News for the Bar

News for the Bar Fall 2009

Chair’s Message / Evidence & Discovery Update / Texas Supreme Court Update / Federal Update / Alternative Dispute Resolution Update / News from the Bar / Simplifying Complexity:  Effectively Teaching Complicated Technical Evidence to a Jury / Observations and Straight Talk - An Interview with David W. Elrod / Litigation Calendar / A View from the Bench:  Making Justice Happen - the Honorable Janis G. Jack

News for the Bar Spring 2009

Chair’s Update / Legislative Update / News from the Bar / Appellate Update / Fixing a Hole? The Texas Legislature Takes on Public Use / Litigation Calendar / Tips from Trial Lawyers: Alice London / Federal Update / Pro Bono Opportunities / Report on Equal Access to Justice: A Plea for Heroes / View from the Bench: Resilience in the Panhandle - The Honorable Mary Lou Robinson / Alternative Dispute Resolution Update

News for the Bar Winter 2008

Chair’s Update / Federal Update / Appellate Update / Evidence & Discovery Update / Alternative Dispute Resolution / News from the Bar / Report on Equal Access to Justice / Litigation Calendar / Physician, Heal Thyself / Tips from Trial Lawyers / View from the Bench: The Honorable Lee Yeakel

News for the Bar Fall 2008

Chair’s Report / News from the State Bar / Federal Update / Evidence and Discovery Update / Appellate Update / Pro Bono Opportunities / Tips from Trial Lawyers: Embracing the Difference - A Couple of Lady Litigators Sitting Around Talking / Litigation Calendar / Seller Beware: Software Transactions May Be Subject to the UCC’s Perfect Tender Rule

News for the Bar Summer 2008

Chair’s Update / Evidence and Discovery Update / Arbitration is Destroying the World / Bettering Our System and Our Trial Lawyers: An Interview with Mikal Watts / Appellate Update / Federal Update / Partnerships for Serving the Poor in the Houston Area: Lone Star Legal Aid / Litigation Calendar /A Look at the Man Behind the Patent “Rocket Docket”: The Hon. T. John Ward

News for the Bar Spring 2008

Chair’s Update / The Psychology of Bad Economic Decisions / News from the Bar / Appellate Update / Evidence & Discovery Update / Who Wants to Be an IP Litigator?  / Making the Transition from General Litigation to IP Litigation / Report on Equal Access to Justice / Federal Update / Living the Rules: The Honorable Judge Sim Lake / Litigation Calendar / Tips from Trial Lawyers: Ervin A. Appfel, Jr.

News For the Bar Winter 2007

Chair’s Update / Pro Bono Opportunities / Equal Access to Justice / Blawging as Marketing / Litigation Calendar / Appellate Update / Evidence & Discovery Update / Federal Update / Tips for Trial Lawyers: Interview with Fred Hagans / A Student’s Perception on Mediation Process / News from the Bar / View from the Bench: Hon. W. Royal Ferguson

News For the Bar Fall 2007

Chair’s Update / Pro Bono Opportunities / Equal Access to Justice / Evidence & Discovery Update / News from the Bar / Report from the 80th Legislature / Litigation Calendar / View from the Bench: Hon. Barbara M. G. Lynn / Appellate Update / Tips for Trial Lawyers: Interview with Aubrey Jan Fouts / Being a Contract Lawyer - The Bar Does Not Want You to Hire Me / Alternative Dispute Resolution / Federal Update

News For the Bar Summer 2007

Chair’s Update / News from the Bar / 80th Legislature, Regular Session, Sine Die Report / Federal Update / Litigation Calendar / Moments with Nona Walker: Thoughts and Tips for the Trial Lawyer / View From The Bench: Hon. Keith Ellison and Hon. Lynn Bradshaw-Hull / Discovery Update / Equal Access To Justice / Pro Bono Opportunities / Appellate Update / Encouraging Your Experts to Break a Leg

News For the Bar Spring 2007

Chair’s Update / Appellate Update / Eastern District Honors Judge Heartfield / Harris Courthouse Restored / Discovery Update / Federal Update / Equal Access to Justice / Pro Bono Opportunities / Insights, Salty Talk, and More… / Interview with Jim Leahy / Litigation Calendar / Communications With Your Client¡¦s Former Employees / Legislative Update / Luther “Luke” Soules III Award / View From The Bench: Justice Phylis Speedlin & Justice Rebecca Simmons

Editorial Board:
Geoff Gannaway (Beck, Redden & Secrest, L.L.P.) Editor in Chief
Mary Evelyn McNamara (Brown McCarroll, L.L.P), Chief Copy Editor
Jeff Burbach (Winstead PC), Editor
Kirsten Castañeda (Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP), Editor
Matt Frederick (Reeves & Brightwell, LLP), Editor
Les Hatch (Mayfield, Crutcher & Sharpee, LLP), Editor
Susan Nassar, (Elrod, PLLC), Editor
John H. McFarland (Winstead PC), Editor
Gretchen Sween (Dechert LLP), Editor
Tracy Nuckols (Texas State Bar), Litigation Calendar
David Kroll (Texas State Bar), Design and Layout Editor