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Why should CEOs approach litigation as a strategic tool rather than a reactive burden? In this episode of The CEO Project podcast, host Jim Schleckser sits down with Mo Lovett, founder of Mo Lovett Law and a Chambers-ranked Band 1 trial lawyer. Mo brings her extensive experience handling high-stakes litigation for global corporations. The conversation dives into practical insights for CEOs on navigating legal challenges, managing risk, and leveraging litigation as a business strategy. Mo also discusses her journey from large firms with thousands of lawyers to founding her own practice, emphasizing the importance of proactive legal planning, vigilance, and team alignment to mitigate threats and capitalize on opportunities. From counterclaims that turn the tables to lessons learned from mediation and arbitration, this episode offers indispensable advice for leaders looking to strengthen their legal toolkit. Key Takeaways: → Proactive legal planning minimizes surprises and helps CEOs stay ahead of potential threats.  → Litigation can serve as a strategic business tool when approached with the right mindset.  → Communication training for teams at all levels reduces risks from emails and casual messaging.  → Mediation offers an opportunity to resolve disputes while appearing ready for trial, enhancing negotiation leverage.  → Knowing when to bring in external legal expertise, whether for strategy or trial preparation—is critical for managing costs and outcomes effectively.  More from Mo Levett Mo Lovett is a distinguished first-chair trial lawyer with over 30 years of experience, having tried more than 50 jury cases with over $100 billion collectively at stake. She specializes in complex legal matters, including patent and trademark infringement, trade secret theft, entertainment litigation, and high-stakes commercial disputes. Her client roster includes some of the world's largest corporations, and her notable cases range from defending a Fortune 10 software company in a $43 billion trademark dispute to representing Lady A in their naming rights battle. She has also served as lead counsel in over 75 patent cases and represented major players in industries like banking, oil, and manufacturing. Before founding Mo Lovett Law, she held senior roles at prestigious global firms, including King & Spalding and Greenberg Traurig, where she was the highest-ranking woman among 2,650 lawyers worldwide. Recognized by Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America, and Texas Super Lawyers, Mo has earned accolades such as being named a "Top 100 Lawyer in Texas" and a "Top Mentor" by Texas Lawyer magazine. Known for her strategic brilliance and dedication to diversity, she consistently fields inclusive teams to deliver exceptional results for her clients. Website: https://molovettlaw.com/ LinkedIn: @maryolgalovett Instagram: @maryolgalovett Twitter/X: @molovett Contact: mo@molovettlaw.com If you are an experienced CEO looking to grow your company, visit https://www.TheCEOProject.com You can also reach Jim by email: Jim@TheCEOProject.com LinkedIn: @theceoproject Instagram: @the_ceoproject Twitter/X: @the_CEO_Project Facebook:  @IncCEOproject  

This week, we're joined by Nicole Clark, founder and CEO of Trellis, a state trial court research and analytics platform. For several years, Nicole was an attorney in private practice, handling business litigation and labor and employment matters. The idea for Trellis came from her experience doing research for complicated summary judgement motions. Nicole worked with software developers on an early version of the tool, collecting state trial court data and creating an extensive database of tentative rulings issued by judges in Southern California. As Nicole's practice flourished from using the database, she decided to turn it into a scalable legal analytics platform that would help democratize access for state trial court data. Outside of her work at Trellis, Nicole shares everything she has learned over the years about legal analytics with other legal professionals by authoring articles for ABA Journal, New York Law Journal, Texas Lawyer, and Santa Barbara Lawyer. She is also regularly featured as a legal expert in Southern California Record, and has appeared as a guest on podcasts produced by Above the Law and Corporate Counsel Business Journal. In our discussion, Nicole spoke about her transition from practicing law to developing Trellis, her experience starting college at 16, how lawyer engagement with tech has changed in recent years, and her advice for those considering making a leap to business.

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In this episode of The Newfangled Lawyer Podcast, host Patrick welcomes Krisina Zuñiga, a newly minted partner at Susman Godfrey, as the first episode of Season 3 following a brief hiatus. Krisina offers insights into balancing a demanding legal career while maintaining personal well-being. Krisina shares her path to becoming a partner, highlighting her background growing up in Laredo, Texas, a border town, and her experiences as both a federal law clerk and attorney. She reflects on how her upbringing shaped her professional identity. Krisina also explains how her philosophy studies, particularly in ethics and logic, enhanced her ability to navigate the complexities of law with a sharp, analytical approach, bringing a fresh perspective to her litigation work. The conversation explores being a female Hispanic attorney and how Krisina manages the balance between her legal career and motherhood. She describes her approach to handling both worlds with intention, supported by a strong family network and a firm culture that embraces work-life balance. Krisina also touches on her mentorship and involvement in the community, emphasizing the importance of setting boundaries and prioritizing what truly matters. This engaging episode offers a fresh take on what it means to be a "newfangled lawyer" — one who embraces both professional excellence and personal fulfillment. Krisina's story is not only a testament to her resilience but also an inspiration for attorneys who aspire to make meaningful choices in their careers and lives. About Krisina: Krisina Zuñiga represents plaintiffs and defendants in all types of commercial litigation. Career highlights include securing a dismissal of the FTC's antitrust challenges to client Intercontinental Exchange's proposed $11+ billion acquisition of Black Knight; winning a nearly $40 million judgment for the defendant Repeat Precision after a federal court trial; and representing the City of Baltimore in its litigation against the opioid distributors and manufacturers that fueled the worst opioid epidemic in the country, which litigation is ongoing and has already resulted in $242.5 million in settlements, a larger recovery than the City would have received under the global settlement. Krisina has been recognized by the American Bar Association as one of the nation's Top 40 Lawyers Under 40, by the National Law Journal as a Rising Star of the Plaintiff's Bar, by Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star,” by Bloomberg Law as an “Intellectual Property Fresh Face,” by Texas Lawyer as one of fewer than 30 lawyers “On the Rise,” and by the Greater Houston Women's Chamber of Commerce as a “Breakthrough Woman.” Krisina joined Susman Godfrey after clerking for the Honorable Diana Saldaña of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in her hometown of Laredo, Texas, and the Honorable Jennifer Walker Elrod of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Krisina earned her J.D. from Stanford Law School after graduating summa cum laude from Rice University. She is a past president of the Houston Young Lawyers Association and a board member of the Houston Bar Foundation and the Hispanic Bar Association of Houston. www.linkedin.com/in/krisina-zuniga https://www.susmangodfrey.com/attorneys/krisina-zuniga/

This week on the podcast we interview Chris Hamilton of Hamilton Wingo (https://hamiltonwingo.com/).   Rate and review GTP on iTunes: Click Here to Rate and Review.   View/Download Trial Documents   Guest Bio: Chris Hamilton Chris Hamilton is one of the country's leading high-stakes trial lawyers. He has won record-setting verdicts and settlements in catastrophic personal injury cases, wrongful death lawsuits, and complex business disputes. Chris chooses to work on cases where he knows he can make a game-changing difference by relying on his methodical preparation and truly extraordinary trial skills. He takes great pride when lawyers and clients trust him to handle the most important cases of their careers or lives. In 2022, Chris won a historic $7.37 billion jury verdict in Dallas, Texas, which was the year's largest verdict nationwide and 4th largest personal injury award in U.S. history against a corporation. His nearly two decades of experience taking on negligence, fraud, and abuse by big businesses includes Chris' work alongside the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office in a ground-breaking federal False Claims Act case. The $25 million settlement in 2021 directly against a private equity firm and a group of healthcare industry executives is the largest of its kind. Chris has been featured in Courtroom View Network's (CVN) list of the Most Impressive Trials of 2019, and his multibillion-dollar victory in 2022 topped CVN's list of the Most Impressive Plaintiffs Verdicts of 2022. The Dallas Business Journal recognized Chris for winning Texas' largest personal injury verdict in 2014, ranked as the nation's 17th largest. In addition, he was recognized by Top Verdict in 2016 for Texas' 9th largest personal injury verdict. Verdict Search noted him in 2011 for one of the state's Top 10 and Top 100 verdicts in the U.S. Chris has been repeatedly recognized for his expertise in personal injury trials by other attorneys in the annual list of The Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine, The Best Lawyers in America, Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Texas Super Lawyers, and National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Attorneys, and is a member of the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and the Leader's Forum for the American Association for Justice. Chris' cases have been featured in numerous media outlets, including Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, CNN, Texas Lawyer, Dallas Business Journal, Law360, The Dallas Morning News, Texas Lawbook, The Houston Chronicle, and The Austin-American Statesman, and numerous local television reports and print news stories nationwide. Chris earned the Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year honor in 2017 from the American Association for Justice for representing hundreds of people unlawfully detained at DFW Airport during the travel ban. Chris, a fluent Spanish speaker, is a current member of the Board of Directors for the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Read Full Bio   Show Sponsors: Legal Technology Services - LegalTechService.com Digital Law Marketing - DigitalLawMarketing.com Harris Lowry Manton LLP - hlmlawfirm.com   Free Resources: Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 1 Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 2

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In this episode of Finding Common Battle Grounds, we have another guest: Ken W. Good, an attorney who specializes in bail bonds. We take advantage of Ken's expertise to discuss a movement spreading across the US to end bail bonds under the premise that bail bonds can result in poor people being imprisoned because they cannot afford even low bail amounts. We discussed a Politifact article that investigated (and rated mostly true) a claim by Governor Gavin Newsom that only the US and the Philippines use for-profit or corporate bail bond systems. We used this as a launching point to discuss the consequences of changes to the bail system and whether they contribute to higher crime rates. Conveniently, we all agree that we don't want more crime and that crime has gotten out of control in some locations, but don't agree that we should retain bail for everyone or that our prisons are punitive and too full. We then turn to Google's Gemini glitch that ended up creating inaccurate historical images that reflect a diversity bias over accuracy. We agreed that historical accuracy is important and that Google needed to fix it's AI. We did not end up agreeing that truth is always more important than diversity, with Ryan arguing that truth is complicated and, while it is should always be pursued, it's not always clear what truth is. Ken disagreed and argued that there are capital-T "Truths" and they will always be more important than diversity.

