like presenting her first case on Zoom, what she learned from the experience and the Virtual Proceedings Playbook.
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