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‘Spanking’ Judge Given a Public Warning

A Texas judicial conduct panel has given a public warning to a judge who gave parents the option of paddling their children or paying a $500 fine. The public warning given to Judge Gustavo Garza is in the middle range of disciplinary options, the Associated Press reports. The State Commission…

Apr 3, 2009 2:10 PM CDT

Paralegal Loses Sex Claims, But Can Sue Texas PI Lawyer Over Firing & OT

A Texas judge has dismissed a paralegal’s civil litigation claims of sexual misconduct by a well-known plaintiff personal injury attorney, but allowed her to continue with other allegations. Harris County District Judge Tracy Christopher yesterday granted a motion for summary judgment for lack of evidence by attorney Richard Laminack on…

Apr 2, 2009 8:01 PM CDT

Assets Frozen, Billionaire Stanford Has No $ For Lawyer

Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford notified a federal court in Dallas this week that he is unable to retain counsel because all his assets and money have been seized. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued Stanford and two associates, accusing them of running a multibillion-dollar fraud through investment…

Apr 1, 2009 2:36 PM CDT

Stanford Lawyer Hits SEC ‘Storm Troopers,’ Says His Client is No Madoff

Houston lawyer Dick DeGuerin is going on the offensive as he takes on a new client—billionaire R. Allen Stanford, accused of running an $8 billion Ponzi scheme. In interviews with Bloomberg, Business Week and the Houston Chronicle, DeGuerin said Stanford is no Bernard Madoff, who has pleaded guilty to running…

Mar 27, 2009 11:21 AM CDT

Justices Side With Prosecutors Who Reneged on Plea Bargain

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that a defendant upset when prosecutors renege on a plea bargain need to bring the issue up at trial, not on appeal. With a vote of 7-2, the court in Puckett v. U.S (PDF), cleared up a split in the circuits and narrowed a…

Mar 25, 2009 5:56 PM CDT

Top Texas Judge Blames Inmate’s Lawyers for Alleged Execution-Eve Appeal Snafu

In a filing today, the presiding judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denies disciplinary charges of misconduct and incompetence filed against her last month by the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct. Publicly castigated after she refused a request to allow the court clerk’s office to stay open to…

Mar 25, 2009 2:12 AM CDT

Ousted Duquesne Dean Gets New Job at South Texas

It didn’t take long for the ousted dean of Duquesne University’s law school to find a new job. After claiming he was forced to resign late late year from the Pittsburgh law school because of a personality conflict with the school’s president, Don Guter is now headed to a new…

Mar 24, 2009 8:29 PM CDT

Six Executed Inmates Lost Appeals Because Lawyers Were Late

Nine death-row inmates in Texas, including six who were executed, lost their appeals because their lawyers missed filing deadlines. Two inmates had the same court-appointed lawyer, who used the same excuse for blowing the deadline in both cases, the Houston Chronicle reports. The lawyer, Jerome Godinich, said a malfunctioning filing…

Mar 23, 2009 2:58 PM CDT

Jailed in Wedding Gown, Texas Bride Complains About Web Photo

A Texas bride arrested on her wedding night after her new husband was pulled over in March 14 drunk driving sweep, dubbed “March Madness,” in Harris County had to spend the night in jail. But that wasn’t the worst of it. A photo taken by an unknown man of Jade…

Mar 20, 2009 4:37 PM CDT

Lawyers on ‘Heidi Fleiss of Houston’ Client List May Be Interviewed

A few Texas lawyers may soon be feeling a bit uneasy over the latest high-profile prostitution prosecution, if they aren’t already. An arrest of the alleged “Heidi Fleiss of Houston” netted a white-collar client list of 1,500 or so, which includes a number of attorneys, reports the Houston Chronicle, relying…

Mar 17, 2009 10:50 PM CDT

Lawyer and Staff Layoffs at Baker Botts

Baker Botts had hoped that a hiring freeze imposed last year would avert potential law firm layoffs. But now they have become necessary, the firm says in an internal memo circulated today: “The recession has been so deep and long-lasting … that we regrettably have also had to reduce our…

Mar 12, 2009 9:37 PM CDT

Texas DA Blasts Prosecution & Defense for Wrongful Rape Conviction

In a rare public rebuke, District Attorney Pat Lykos of Harris County, Texas, has blasted both prosecution and defense lawyers in a wrongful conviction case. She also blames police and a dysfunctional police crime lab, for “a cascading, systemwide breakdown” that caused an innocent man to be convicted and sentenced…

Mar 12, 2009 7:22 PM CDT

Move Over, ‘Boston Legal’: ‘Dallas DNA’ Is on Deck

First came LA Law. Then Boston Legal. Now, Dallas DNA is poised to hit the nation’s airwaves. But, unlike the earlier award-winning television dramas, this one is set in real life. “Dallas DNA chronicles a pioneering unit within the Dallas County’s District Attorney’s office where post-conviction DNA testing is being…

Mar 11, 2009 11:53 PM CDT

Broaden Job Search, Maybe Go Solo, Officials Tell Worried Law Students

As a growing number of major law firms delay start dates for incoming associates and make record-breaking layoffs (some 2,700 have been announced since Feb. 27), it’s obvious that worried law students have good reason to be concerned about finding work. For the first time, there wasn’t enough employer interest…

Mar 11, 2009 8:49 PM CDT

Akin Gump Axes 47 Associates, 57 Staff

A law firm thought to be on the verge of making layoffs today has now confirmed the bad news. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, which is based in Dallas, has announced that it is cutting 47 associates and 57 paralegals and staff because of economic conditions, reports Texas Lawyer.…

Mar 7, 2009 2:09 AM CST

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