Well, well, it's not every day your Buzzkills are graced with a MacArthur Genius fellow, but today is NOT one of those days! Dr. Diana Foster Greene is in the pod house talking about her award-winning research paper, The Turnaway Study, which is a comprehensive look at the harms caused by folks being denied abortion care. It is incredible.  Lizz is out on the film festival circuit with the AAF documentary No One Asked You, so our intrepid news dumper Alyssa “Dooks” Al-Dookhi is holding it down with Moji, and they are digging deeper into the biggest stories of the week. There is righteous news from pro-choice South Carolina politicians who are trolling the menz who passed their neanderthal abortion bans. Their new bill demands the state to pay for EVERY SINGLE COST associated with pregnancy. It is the energy we need to see across all these states where barbarians mind the gate. Also, WOOF! As if we don't have enough to worry about, ABORTION PILL ROOFIEing IS APPARENTLY A THING.You might wanna listen to this one with a scream pillow. Times are heavy, but knowledge is power, y'all. We gotchu.  HOSTS:Moji Alawode-El @MojiLocksAlyssa “Dooks” Al-Dookhi @TheDookness SPECIAL GUESTS: Dr. Diana Greene Foster Twitter/X: @DianagfosterLizz Winstead @LizzWinstead NEWS DUMP:Anti-abortion centers raked in $1.4bn in year Roe fell, including federal moneyNew legislation would redefine fetuses as Kansas childrenWest Virginia Senate passes ‘informed consent' abortion bill ​GUEST LINKS:Dr. Diana Greene Foster's TED Talk The Turnaway StudyUCSF Post Care study Sign-Up LinkUCSF Post Care study Home PageThe Turnaway Play, Kitchen Theatre ticket link  EPISODE LINKS:Johnson WatchVoting changes, abortion access and other new Michigan laws take effect TuesdayTexas attorney who poisoned pregnant wife with abortion medication sentenced to 180 days in jailSouth Carolina bill would offer compensation to women denied abortionsNo One Asked You - the documentary about Abortion Access FrontSIGN UP 2/21: Know Your Plan C: The State of Pills by Mail in the US. Hosted by Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights and Plan C PillsSIGN: Mifepristone PetitionBUY: Reproductive Rights Wall Art!EMAIL your abobo questions to The Feminist BuzzkillsAAF's Abortion-Themed Rage Playlist FOLLOW US:Listen to us ~ FBK Podcast Instagram ~ @AbortionFrontTwitter ~ @AbortionFrontTikTok ~ @AbortionFrontFacebook ~ @AbortionFrontYouTube ~ @AbortionAccessFrontTALK TO THE CHARLEY BOT FOR ABOBO OPTIONS & RESOURCES HERE! PATREON HERE! Support our work, get exclusive merch and more! DONATE TO AAF HERE!ACTIVIST CALENDAR HERE!VOLUNTEER WITH US HERE!ADOPT-A-CLINIC HERE!EXPOSE FAKE CLINICS HERE!GET ABOBO PILLS FROM PLAN C PILLS HERE!When BS is poppin', we pop off!

Wednesday, February 14th, 2024Today, the Supreme Court gives Jack Smith until Tuesday to respond to Trump's application for a stay in the DC immunity case; Justice Engoron is expected to make a ruling in the NYAG civil fraud trial this Friday; Oath Keepers' Stewart Rhodes' girlfriend Kelly SoRelle has been found competent to stand trial for her role in January 6th; a Texas lawyer who poisoned his wife with abortion pills is sentenced to only 180 days in jail; Trump complains about overpaid lawyers and caps what they can make; a federal employee union president says re-electing Biden is critical. Plus Allison and Dana deliver your good news.2020 'Lawyers for Trump' volunteer deemed competent to stand trial on Jan. 6 chargeshttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/2020-lawyers-trump-volunteer-deemed-competent-stand-trial-jan-6-charge-rcna137746Federal Employee Union President Says Electing Biden is a 'Critical Priority'https://www.meidastouch.com/news/federal-employee-union-president-says-electing-biden-is-a-critical-priorityTrump complains about 'overpaid' lawyers and sets limits on what they can charge: reporthttps://www.rawstory.com/trump-lawyers-2667263240Texas attorney who poisoned pregnant wife with abortion meds sentenced to 180 days jailhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-attorney-poisoned-pregnant-wife-abortion-medication-sentenced-18-rcna138065Subscribe to Lawyers, Guns, And MoneyAd-free premium feed: https://lawyersgunsandmoney.supercast.comSubscribe for free everywhere else:https://lawyersgunsandmoney.simplecast.com/episodes/1-miami-1985Check out other MSW Media podcastshttps://mswmedia.com/shows/Follow AG and Dana on Social MediaDr. Allison Gill Follow Mueller, She Wrote on Posthttps://post.news/@/MuellerSheWrote?utm_source=TwitterAG&utm_medium=creator_organic&utm_campaign=muellershewrote&utm_content=FollowMehttps://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrotehttps://www.threads.net/@muellershewrotehttps://www.tiktok.com/@muellershewrotehttps://instagram.com/muellershewroteDana Goldberghttps://twitter.com/DGComedyhttps://www.instagram.com/dgcomedyhttps://www.facebook.com/dgcomedyhttps://danagoldberg.comHave some good news; a confession; or a correction?Good News & Confessions - The Daily Beanshttps://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/From the Good NewsDouglas Day https://douglassday.orgPublic Locations – Douglass Day 2024https://douglassday.org/locations-2024Adopt Beulah -Los Angeleshttps://www.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/ACPB-A-4194International Day of Women and Girls in Sciencehttps://www.un.org/en/observances/women-and-girls-in-science-dayShe's Flyhttps://www.shesfly.com'Til Tuesday - Voices Carryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uejh-bHa4To Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:The Daily Beans on Apple PodcastsWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?Supercasthttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/OrPatreon https://patreon.com/thedailybeansOr subscribe on Apple Podcasts with our affiliate linkThe Daily Beans on Apple Podcasts

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When trial lawyer Jamal Alsaffar of Austin Texas heard about the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, he had the eerie feeling of history repeating itself.  Many of the facts were strikingly similar to what had occurred in the Sutherland Springs church mass shooting case in Texas that Jamal tried to a Federal judge, resulting in a $230 million judgment for the families.  In the process, Jamal also forced the U.S. Government to disclose documents and information that demonstrated a long-standing pattern of failing to report dangerous, violent, and mentally unstable members of the armed forces to the FBI databank, thereby permitting tens of thousands of deranged or dangerous individuals to purchase and continue to possess firearms.  As a result of Jamal's case, he not only secured compensation for his clients, but he forced the Air Force to enact policy changes that resulted in tens of thousands of dangerous individuals being reported.  Join Ben and Rahul for their in-depth discussion with Jamal, including his journey to becoming a trial lawyer that started with him becoming a standout in high school and college mock trial competitions to becoming one of the leading lawyers in the United States in bringing claims against the Federal Government and representing victims of mass shootings. About Jamal AlsaffarMr. Alsaffar was born and raised in Dallas, Texas and is a nationally experienced trial attorney. Mr. Alsaffar has spent his entire career as a trial lawyer representing individuals and families. He has successfully represented clients in state, federal, and appellate courts across the country in complex personal injury and medical malpractice cases. In addition to a Texas statewide practice, Mr. Alsaffar has a national Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) practice representing veterans and military families around the country including Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington D.C., New York, New Hampshire, Illinois, Missouri, Nevada, Arizona, California, Oregon, and Washington. In 2013, Mr. Alsaffar was selected as one of the 20 “Leading Lawyers” under the age of forty in the state of Texas by Texas Lawyer magazine. His legal peers have voted him as a “Super Lawyer” from 2014-2022 and prior to that as a Texas “Rising Star” from 2006-2014. Mr. Alsaffar has also served as the National Chair of the Federal Torts and Military Advocacy Section for the American Association of Justice, the nation's premier trial lawyer organization. Mr. Alsaffar served as an adjunct professor of trial advocacy at the University of Texas School of Law, and also served as a volunteer coach for the University of Texas undergraduate trial advocacy team for over ten years. Mr. Alsaffar is a proud father of three children and is a volunteer select soccer coach for the Lake Travis Youth Association and serves on the board of LTYA. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONSMr. Alsaffar is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the American Association for Justice, Texas Trial Lawyers' Association, Federal Bar Association, the Capital Area Trial Lawyers' Association, and the Austin Bar Association. He has served as Co-Chair of the Birth Trauma/Medical Negligence Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice, and has twice served as the Chair of the Federal Tort Liability and Military Advocacy section of the American Association for Justice. He is on the Federal Torts Executive Committee for the American Association for Justice. Mr. Alsaffar is also a fellow of the Texas State Bar Foundation. BAR ADMISSIONSUnited States Supreme CourtSupreme Court of TexasUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitUnited States District Court, Western District of TexasUnited States District Court, Eastern District of TexasUnited States District Court, Southern District of TexasUnited States District Court, Northern District of TexasUnited States District Court, Middle District of TennesseeUnited States District Court, Southern District of IllinoisUnited States District Court, Northern District of FloridaPRACTICE AREASFederal Tort ClaimsMedical MalpracticePersonal InjuryCivil Trials and Appeals EDUCATIONUniversity of Texas at Austin, B.A., 1996Baylor University Law School, J.D., 2000 NOTABLE CASE RESULTSJoe Holcombe, et al.; Plaintiffs -vs- United States of America, Defendant, $230,000,000.00 Trial Judgment for failure to report mass shooter to FBI database. This is most commonly known as the Sutherland Springs Mass Shooting case.Farley v. United States, $21,568,710.62 Trial Judgment against Manchester, New Hampshire Veteran Affairs Hospital, Concord, New Hampshire, for failure to properly treat a stroke resulting in permanent paralysis. $15,884,511.98 received by clients after fees and expenses.Brown v. United States, $13,690,648 Trial Judgment against United States Navy, Naval Branch Health Clinic, Millington, TN, for failure to prescribe prenatal vitamins containing folic acid, resulting in a baby developing spina bifida and lifelong disabilities. $9,183,752 received by clients after fees and expenses.Elliott v. United States, $8,000,000 Settlement against United States Army, Darnall Army Community Hospital, Texas, for negligent labor and delivery care resulting in hypoxic permanent brain injury to a child. $5,850,783.79 received by clients after fees and expenses.Roberts v. United States, $7,860,000 Settlement against United States Army, Bassett Army Community Hospital, Fairbanks, Alaska, for negligent labor and delivery care resulting in permanent hypoxic brain injury to a child. $5,688,631.37 received by clients after fees and expenses.Timmons v. United States, $6,500,000 Settlement against United States Air Force, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, for negligent labor and delivery care resulting in a permanent brain injury to a child. $4,607,211.28 received by clients after fees and expenses.Humble v. United States, $5,800,000 Settlement against United States Army for negligent care during labor and delivery and a delay in performing a C-section at Darnall Army Community Hospital, resulting in a permanent brain injury to a child. $4,106,711.68 received by clients after fees and expenses.Lee v. United States, $5,117,473.50 Trial Judgment against United States Air Force, Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, for failure to treat a child's infection resulting in a double kidney transplant. $3,475,648.35 received by clients after fees and expenses.Holweger v. United States, $2,300,000 Settlement against United States Navy for negligent care during labor and delivery and failing to timely perform a C-section at Portsmouth Naval Medical Center in Virginia. $1,623,930 received by clients after fees and expenses.Cloer v. United States, $2,150,000 Settlement against United States Army, Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, Tennessee, for failing to diagnose and treat colon cancer resulting in death. $1,492,813 received by clients after fees and expenses.Hogans v. United States, $1,650,000 Trial Judgment against United States Army, Joint Base Lewis-McCord in Washington and Winn Army Community Hospital in Georgia, for failing to diagnose a tumor leading to stroke and brain injury. $1,067,624 received by clients after fees and expenses. HONORS AND AWARDSSuper Lawyers, (2014 - 2023)Super Lawyers, Rising Stars (2007 - 2014)

Kathryn interviews Attorney Jeffrey B. Simon.Attorney & law professor Jeffrey B. Simon recently won an historic $1.8 billion settlement against Johnson & Johnson and other pharmaceutical giants that will go towards opioid harm reduction in the state of Texas. He will share how they are spending this settlement money and how this model should be replicated across America in order to fund intensive harm reduction programs to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic. Standing between large corporations and the harm their self-interested policies do to American consumers, Simon is also focused on protecting consumer rights and giving a greater voice to the importance of this struggle. He has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer in Texas Monthly Magazine every year for over fifteen years, and in 2020, was recognized as a Texas Trailblazer by Texas Lawyer. Simon also hosts the popular Outside Counsel podcast series.Kathryn also interviews Author Deborah K. Shepherd.As her stultifying marriage is unraveling, and in the midst of mourning the loss of her creative self, Caro Tanner has a nightmare about Peter, an old love whom she hasn't seen in twenty years. She takes this as a sign he still needs her. With her three children safely off to summer camp, Caro embarks on a pre-Facebook, pre-cell phone road trip to recapture who she once was and what she thinks she once had. Set in the rock ‘n roll ‘60s of Tucson, Arizona—when Caro and Peter were kooky, colorful, and inseparable drama students—and in the suburban ‘80s, when Caro's creative spark has been quenched to serve the needs of her husband and children, Author Deborah K. Shepherd explores the conundrum of love and physical attraction, creativity and family responsibilities, and what happens when they are out of sync. She was the director of a domestic violence program in central Maine. Her essays have been published by Herstry, Persimmon Tree, Women on Writing, and Women Writers, Women's Books.

Kathryn interviews Attorney Jeffrey B. Simon.Attorney & law professor Jeffrey B. Simon recently won an historic $1.8 billion settlement against Johnson & Johnson and other pharmaceutical giants that will go towards opioid harm reduction in the state of Texas. He will share how they are spending this settlement money and how this model should be replicated across America in order to fund intensive harm reduction programs to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic. Standing between large corporations and the harm their self-interested policies do to American consumers, Simon is also focused on protecting consumer rights and giving a greater voice to the importance of this struggle. He has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer in Texas Monthly Magazine every year for over fifteen years, and in 2020, was recognized as a Texas Trailblazer by Texas Lawyer. Simon also hosts the popular Outside Counsel podcast series.Kathryn also interviews Author Deborah K. Shepherd.As her stultifying marriage is unraveling, and in the midst of mourning the loss of her creative self, Caro Tanner has a nightmare about Peter, an old love whom she hasn't seen in twenty years. She takes this as a sign he still needs her. With her three children safely off to summer camp, Caro embarks on a pre-Facebook, pre-cell phone road trip to recapture who she once was and what she thinks she once had. Set in the rock ‘n roll ‘60s of Tucson, Arizona—when Caro and Peter were kooky, colorful, and inseparable drama students—and in the suburban ‘80s, when Caro's creative spark has been quenched to serve the needs of her husband and children, Author Deborah K. Shepherd explores the conundrum of love and physical attraction, creativity and family responsibilities, and what happens when they are out of sync. She was the director of a domestic violence program in central Maine. Her essays have been published by Herstry, Persimmon Tree, Women on Writing, and Women Writers, Women's Books.

Kathryn interviews Attorney Jeffrey B. Simon.Attorney & law professor Jeffrey B. Simon recently won an historic $1.8 billion settlement against Johnson & Johnson and other pharmaceutical giants that will go towards opioid harm reduction in the state of Texas. He will share how they are spending this settlement money and how this model should be replicated across America in order to fund intensive harm reduction programs to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic. Standing between large corporations and the harm their self-interested policies do to American consumers, Simon is also focused on protecting consumer rights and giving a greater voice to the importance of this struggle. He has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer in Texas Monthly Magazine every year for over fifteen years, and in 2020, was recognized as a Texas Trailblazer by Texas Lawyer. Simon also hosts the popular Outside Counsel podcast series.Kathryn also interviews Author Deborah K. Shepherd.As her stultifying marriage is unraveling, and in the midst of mourning the loss of her creative self, Caro Tanner has a nightmare about Peter, an old love whom she hasn't seen in twenty years. She takes this as a sign he still needs her. With her three children safely off to summer camp, Caro embarks on a pre-Facebook, pre-cell phone road trip to recapture who she once was and what she thinks she once had. Set in the rock ‘n roll ‘60s of Tucson, Arizona—when Caro and Peter were kooky, colorful, and inseparable drama students—and in the suburban ‘80s, when Caro's creative spark has been quenched to serve the needs of her husband and children, Author Deborah K. Shepherd explores the conundrum of love and physical attraction, creativity and family responsibilities, and what happens when they are out of sync. She was the director of a domestic violence program in central Maine. Her essays have been published by Herstry, Persimmon Tree, Women on Writing, and Women Writers, Women's Books.

Kathryn interviews Attorney Jeffrey B. Simon.Attorney & law professor Jeffrey B. Simon recently won an historic $1.8 billion settlement against Johnson & Johnson and other pharmaceutical giants that will go towards opioid harm reduction in the state of Texas. He will share how they are spending this settlement money and how this model should be replicated across America in order to fund intensive harm reduction programs to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic. Standing between large corporations and the harm their self-interested policies do to American consumers, Simon is also focused on protecting consumer rights and giving a greater voice to the importance of this struggle. He has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer in Texas Monthly Magazine every year for over fifteen years, and in 2020, was recognized as a Texas Trailblazer by Texas Lawyer. Simon also hosts the popular Outside Counsel podcast series.Kathryn also interviews Author Deborah K. Shepherd.As her stultifying marriage is unraveling, and in the midst of mourning the loss of her creative self, Caro Tanner has a nightmare about Peter, an old love whom she hasn't seen in twenty years. She takes this as a sign he still needs her. With her three children safely off to summer camp, Caro embarks on a pre-Facebook, pre-cell phone road trip to recapture who she once was and what she thinks she once had. Set in the rock ‘n roll ‘60s of Tucson, Arizona—when Caro and Peter were kooky, colorful, and inseparable drama students—and in the suburban ‘80s, when Caro's creative spark has been quenched to serve the needs of her husband and children, Author Deborah K. Shepherd explores the conundrum of love and physical attraction, creativity and family responsibilities, and what happens when they are out of sync. She was the director of a domestic violence program in central Maine. Her essays have been published by Herstry, Persimmon Tree, Women on Writing, and Women Writers, Women's Books.

Jonathan Mitchell devised the legal strategy behind SB 8, a near-total ban on abortion in Texas. That legislation pioneered the idea of allowing private citizens to file lawsuits against people they suspected of helping provide access to abortion. Mitchell is also involved in similar efforts by conservative activists in other states. NPR'S Sarah McCammon profiles the Austin, Texas-based attorney. In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

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In this episode, Ben (https://gideonasen.com/our-team/benjamin-gideon/) speaks with Texas trial lawyer Randy Sorrels about his recent $352 Million verdict returned for the family of a single, injured plaintiff—the largest compensatory damages verdict for a single injured individual ever recorded.  Randy tells the story of this landmark trial against well-known Texas lawyer, Rusty Harden.  Randy also discusses two other multi-million-dollar pandemic verdicts, including one involving former major league baseball great, Roger Clemens.  Randy talks about what it's like trying cases together with his wife and starting a new law firm during the pandemic.  He also talks about his work as President of the Texas Bar Association.  Randy is a gifted and inspiring lawyer, and you don't want to miss this episode.  About Randy Sorrels Randy Sorrels holds the unique distinction of being the only Texas board certified plaintiffs' lawyer ever to have been both elected to serve as President of the State Bar of Texas and selected as one of the Top 100 lawyers in the state by Texas Super Lawyers magazine. His passionate representation of clients and lawyers has garnered statewide recognition and numerous prestigious awards – including most recently being named the ALM Media/Texas Lawyer Attorney of the Year Award (2022). Randy and his partner/wife obtained what is believed to be the largest actual damages verdict in United States' history for an injured worker — $352.7 million – in a fully contested jury trial. In short, whether it is in the courtroom or in the boardroom, Randy has an unparalleled track record of success for his clients and the organizations he leads.   As a leader, Randy was voted by Texas lawyers to become the 2019-2020 State Bar President by the widest margin of victory in State Bar history. During his presidential service, he traveled Texas solidifying his reputation for helping not only those who hire him, but also helping fellow lawyers. His network of friends and relationships throughout the state is vast, and he is often hired by lawyers who are in need of representation. As a zealot advocate for his clients, Randy holds four board certifications including in Personal Injury Trial Law, Civil Trial Law and Civil Trial Advocacy from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and the National Board of Trial Advocacy. And in a peer selection process, for the last 14 years he has been named one of the Top 100 lawyers in the state. He is sought after by the nationwide and local media for legal analysis, commentary and perspective.   Randy's success in the courtroom is also well-known throughout Texas and nation. He has taken dozens of cases to trial, securing multi-million-dollar verdicts in personal injury cases, medical malpractice cases, plant explosion cases and business lawsuits. During the time of Covid, Randy and the Sorrels Law team secured two of the largest personal injury jury verdicts in the country in a high-profile cases that received media attention worldwide. In one of the cases, the jury returned an actual damages verdict of $352.7 million for an injured worker who suffered catastrophic injuries, while in the other the jury awarded two minor league baseball players $3.24 million. For 2022, Randy has been named TEX-ABOTA's Trial Lawyer of the Year, as well as the Best Lawyers® Personal Injury – Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year” in Houston. Previously, he has been named the Best Lawyers' Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year” in Houston on three separate occasions. He has received some of the highest legal honors in the state, including being awarded the State Bar of Texas' President's Award (recognizing the one Texas Lawyer who provided the most outstanding contributions through distinguished service to the lawyers of Texas), the Judge Sam Williams Award (recognizing the Texas lawyer who provides the greatest contribution to both local bars and the State Bar of Texas), and the Houston Bar Association President's Award (recognizing significant contributions to an HBA program). Early in his career, Randy was honored with the Woodrow B. Seals Outstanding Young Lawyer of Houston Award (recognizing the one young Houston lawyer who exemplified significant professional traits both inside and outside the practice of law). He started his career as a lawyer at the internationally acclaimed Fulbright & Jaworski (now Norton Rose Fulbright).

Walsh, Gallegos, Trevino, Kyle & Robinson is a law firm deeply entrenched in the Texas education landscape. They are often hired by school districts to fight parents advocating on behalf of their students with special needs. Districts use taxpayer dollars to lawyer up against parents who demand services under the law which are FAPE and IDEA rights. More than 70% of school districts in Texas enlist the help of Walsh Gallegos to undermine parental rights. Walsh Gallegos was also a primary player in helping school districts uphold an arbitrary cap on special education students that was set in 2004. The Houston Chronicle did an exposé on the cap in 2016 called Denied. In October, Mary Lowe of Families Engaged went before the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) to alert them about Walsh Gallegos. She uncovered a presentation given to Region 15 Education Service Center (ESC) by Walsh Gallegos. The presentation was designed to teach districts how to skirt Senate Bill 3. Her testimony can be found here. Jim Walsh of Walsh Gallegos is a political donor to the Democrat party and can be found on Twitter. Perhaps he needs to be reminded of the Texas Lawyer's Creed. Mary and I closed with tangible solutions to fix public education in Texas. To start a chapter of Families Engaged in your area, contact Mary Lowe at marydlowe@yahoo.com.Social Impact Podcast is brought to you by:OBBM Network Brands https://obbmnetworkbrands.comJunkluggers of Irving, Denton, and Grapevine, 630-470-8307Move Freely America,https://movefreelyamerica.com1st Safety Training, 214-808-9757Get the Social Impact Podcast at https://socialimpactpodcast.buzzsprout.com. Call 214-673-4018 to support the show or get exposure for your point of view.Subscribe to the OBBM Network Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, Google Podcasts and more. OffBeat Business TV can be found on Youtube, Vimeo , Rumble , BitChute and wherever you enjoy great on-demand podcasts and TV.https://obbmnetworkpodcasts.comSupport the show

Kelly Shalkelford with First Liberty Institute - our quest at Courageous Leadership with Virginia Prodan Kelly J. Shackelford, Esq. is President and Chief Executive Officer of First Liberty Institute. Mr. Shackelford is a constitutional scholar who has argued before the United States Supreme Court, testified before the U.S. House and Senate and has won numerous landmark First Amendment and religious liberty cases, including the landmark religious liberty victory in the U.S. Supreme Court, American Legion v. America Humanist Association. Mr. Shackelford was named one of the 25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the past quarter century by Texas Lawyer, and is the recipient of the prestigious William Bentley Ball Award for Life and Religious Freedom Defense for his leadership and pioneering work protecting religious freedom.  Mr. Shackelford is on the Board of Trustees of the United States Supreme Court Historical Society. He has been featured in the National Law Journal, Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Times, The L.A. Times, and many others.  He was an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Texas Law School and graduated cum laude from Baylor University (1985) and graduated from Baylor Law School (1988) with the highest unadjusted GPA in his graduating class. His message will encourage you HOPE YOU READ MY MEMOIR - Saving My Assassin - you can purchase it here -— https://virginiaprodanbooks.com/product/book/ - to be motivated and to act now! Invite Virginia Prodan to speak at your events - go to: https://virginiaprodanbooks.com/invite Virginia Please Follow for FREE - our Courageous Leadership with Virginia Prodan- here : at:https://www.facebook.com/virginia.prodan.1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/virginia- Twitter: https://twiter.com/VirginiaProdan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/virginiaprodan/ #network #podcast #film #events #training #training #leadership #coaching #people #community #australia #motivation #share #like #power #romania #america #cbn

Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct is what we as attorneys are governed by. What about the rules that are not technically disciplinary rules but they're rules that we have to live by when dealing with other attorneys. This is referred to as the Texas Lawyer's Creed. But then you have this other subset that deals with business ethics, and that deals with the business of law. Listen in as I discuss the difference between ethically wrong, morally wrong, and what is illegal.  

This goes without saying, but if you have been drinking, then you shouldn't be answering work emails. The disciplinary rules are in place for attorneys to be professional, and to serve as guidelines in cases where there may be gray areas. Are you familiar with the Texas Lawyer's Creed, which goes beyond the disciplinary rules? 

This week we're replaying a classic episode where your hosts Steve Lowry and Yvonne Godfrey interview Chrysta Castañeda of The Castañeda Firm (https://castaneda-firm.com/) Remember to rate and review GTP in iTunes: Click Here To Rate and Review Episode Details: Accomplished Dallas oil and gas litigator Chrysta Castañeda of The Castañeda Firm discusses how she secured justice for oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens, the owner of Mesa Petroleum Partners, in a landmark breach of contract case against three Texas oil companies, securing the nation's 12th largest verdict in 2016. In January 2007, Mesa Petroleum Partners signed a participation agreement with J. Cleo Thompson and Baytech, affording Mesa 15% ownership in oil wells and other assets in Texas over a five-year period. Mesa Petroleum elected to participate in all offered deals, but unbeknownst to Pickens, Mesa Petroleum's 15% interest was being used to purchase assets and to drill more than 160 wells under the auspices of two newly formed companies: Patriot Resources and Delaware Basin Resources. In 2009, Delaware Basin Resources attempted to buy out Mesa Petroleum from the original agreement and recruited Baytech to initiate an offer that Mesa Petroleum ultimately rejected. Despite the defense's claims that Pickens stated in a phone call that he wanted out of the agreement, except for his initial investment in a Lyda Well, and assertions that Pickens did not pay his fair share and was looking to repair his reputation after making poor business decisions during the 2008-2009 financial crisis, Chrysta Castañeda secured justice for her client. In November 2016, after a five-week trial, a Reeves County, Texas jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, awarding more than $140 million in damages plus legal fees. This groundbreaking case is also featured in the book The Last Trial of T. Boone Pickens, written by Chrysta Castañeda and Loren Steffy. Read/Download the Complete Trial Documents   Guest Bio: Chrysta Castañeda Chrysta Castañeda is a go-to lawyer for high-stakes litigation in the energy industry and beyond.  Practicing for over twenty-five years, she has built a solid reputation for adeptly handling technical litigation, often serving as lead trial counsel in high-profile disputes of media interest.  Her win for T. Boone Pickens' Mesa Petroleum Partners was recognized as the 12th largest verdict in 2016 in the nation by The National Law Journal and earned her a spot as one of the NLJ's Elite Trial Lawyers of 2018, as well as induction into Texas Lawyer‘s Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame. Following this series of high-profile recognitions, Chrysta was inducted as a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation in the beginning of 2020. Chrysta developed her reputation and commitment to excellence from practicing for more than two decades at top firms worldwide.  Since founding the Castañeda Firm, Chrysta has prioritized delivering the quality of representation found in large law firms in a personalized way. Chrysta and her team strive to out-prepare the opposition, from investigation through trial. Chrysta not only has more than two decades of experience litigating energy and oil and gas matters but also holds a degree in engineering.  Her technical training in combination with her experience in crisis communications frequently proves invaluable to clients, enabling her to effectively explain complex scientific concepts to judges and juries. Clients value Chrysta's strength and tenacity.  As Chrysta puts it, “We take pride in having both the knowledge and experience clients require, as well as the necessary tenacity and creativity to craft winning strategies.  We aim to prepare so thoroughly that we can adapt without hesitation to changing dynamics at trial or in discovery.  I want our clients to feel confident and assured when The Castañeda Firm is on their case.” Outside of the oil and gas and energy industries, Chrysta has extensive experience in commercial litigation, trade secrets, products liability, pharmaceutical, medical device, and toxic tort litigation. Read Full Bio Book Link: The Last Trial of T. Boone Pickens   Show Sponsors: Legal Technology Services -LegalTechService.com Digital Law Marketing - DigitalLawMarketing.com Harris Lowry Manton, LLP - hlmlawfirm.com   Free Resources: Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 1 Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 2

This week, your hosts Steve Lowry and Yvonne Godfrey interview Randall Sorrels and Alexandra Farias-Sorrels of Sorrels Law (https://sorrelllawfirm.com/)   Remember to rate and review GTP on iTunes: Click Here To Rate and Review   Case Details: Husband-and-wife trial team Randall Sorrels and Alexandra Farias-Sorrels of Sorrels Law share how they secured justice for an airline wing walker who was struck by a fueling truck and catastrophically injured. On September 7, 2019, Ulysses Cruz donned his yellow vest and held bright orange wands to guide a United Airlines plane when Allied Aviation Fueling Company truck driver Reginald Willis struck Ulysses with the vehicle. Ulysses was paralyzed on impact, underwent spine stabilization surgery and suffered an accident-related stroke that affected the right side of his body and the left side of his brain. In the courtroom, award-winning trial lawyers Randall and Alexandra Sorrels sparred against the defense attorney, who attempted to place blame on United Airlines and to label Ulysses as a wing walker with a lack of "situational awareness." The Sorrels Law duo countered with proof that Reginald Willis violated Allied Aviation Fueling Company's policies by continuing to drive while blinded by the sun. On October 25, 2021, a Harris County, Texas jury found Allied Aviation Fueling Company 70% responsible and driver Reginald Willis 30% responsible for the accident and awarded Ulysses Cruz and his family a $352.77 million verdict, which is believed to be the largest actual damages verdict in U.S. history for an injured worker.    Click Here to Read/Download the Complete Trial Documents Guest Bios: Randy Sorrel Randy Sorrels holds the unique distinction of being the only Texas board-certified plaintiffs' lawyer ever to have been elected to serve as President of the State Bar of Texas and selected as one of the Top 100 lawyers in the state by Texas Super Lawyers magazine. His passionate representation of clients and lawyers has garnered statewide recognition and numerous prestigious awards. Randy and his partner/wife obtained what is believed to be the largest actual damages verdict in United States' history for an injured worker — $352.7 million – in a fully contested jury trial. In short, whether it is in the courtroom or in the boardroom, Randy has an unparalleled track record of success for his clients and the organizations he leads. As a leader, Randy was voted by Texas lawyers to become the 2019-2020 State Bar President by the widest margin of victory in State Bar history. During his presidential service, he traveled Texas solidifying his reputation for helping not only those who hire him, but also helping fellow lawyers. His network of friends and relationships throughout the state is vast, and he is often hired by lawyers who are in need of representation. As a zealot advocate for his clients, Randy holds four board certifications including in Personal Injury Trial Law, Civil Trial Law and Civil Trial Advocacy from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and the National Board of Trial Advocacy. And in a peer selection process, for the last 14 years he has been named one of the Top 100 lawyers in the state. He is sought after by the nationwide and local media for legal analysis, commentary and perspective. Randy's success in the courtroom is also well-known throughout Texas and the nation. He has taken dozens of cases to trial, securing multi-million-dollar verdicts in personal injury cases, medical malpractice cases, plant explosion cases and business lawsuits. During the time of Covid, Randy and the Sorrels Law team secured two of the largest personal injury jury verdicts in the country in high-profile cases that received media attention worldwide. In one of the cases, the jury returned an actual damages verdict of $352.7 million for an injured worker who suffered catastrophic injuries, while in the other the jury awarded two minor league baseball players $3.24 million. For 2022, Randy has been named the Best Lawyers® Personal Injury – Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year” in Houston, and has been named the Best Lawyers' Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year” in Houston on three separate occasions. He has received some of the highest legal honors in the state, including being awarded the State Bar of Texas President's Award (recognizing the one Texas Lawyer who provided the most outstanding contributions through distinguished service to the lawyers of Texas), the Judge Sam Williams Award (recognizing the Texas lawyer who provides the greatest contribution to both local bars and the State Bar of Texas), and the Houston Bar Association President's Award (recognizing significant contributions to an HBA program). Early in his career, Randy was honored with the Woodrow B. Seals Outstanding Young Lawyer of Houston Award (recognizing the one young Houston lawyer who exemplified significant professional traits both inside and outside the practice of law). He started his career as a lawyer at the internationally acclaimed Fulbright & Jaworski (now Norton Rose Fulbright). Read Full Bio   Alex Farias-Sorrels Alex Farias-Sorrels is a passionate litigator, who left “Big-Law” to pursue her desire to help people who have been wrongly injured. She treats her clients like family and handles every aspect of her cases as if she were handling them for her own mother, father, sister, or brother. A Latina, native Houstonian, and bilingual lawyer, Alex is proud to bring a woman's touch to personal injury law. Alex attended both undergrad (2007) and law school (2010) at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, graduating with honors.  While graduating in the top 10% of her law school class, Alex also interned for the appellate division of the U.S. Attorney's office in Houston and for Legal Services of Greater Miami. After law school, as part of a fellowship program, Alex served as a full-time law clerk for U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Jeff Bohm for a year.  At the same time, and on a part-time basis, she received her first exposure to plaintiffs' work at a respected personal injury law firm in Houston where she handled personal injury cases and business disputes.  In her second year of practice, she worked as a briefing attorney for the Supreme Court of Texas, clerking for Justice David Medina. There, she assisted the Court in assessing complex state law issues and also helped draft the Court's opinions. After her term at the Court, Alex joined the international law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, a Philadelphia-based firm with over 2,200 lawyers worldwide.  Alex practiced in the firm's Houston litigation section and focused mostly on complex commercial cases and insurance recovery cases.  She also handled products liability and personal injury cases, including aircraft crashes.  She served as first-chair counsel in more than ten trials, and was often called on to assist on thorny appellate issues.  Alex's largest victory came in an arbitration award, as she was instrumental in securing an almost $300 million arbitration award on behalf of a major Fortune 500 company on a fraudulent transfer claim.   Alex and her husband Randy Sorrels have a young son, Houston Alexander, who is bilingual, and keeps them busy when they are not working.  They also have two rescue dogs – Gio and Luna.  Alex is active in the bar, currently serving as a board member on both the Texas Bar Foundation and the Houston Young Lawyers Foundation. Read Full Bio Show Sponsors: Legal Technology Services - LegalTechService.com Digital Law Marketing - DigitalLawMarketing.com Harris Lowry Manton LLP - hlmlawfirm.com   Free Resources: Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 1 Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 2

This week, we replay a classic GTP episode where your hosts Steve Lowry and Yvonne Godfrey interview Kalpana Srinivasan and Max Tribble of Kalpana Srinivasan and Max Tribble of Susman Godfrey LLP (https://www.susmangodfrey.com/)   Remember to rate and review GTP on iTunes: Click Here To Rate and Review   Case Details: High-stakes trial lawyers Kalpana Srinivasan and Max Tribble of Susman Godfrey LLP explain how they secured the largest intellectual property verdict in the United States in 2018 in a countersuit against Title Source, Inc., a company providing valuation services to Quicken Loans. Originally, Title Source, Inc. sued Kalpana and Tribble's client HouseCanary, Inc. for breach of contract. HouseCanary filed crossclaims regarding Title Source's allegedly improper use of the data and discovered, via a PowerPoint presentation, that Title Source was violating the rules of its nondisclosure agreement and stealing HouseCanary's trade secrets to reverse-engineer a competing automated valuation model. After seven weeks of trial, a Bexar County, Texas jury returned a verdict of $706.2 million, including $201.6 million for the value of the trade secrets, and cleared HouseCanary of any allegations of wrongdoing.   Click Here to Read/Download the Complete Trial Documents   Guest Bios: Kalpana Srinivasan Ms. Srinivasan tries high-stakes cases for plaintiffs and defendants in courtrooms across the country.  A partner in the Los Angeles office and a member of the firm's Executive Committee, she has secured significant victories for her clients in antitrust, patent, trade secret, copyright, class action, and other disputes. Ms. Srinivasan won a $706.2 million jury verdict for client HouseCanary in a misappropriation of a trade secret, fraud, and breach of contract case. As co-lead counsel, Ms. Srinivasan played a crucial role in this landmark win. Read more on the win here or see the case featured in Lawdragon's feature story, “Revenge of the Hatchlings: How Susman Godfrey Won Almost a Billion Dollars for HouseCanary” or in Law360‘s “How They Won It” series. Ms. Srinivasan recently obtained court approval for a class action settlement valued at over $100 million with music streaming service, Spotify. The deal resolved claims of copyright infringement. She currently serves as Court-appointed co-lead counsel for a certified class of hundreds of millions of consumers impacted by Qualcomm's anticompetitive conduct in the sale of chipsets used in mobile devices and its patent licensing practices. Ms. Srinivasan's practice includes pursuing and defending patent infringement actions, including cases involving standard-essential telecommunications patents; gaming and graphics patents; and cybersecurity software. Read Full Bio   Max Tribble Max Tribble, serving as lead counsel, secured a jury verdict of $706.2 million for client, HouseCanary in a misappropriation of trade secret, and breach of contract case related to HouseCanary's innovative technology for valuation, appraisal, and real estate analytics. At the conclusion of the seven-week trial, a 12-person jury found unanimously in favor of HouseCanary, awarding HouseCanary $706.2 million against Title Source, an affiliate of Quicken Loans, on counterclaims in this high-stakes legal battle.   The award was finalized in October 2018 and in 2019, a judge confirmed the jury award in full and allowed a judgment of more than $740 million (including prejudgment interest and attorney fees) to stand.  This landmark win has been featured as a top story of the week by Texas Lawyer and covered by The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Dallas News, and Law360. It was also featured on Law360's “How They Won It” series and was highlighted in Susman Godfrey's recent “Intellectual Property Practice Group of the Year” recognition by Law360.   Lawdragon profiled the win in their feature story, “Revenge of the Hatchlings: How Susman Godfrey Won Almost a Billion Dollars for HouseCanary” and National Law Journal named Tribble a Winning Litigator (ALM) for this win. The verdict also appeared at number one on Texas Lawyer's 2019 Intellectual Property Hall of Fame. Read more about the case here. Read Full Bio   Show Sponsors: Legal Technology Services - LegalTechService.com Digital Law Marketing - DigitalLawMarketing.com Harris Lowry Manton LLP - hlmlawfirm.com   Free Resources: Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 1 Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 2

Since 1997 Kelly Shackelford has been President and CEO of First Liberty Institute, the largest legal firm in the U.S. dedicated exclusively to protecting religious freedom for all Americans. Kelly is a constitutional scholar who has argued before the United States Supreme Court, testified before the U.S. House and Senate, and has won several landmark First Amendment and religious liberty cases. He was recently named one of the 25 greatest Texas lawyers of the past quarter-century by Texas Lawyer and is the recipient of the prestigious William Bentley Ball Award for Life and Religious Freedom Defense for pioneering work protecting religious freedom.   I'm delighted to welcome Kelly to the show to discuss his work at the First Liberty Institute, what they are trying to achieve, and some of the recent cases that they have won in their bid to support religious freedom. He shares his thoughts on why most people don't understand that religious freedom is a massive issue for everyone and why our founders understood that if you lose it, you'll lose all your freedoms. Kelly and I also discuss the difficulty of finding good quality, balanced and truthful information about what is going on in the USA politically today.   “Religious freedom is our first freedom because our founders understood that if you lose it, you'll lose all your freedom.” - Kelly Shackelford   “if you remove religious freedom, unbelievable evil will replace it.” - Kelly Shackelford   “We've got to keep fighting and winning these lawsuits. And that takes people and businesses and individuals standing up, even if it might cost them and all the people we represent I consider heroes because they're doing that.” - Kelly Shackelford    This Week on The Wow Factor: Why Kelly headed to Texas after completing his law degree at Baylor Law School What Kelly's Pastor advised him to do when he was torn between going into ministry or law Why he turned down many job offers and a substantial salary to join a new nonprofit where he could represent pastors, churches, religious freedoms, and the country's founding principles Why we are currently facing such a battle to uphold our religious freedom Why Kelly thinks that people are so anti-religion at the moment How we can help business leaders across America recognize and exercise their rights Kelly shares some of the recent cases that First Liberty Institute has been involved with Why its time to take a moment to look back at the Constitution, to look back at history and decide how you want the future to look   Kelly Shackelford's Words of Wisdom: I've never seen so much darkness around us, but everywhere we're going, there's light — we can make a difference in our lifetimes. We are moving forward positively, and the courts are taking us back to the Constitution. Hopefully, we might be able to look back 10 or 20 years from now and say that we handed down more religious freedom to our children and grandchildren than we had in America.   Connect with Kelly Shackelford: First Liberty Institute Website First Liberty Institute on Instagram First Liberty Institute on Facebook First Liberty Institute on Twitter   Connect with The WOW Factor: I Like Giving: The Transforming Power of a Generous Life by Brad Formsma Words of Wisdom Website Brad Formsma on LinkedIn Brad Formsma on Instagram Brad Formsma on Facebook Brad Formsma on Twitter    

We welcome Texas Lawyer and long time friend Joel Rimby Esq to discuss early indoctrination in our lives, the failure of covid discussions, good faith arguments, and the importance of saying, "I don't know"

I'd like to think I have gained a better grasp of patience the longer I've been doing this whole lawyer thing, but some days I fail in this regard - just ask my wife. Now one of the things I've noticed that tells me, “Mike, maybe you need to get in a better headspace,” is when someone is telling me a story and I just want them to get to the point. In those moments, I try (and sometimes fail) to remind myself that everyone communicates differently. Some people have to follow their own narratives to get the thoughts out they want to share. In short, I'd probably make a pretty lousy therapist, which is why I'm thankful for folks like my guest this week.Jim Dolan is a psychotherapist and executive coach in Dallas who has spent almost 4 decades helping others get to the roots of their problems so that they can replant themselves step by step. When he's not working with patients, Jim is a regular contributor to Texas Lawyer magazine and Law.com on the psychology and emotional difficulties of law practice.He's been a velodrome bike racer, low-budget horror film actor, and currently teaches swimming lessons because, of course, he also used to be a competitive swimmer. We talk about his incredibly rich and sometimes tragic life, as well as the unique struggles that attorneys face when it comes to mental health. Not always a cheerful conversation, but an incredibly necessary one. Enjoy the show! SHOWNOTESD-Magazine Article: My Father, the Hit Man

This week we're replaying a classic episode where your hosts Steve Lowry and Yvonne Godfrey interview Zoe Littlepage of Littlepage, Booth, Leckman ( http://www.littlepagebooth.com/ ).   Remember to rate and review GTP in iTunes: Click Here To Rate and Review   Case Details: Three Nevada women who developed breast cancer as a result of their use of Wyeth's hormone replacement drugs, Prempro and Premarin. The jury found that Prempro and Premarin helped cause their cancers and that Wyeth misled the public about the drugs' health risks. The court ultimately awarded $22.8 million in compensatory damages and $35 million in punitive damages. Read/Download the Complete Trial Documents   Guest Bio: Zoe Littlepage's practice focuses on complex cases including mass torts, defective medical product or drug cases as well as human rights issues. She typically spends months each year in trial, all across the country. Ms. Littlepage's jury awards made the list of the Top 10 Largest Verdicts in the country for 2007, 2009 and 2010. In 2011, Zoe Littlepage was induced into The Inner Circle of Advocates. Founded in 1972, The Inner Circle of Advocates is an invitation only group of 100 of the best trial lawyers in America who are selected for their character, experience and success in the courtroom. The Inner Circle of Advocates was described by The Washington Post as, "A select group of 100 of the nation's most celebrated trial lawyers" and is recognized as one of the most exclusive groups of attorneys in the nation. Inner Circle members often work collectively to share experience, skills and knowledge in pursuit of justice. American Lawyer magazine as well as Fortune magazine named Ms. Littlepage as one of America's “Premiere Lawyers.” She has also been nominated as a “Super Lawyer” as well as “Top Lawyer” in the country multiple years running. In 2008, she received the Clarence Darrow award for Best Mass Tort Lawyer. Texas Lawyer praises Ms. Littlepage's tenacity stating “all bets should be on Littlepage.” Chambers USA, a legal publisher, recognizes Zoe Littlepage as a leading lawyer in nationwide product liability litigation and notes that “Zoe Littlepage of Littlepage Booth does ‘a bang-up job for plaintiffs.'” According to lawyers interviewed by Chambers USA, “[w]hen you see her, you know you have a fight on your hands.” Read Full Bio Here   Show Sponsors: Legal Technology Services - LegalTechService.com Digital Law Marketing - DigitalLawMarketing.com Harris, Lowry, and Manton - hlmlawfirm.com Free Resources: Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 1 Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 2

BHH BONUS: Gabby Petito-April and Caroline host a guest. Tiffany is a Texas Lawyer who works with victims of abuse. Join them as they break down the Gabby Petito/ Brian Laundrie case, discuss signs of the possibly violent relationship as well as addressing the controversy behind this case and how it has gone viral! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Regardless of political leanings, there's a renewed and essential focus on local governing by school boards, commissioners courts and city councils. To understand the responsibilities, and the urgent need for the preparation of locally elected representatives, as well as the professional administrators and lawyers who work for them, and the public, it is important to know the duties and requirements of their positions. At the state level, there has been a lack of understanding of what the Texas Education Agency is supposed to do, and be prepared to do, under law in serving, not dictating to school districts. At the local level, there's a lack of understanding of what elected school boards are responsible to do under their district's own policies for planning and action to serve the needs of all schoolchildren, for the children's sake.Steve Swanson is a retired business executive and education researcher. He has volunteered in education for thirty years, including Austin, at the state, and in school districts throughout Texas. Steve's experience with, and research on, Johnston/Eastside Memorial HS revealed that students, teachers, and schools are not THE problem. This experience and research revealed the critical and urgent opportunity for improvement exists above the schools, at the district and state levels. Opportunities in the promises made in ISD policies and Texas laws for local governing of community planning and action serving the needs of all students, for the students' sake. Steve and Lynn Davenport met at a hearing in Austin at the Texas Education Agency in 2016. We don't need to reinvent or recreate new policies when we already have the tools we need to serve the needs of kids, we don't read the instructions! The important “instructional manuals” that exist in Texas with the Texas Education Code, the Texas Lawyer's Creed, and the Educator's Code of Ethics are in place for just these reasons.For example, Richardson ISD created a redundant Equity Policy which was already in existence under BQ Local to be applied to all students. That policy has been ignored for decades. Much like the TEA and the legislators, our school boards are not prepared in, and don't follow, existing policies, yet they continue to create new ones. Swanson would like to inform and help empower parents, students, teachers, business leaders, voters, as well as boards and superintendents through a learning process to read and understand Texas' governance responsibilities for serving the needs of ALL students, for the students' sake, including special needs and suicide prevention. Read the entire write up at OffBeatBusiness.com.Steve Swanson can be reached at swanson@austin.rr.comWebsite: improvetexasschools.orgSupport the show (https://offbeatbusiness.com/sign-up/#join)

Kelly Shackelford, Esq., is President and CEO of First Liberty Institute, the largest legal firm in the nation dedicated exclusively to protecting religious freedom for all Americans. He has served in this role since 1997, leading First Liberty's efforts to defend religious freedom in the courts and in the public arena. Under his leadership, First Liberty's legal team has participated in cases before the United States Supreme Court, federal courts of appeals, federal district courts and various state courts, where they have won more than 90 percent of their cases.Shackelford is a constitutional scholar who has argued before the United States Supreme Court, testified before the U.S. House and Senate, and has won a number of landmark First Amendment and religious liberty cases including a recent watershed, precedent-changing victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in The American Legion v. American Humanist Association.He was recently named one of the 25 greatest Texas lawyers of the past quarter-century by Texas Lawyer and is the recipient of the prestigious William Bentley Ball Award for Life and Religious Freedom Defense for pioneering work protecting religious freedom.Shackelford is a highly sought-after speaker and frequent guest on national news and talk shows including Good Morning America, The Today Show, CNN, Fox and Friends, MSNBC, and Hannity. He also has been featured in the National Law Journal, Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Times, The Washington Post, and The L.A. Times, and many others.Shackelford is on the Board of Trustees of the United States Supreme Court Historical Society and earned his law degree from Baylor University.

Kenneth Artz is the Texas Bureau Chief for Texas Lawyer, part of ALM's law.com legal information and news hub. As he sits at the center of the most timely legal industry news in the nation, we discussed the current state of legal journalism. With so much content out there, how can we be discerning consumers of what we read and believe?

This week, your hosts Steve Lowry and Yvonne Godfrey interview Chrysta Castañeda of The Castañeda Firm (https://castaneda-firm.com/).   Remember to rate and review GTP in iTunes: Click Here To Rate and Review   Episode Details: Accomplished Dallas oil and gas litigator Chrysta Castañeda of The Castañeda Firm discusses how she secured justice for oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens, the owner of Mesa Petroleum Partners, in a landmark breach of contract case against three Texas oil companies, securing the nation's 12th largest verdict in 2016. In January 2007, Mesa Petroleum Partners signed a participation agreement with J. Cleo Thompson and Baytech, affording Mesa 15% ownership in oil wells and other assets in Texas over a five-year period. Mesa Petroleum elected to participate in all offered deals, but unbeknownst to Pickens, Mesa Petroleum's 15% interest was being used to purchase assets and to drill more than 160 wells under the auspices of two newly formed companies: Patriot Resources and Delaware Basin Resources. In 2009, Delaware Basin Resources attempted to buy out Mesa Petroleum from the original agreement and recruited Baytech to initiate an offer that Mesa Petroleum ultimately rejected. Despite the defense's claims that Pickens stated in a phone call that he wanted out of the agreement, except for his initial investment in a Lyda Well, and assertions that Pickens did not pay his fair share and was looking to repair his reputation after making poor business decisions during the 2008-2009 financial crisis, Chrysta Castañeda secured justice for her client. In November 2016, after a five-week trial, a Reeves County, Texas jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, awarding more than $140 million in damages plus legal fees. This groundbreaking case is also featured in the book The Last Trial of T. Boone Pickens, written by Chrysta Castañeda and Loren Steffy. Click Here to Read/Download the Complete Trial Documents     Guest Bio: Chrysta Castañeda Chrysta Castañeda is a go-to lawyer for high-stakes litigation in the energy industry and beyond.  Practicing for over twenty-five years, she has built a solid reputation for adeptly handling technical litigation, often serving as lead trial counsel in high-profile disputes of media interest.  Her win for T. Boone Pickens' Mesa Petroleum Partners was recognized as the 12th largest verdict in 2016 in the nation by The National Law Journal and earned her a spot as one of the NLJ's Elite Trial Lawyers of 2018, as well as induction into Texas Lawyer‘s Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame. Following this series of high-profile recognitions, Chrysta was inducted as a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation in the beginning of 2020. Chrysta developed her reputation and commitment to excellence from practicing for more than two decades at top firms worldwide.  Since founding the Castañeda Firm, Chrysta has prioritized delivering the quality of representation found in large law firms in a personalized way. Chrysta and her team strive to out-prepare the opposition, from investigation through trial. Chrysta not only has more than two decades of experience litigating energy and oil and gas matters but also holds a degree in engineering.  Her technical training in combination with her experience in crisis communications frequently proves invaluable to clients, enabling her to effectively explain complex scientific concepts to judges and juries. Clients value Chrysta's strength and tenacity.  As Chrysta puts it, “We take pride in having both the knowledge and experience clients require, as well as the necessary tenacity and creativity to craft winning strategies.  We aim to prepare so thoroughly that we can adapt without hesitation to changing dynamics at trial or in discovery.  I want our clients to feel confident and assured when The Castañeda Firm is on their case.” Outside of the oil and gas and energy industries, Chrysta has extensive experience in commercial litigation, trade secrets, products liability, pharmaceutical, medical device, and toxic tort litigation. Read Full Bio   The Last Trial of T. Boone Pickens Show Sponsors: Legal Technology Services - LTSatlanta.com Digital Law Marketing - DigitalLawMarketing.com Harris, Lowry, and Manton - hlmlawfirm.com   Free Resources: Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 1 Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 2

Texas lawyer Rod Ponton thought he was just attending to another Zoom virtual court hearing...then realized he had a kitten filter on in his video settings. And hilarity ensued. Next thing ya know...the video gets posted online and suddenly Rod is the damn KING OF THE INTERNET!!! And God knows, we all needed the laugh. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-frHneo95k See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The guys revisit their diets and talk Brendan teaming up with Mike Dolce, Malik buying a new car, Cat's OnlyFans update, Chin considering TikTok for music, Shapel's search for the best BBQ in Kansas City, the girl who Gorilla glued her hair, Texas Lawyer stuck on a cat filter over Zoom, 25K Barack Obama Nikes and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Trisha Barita is a 15 year licensed Texas attorney practicing in employment law on the management side and business law.  She is the managing attorney of  Barita Law Firm, PLLC located in downtown Houston and League City. She also has a second company called Legal Skinny, LLC that is an educational resource for employers that includes her legal skinny podcast and blog.  As an entrepreneur herself, she loves to engage in personal and business growth through a great book, podcast or blog. She has been featured in articles for Business.com, Authority Magazine and Texas Lawyer.In this episode we talk with Trisha about being an educator and her Legal Skinny podcast!  Tune in to learn more about this FREE resource to businesses!Ways to connect with Trisha B.Website: https://www.baritalaw.com/Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tbarita/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BaritaLawClick for more about your hosts:Colton CockerellTrisha StetzelMore fun and interviews on our FB page!https://www.facebook.com/bridgethegapinterviews

On today's episode we talk with Bill Reid. Bill is many things: a larger than life Texan, a personality with a gravitational pull, a great storyteller, an adventurer, and a wildly successful lawyer. Bill is a founding member of Reid Collins & Tsai, LLP, a leading litigation boutique, who has developed a national reputation for successfully trying complex commercial and financial cases.  He has tried a wide range of civil and criminal cases to verdict before judges and juries in a career that has spanned almost three decades. On this episode we cover:●      The story of Reid Collins & Tsai LLP;●      Bill's best moment as a lawyer (and as a dad);●      The evolution of the Reid Collins & Tsai business model;●      Bills hybrid contingency model and how tol build one; ●      Bill's advice to young lawyers;●      Reid Collins economic model;●      Aligning economic interests between a client and a law firm●      The decision to keep Reid Collins & Tsai at its current size;●      What is Success;●      The lasting changes because of COVID;●      Living in a Austin versus in New York.Resources/Links:LAWCLERK, official websiteReid Collins & Tsai, official website  Quotes:“I want to create a team incentive. We're all on the same team. Anybody's success is everybody's success.” – Bill Reid“We do a lot of hybrid work. But I would say about 97%-98% of what we do has some element of a success fee in it. And there's a business component to that, which is, ‘We think our time is better spent trying to get success fees now that we've built our brand.'” – Bill Reid“It's those sorts of things, when you can figure out the riddle (the complicated riddle that I don't think any two lawyers in America can figure out). It's just so fun to do that. It's so rewarding.” – Bill Reid“It gives the client budgetary certainty, which is something that the (even the pure contingency lawyer asking the client paying for) cannot do.” – Bill Reid, on their expense reserve budget“If the client doesn't actually participate with you on a hybrid deal (or at least pay expenses in the contingency world) and the client truly has no risk, then the client is free to make uneconomic decisions and you (the lawyer) suffers all the risk.” – Bill Reid  

This week, your hosts Steve Lowry and Yvonne Godfrey interview Kalpana Srinivasan and Max Tribble of Kalpana Srinivasan and Max Tribble of Susman Godfrey LLP (https://www.susmangodfrey.com/)   Remember to rate and review GTP in iTunes: Click Here To Rate and Review   Case Details: High-stakes trial lawyers Kalpana Srinivasan and Max Tribble of Susman Godfrey LLP explains how they secured the largest intellectual property verdict in the United States in 2018 in a countersuit against Title Source, Inc., a company providing valuation services to Quicken Loans. Originally, Title Source, Inc. sued Kalpana and Tribble's client HouseCanary, Inc. for breach of contract. HouseCanary filed crossclaims regarding Title Source's allegedly improper use of the data and discovered, via a PowerPoint presentation, that Title Source was violating the rules of its nondisclosure agreement and stealing HouseCanary's trade secrets to reverse-engineer a competing automated valuation model. After seven weeks of trial, a Bexar County, Texas jury returned a verdict of $706.2 million, including $201.6 million for the value of the trade secrets, and cleared HouseCanary of any allegations of wrongdoing. Click Here to Read/Download the Complete Trial Documents   Guest Bios:   Kalpana Srinivasan Ms. Srinivasan tries high-stakes cases for plaintiffs and defendants in courtrooms across the country.  A partner in the Los Angeles office and a member of the firm's Executive Committee, she has secured significant victories for her clients in antitrust, patent, trade secret, copyright, class action, and other disputes.   Ms. Srinivasan won a $706.2 million jury verdict for client HouseCanary in a misappropriation of a trade secret, fraud, and breach of contract case. As co-lead counsel, Ms. Srinivasan played a crucial role in this landmark win. Read more on the win here or see the case featured in Lawdragon's feature story, “Revenge of the Hatchlings: How Susman Godfrey Won Almost a Billion Dollars for HouseCanary” or in Law360‘s “How They Won It” series.   Ms. Srinivasan recently obtained court approval for a class action settlement valued at over $100 million with music streaming service, Spotify. The deal resolved claims of copyright infringement. She currently serves as Court-appointed co-lead counsel for a certified class of hundreds of millions of consumers impacted by Qualcomm's anticompetitive conduct in the sale of chipsets used in mobile devices and its patent licensing practices.   Ms. Srinivasan's practice includes pursuing and defending patent infringement actions, including cases involving standard-essential telecommunications patents; gaming and graphics patents; and cybersecurity software. Read Full Bio Max Tribble Max Tribble, serving as lead counsel, secured a jury verdict of $706.2 million for client, HouseCanary in a misappropriation of trade secret, and breach of contract case related to HouseCanary's innovative technology for valuation, appraisal, and real estate analytics. At the conclusion of the seven-week trial, a 12-person jury found unanimously in favor of HouseCanary, awarding HouseCanary $706.2 million against Title Source, an affiliate of Quicken Loans, on counterclaims in this high-stakes legal battle.     The award was finalized in October 2018 and in 2019, a judge confirmed the jury award in full and allowed a judgment of more than $740 million (including prejudgment interest and attorney fees) to stand.  This landmark win has been featured as a top story of the week by Texas Lawyer and covered by The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Dallas News, and Law360. It was also featured on Law360's “How They Won It” series and was highlighted in Susman Godfrey's recent “Intellectual Property Practice Group of the Year” recognition by Law360.     Lawdragon profiled the win in their feature story, “Revenge of the Hatchlings: How Susman Godfrey Won Almost a Billion Dollars for HouseCanary” and National Law Journal named Tribble a Winning Litigator (ALM) for this win. The verdict also appeared at number one on Texas Lawyer's 2019 Intellectual Property Hall of Fame. Read more about the case here.   Read Full Bio     Show Sponsors: Legal Technology Services - LTSatlanta.com   Digital Law Marketing - DigitalLawMarketing.com   Case Pacer - CasePacer.com   Harris, Lowry, and Manton - hlmlawfirm.com   Free Resources: Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 1 Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 2

Writing a LOI is very crucial and can sometimes be so intimidating especially when you're new to the real estate business. In this week's episode, we have Rahul Patel, the Managing Partner of the fifth fastest-growing law firm in the nation, Patel Gaines and we'll be discussing what a letter of intent is, what should be included and the common mistakes when writing an LOI. Our guest speaker, Rahul Patel, aside from being the managing partner of Patel Gaines, has a flair for delivering simplicity and superior client service. Over the last decade, he has developed a reputation for his innovative approach to commercial real estate and property tax litigation where he currently represents over $8.5 billion in commercial property. Not only does Rahul lead the Patel Gaines team, but he is also a certified NBPA Agent, and a guest speaker for multiple organizations, Rahul was named on the San Antonio Business Journal‘s 40 Under 40, C- Suite Award honoree, Outstanding Lawyers list, and was their Man of the Year. He has also been featured in USA Today, Fortune, BusinessWeek, Texas Lawyer and more. To get in touch with Rahul, please visit the website: https://www.patelgaines.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To check on my latest podcast, please subscribe to Starkey Multifamily Podcast To connect with me, you may reach me on Reed@StarkeyCapital.com To know about our events and meetups, please join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/StarkeyMultifamily --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/reed-starkey/support

The Texas Lawyer’s Creed has been a source of aspirational guidance for Texas lawyers for the past thirty years, and when it was reaffirmed by the Supreme Court of Texas and the Court of Criminal Appeals in 2013, lawyers were reminded of its continued relevance. But how exactly did this document come to be, and how has it helped Texas lawyers? In this edition of the State Bar of Texas Podcast, host Rocky Dhir welcomes Buck Files and Kenda Culpepper to discuss the history of the creed and its aim to help lawyers conduct themselves with the highest degree of professionalism. Kenda Culpepper is the Rockwall County criminal district attorney. Buck Files practices law with the firm of Bain, Files, Jarrett and Harrison in Tyler, Texas.

Today we welcome back our guest Rahul Patel, Managing Partner of Patel Gaines, the fifth fastest growing law firm in the nation where he represents over $8.5 billion in commercial property. Rahul is an attorney, real estate developer, professor, speaker, and serial entrepreneur. He has been featured in US Today, Forbes, Fortune, Business Week, Texas Lawyer, and the Business Journal where he was named man of the year, an outstanding lawyer, and a top 40 Under 40.

This week, your hosts Steve Lowry and Yvonne Godfrey interview Zoe Littlepage of Littlepage, Booth, Leckman (http://www.littlepagebooth.com/).     Remember to rate and review GTP in iTunes: Click Here To Rate and Review     Case Details:   Three Nevada women who developed breast cancer as a result of their use of Wyeth's hormone replacement drugs, Prempro and Premarin. The jury found that Prempro and Premarin helped cause their cancers and that Wyeth misled the public about the drugs' health risks. The court ultimately awarded $22.8 million in compensatory damages and $35 million in punitive damages.   Click Here to Read/Download the Complete Trial Documents     Guest Bio:   Zoe Littlepage Zoe Littlepage's practice focuses on complex cases including mass torts, defective medical product or drug cases as well as human rights issues. She typically spends months each year in trial, all across the country. Ms. Littlepage's jury awards made the list of the Top 10 Largest Verdicts in the country for 2007, 2009 and 2010. In 2011, Zoe Littlepage was inducted into The Inner Circle of Advocates. Founded in 1972, The Inner Circle of Advocates is an invitation only group of 100 of the best trial lawyers in America who are selected for their character, experience, and success in the courtroom. The Inner Circle of Advocates was described by The Washington Post as, "A select group of 100 of the nation's most celebrated trial lawyers" and is recognized as one of the most exclusive groups of attorneys in the nation. Inner Circle members often work collectively to share experience, skills, and knowledge in pursuit of justice.   American Lawyer magazine as well as Fortune magazine named Ms. Littlepage as one of America's “Premiere Lawyers.” She has also been nominated as a “Super Lawyer” as well as “Top Lawyer” in the country multiple years running. In 2008, she received the Clarence Darrow award for Best Mass Tort Lawyer. Texas Lawyer praises Ms. Littlepage's tenacity stating “all bets should be on Littlepage.” Chambers USA, a legal publisher, recognizes Zoe Littlepage as a leading lawyer in nationwide product liability litigation and notes that “Zoe Littlepage of Littlepage Booth does ‘a bang-up job for plaintiffs.'” According to lawyers interviewed by Chambers USA, “[w]hen you see her, you know you have a fight on your hands.” Read Full Bio Here     Show Sponsors:     Legal Technology Services - LTSatlanta.com     Digital Law Marketing - DigitalLawMarketing.com     Harris, Lowry, and Manton - hlmlawfirm.com     Free Resources:   Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 1 Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 2

Episode 78 In this episode of Sober Speak, we listen in as speaker Jerry J shares his story of recovery starting with an entertaining little story about the family dog using that as a parallel for how he came to understand the definition of alcoholism. Jerry’s story continues with how he came to be sick of himself and how his wife’s participation in Alanon eventually led him into the program. Jerry shares how he realized that his self-sufficiency would not save him from his alcoholism and that he needed help from others.  Jerry’s strong relationship with his Higher Power led him to be a pillar for his family through difficult times. #thewayoutisgratitude #jekyllandhyde Leave us a message @ https://www.speakpipe.com/SoberSpeak Email us @ feedback@soberspeak.com Visit our website @ www.soberspeak.com Text the word "sober" to 31996

How do we turn data into knowledge? Orix USA general counsel Ron Barger has some ideas, and he wants the law firms he hires to help make it happen. As the head of operations for the investment banking and financial services firm based in Dallas, Barger looks for outside counsel who can help him “see around the corners”—to go beyond the role of counselor and to serve as companions and guides for the future of his business. Key to making that happen, Barger says, is through the efficiency of technology. In this episode, Heather Nevitt, editor-in-chief of Law.com affiliate Corporate Counsel, Inside Counsel and Texas Lawyer, talks with Barger about the evolving relationship between law firms and in-house counsel and technology's function in collaboration. Legal Speak is brought to you by Econ One, offering economic expertise, consulting and dispute resolution, and data analytics.

Lorenzo Hagerty is the founder of the Psychedelic Salon — one of the richest, deepest, and oldest podcasts on the internet. He’s a pioneer and leader in the psychedelic thought movement and has led a rich life on his path from a Texas Lawyer, a navy man, a computer visionary, to a trail blazing podcaster … and much more. He was also the producer of the Palenque Norte lecture series at Burning Man. He an OG counter culture originator and we couldn’t be happier to have him on the podcast. Lorenzo Hagerty Psychedelic Salon EastForest.org

Welcome to the Scroggins Family Law podcast series. This program features Texas Board Certified family law attorney Mark Scroggins who shares information about issues affecting Texas families in divorce and family law. In this special episode Mark Scroggins visits with Collin County Judge Cynthia Wheless from the 417th District Court, Lieutenant Mitch Selman and Deputy Jessica Pond from the office of the Collin County Sheriff. School shootings: Perspectives on prevention and safety What creates a school shooter? Common traits among school shooters.Influence of media, technology and society.Preventing school shootings within the law What procedures and laws do we have in place?What additional legal approaches could help?Programs in place to address alienated students School and juvenile programs to help students.What additional programs may be helpful?Is arming teachers a viable solution to prevent shootings? Authority of Texas independent school districts.The response to arming teachers in Texas ISDs. Board Certified in family law, Mark L. Scroggins is an aggressive and experienced trial attorney with a sound understanding of business matters that serves him well in family law. An accomplished speaker and author, Mr. Scroggins has practiced family law throughout the state of Texas for over 20 years. He has written about family law matters for Texas Lawyer and numerous other periodicals and has spoken before numerous organizations and corporate clients. Scroggins Legal office in Plano, Texas: (469) 626-5220. 

Welcome to the Scroggins Family Law podcast series. This program features Texas Board Certified family law attorney Mark Scroggins who shares information about issues affecting Texas families in divorce and family law. Children's issues in Texas divorce and family law: Conservatorship and decision makingWhat is joint managing conservatorshipAgreements and parenting plansRight to determine primary residencePrimary parent decision making authorityGeographic restrictions on residential choicesChild support calculationsTraditional and modern trends in child supportModification and enforcement when necessaryMedical, educational and religious issuesMaking health and development decisionsResolving parental conflict as children get older Board certified in family law, Mark L. Scroggins is an aggressive and experienced trial attorney with a sound understanding of business matters that serves him well in family law. An accomplished speaker and author, Mr. Scroggins has practiced family law throughout the state of Texas for over 20 years. He has written about family law matters for Texas Lawyer and numerous other periodicals and has spoken before numerous organizations and corporate clients. # # # About Scroggins Family Law: Dallas, Collin and Denton County Board Certified divorce and family law attorney Mark Scroggins, and the team at Scroggins Family Law are available at (214) 469-3100.

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Welcome to the Scroggins Family Law podcast series. This program features Texas Board Certified family law attorney Mark Scroggins who shares information about issues affecting Texas families in divorce and family law. Preparing for a January Divorce: Being certain about filing for divorceThinking clearly and being sure you won't have regretsPossibilities of marriage counseling and reconciliationDoing your research and hiring a lawyerLawyers who practice exclusively in family lawBoard Certified in family law, what it meansWhat can you expect in the first month when you fileDetermining who stays in the house with the kidsPlanning for the initial divorce proceedingsTips on negotiating financial, housing and childcare issuesWhy it may be better to agree than have the court decideWhen there is conflict, the court makes temporary orders Board certified in family law, Mark L. Scroggins is an aggressive and experienced trial attorney with a sound understanding of business matters that serves him well in family law. An accomplished speaker and author, Mr. Scroggins has practiced family law throughout the state of Texas for over 20 years. He has written about family law matters for Texas Lawyer and numerous other periodicals and has spoken before numerous organizations and corporate clients. Call Scroggins Family Law in Dallas by dialing (214) 469-3100.

Welcome to the Scroggins Family Law podcast series. This program features Texas Board Certified family law attorney Mark Scroggins who shares information about issues affecting Texas families in divorce and family law. Creative holiday visitation planning: What is the current holiday visitation arrangement?What common holiday visitation problems may arise?How can you negotiate a solution to schedule conflicts?If you seek conflict resolution in court, what can you expect? Board certified in family law, Mark L. Scroggins is an aggressive and experienced trial attorney with a sound understanding of business matters that serves him well in family law. An accomplished speaker and author, Mr. Scroggins has practiced family law throughout the state of Texas for over 20 years. He has written about family law matters for Texas Lawyer and numerous other periodicals and has spoken before numerous organizations and corporate clients.   Dallas, Collin and Denton County Board Certified[i] divorce and family law attorney Mark Scroggins, and the team at Scroggins Family Law, represent clients in a variety of divorce and family law matters.   [i] Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Why Choose Board Certified?  

Welcome to the Scroggins Family Law podcast series. This program features Texas Board Certified family law attorney Mark Scroggins who shares information about issues affecting Texas families in divorce and family law. Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Co-Parenting Issues: About National Domestic Violence Awareness month and activities;Reporting domestic violence and responding to complaints of abuse;Co-parenting issues involving dispensing of prescription medications; Performance problems in school and how to co-parent on the same page. Board certified in family law, Mark L. Scroggins is an aggressive and experienced trial attorney with a sound understanding of business matters that serves him well in family law. An accomplished speaker and author, Mr. Scroggins has practiced family law throughout the state of Texas for over 20 years. He has written about family law matters for Texas Lawyer and numerous other periodicals and has spoken before numerous organizations and corporate clients. Dallas, Collin and Denton County Board Certified[i] divorce and family law attorney Mark Scroggins, and the team at Scroggins Family Law, represent clients in a variety of divorce and family law matters. (214) 469-3100. [i] Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Why Choose Board Certified?  

Welcome to the Scroggins Family Law podcast series. This program features Texas Board Certified family law attorney Mark Scroggins who shares information about issues affecting Texas families in divorce and family law. The time, place and manner of civility in divorce and family law cases: Professionalism among divorce lawyers, when your word is your credibility;Keeping your cool as a client during the entire process, boosting your credibility;How to best respond to obstructionism and gamesmanship affecting your divorce;The art of disagreeing without being disagreeable, a sign of maturity and reasonableness. Board certified in family law, Mark L. Scroggins is an aggressive and experienced trial attorney with a sound understanding of business matters that serves him well in family law. An accomplished speaker and author, Mr. Scroggins has practiced family law throughout the state of Texas for over 20 years. He has written about family law matters for Texas Lawyer and numerous other periodicals and has spoken before numerous organizations and corporate clients. Dallas, Collin and Denton County Board Certified[i] divorce and family law attorney Mark Scroggins, and the team at Scroggins Family Law, represent clients in a variety of divorce and family law matters. Call (214) 469-3100.  [i] Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Why Choose Board Certified?  

Welcome to the Scroggins Family Law podcast series. This program features Texas Board Certified family law attorney Mark Scroggins who shares information about issues affecting Texas families in divorce and family law. CLICK/TAP HERE TO LISTEN NOW! Issue spotting and awareness: Family violence and protective orders: Warning signs you and others might detect before it's too late;Obtaining a protective order and the force and effect of the court's order;Access to money and a support system if you must leave your spouse;Social media, technology and pitfalls in protecting your privacy and safety; Board certified in family law, Mark L. Scroggins is an aggressive and experienced trial attorney with a sound understanding of business matters that serves him well in family law. An accomplished speaker and author, Mr. Scroggins has practiced family law throughout the state of Texas for over 20 years. He has written about family law matters for Texas Lawyer and numerous other periodicals and has spoken before numerous organizations and corporate clients. For more information or to speak to an attorney, call Scroggins Family Law in Dallas at (214) 469-3100.   [i] Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Why Choose Board Certified?  

Welcome to the Scroggins Family Law podcast series. This program features Texas Board Certified family law attorney Mark Scroggins who shares information about issues affecting Texas families in divorce and family law. Your spouse just filed and had you served with divorce papers, now what? The divorce process in Texas and what you may expect in local county courts;How to prepare your financial and other important documentation; What to expect when you have children and custody might be an issue;How do you know if you are qualified to receive spousal maintenance? Board certified in family law, Mark L. Scroggins is an aggressive and experienced trial attorney with a sound understanding of business matters that serves him well in family law. An accomplished speaker and author, Mr. Scroggins has practiced family law throughout the state of Texas for over 20 years. He has written about family law matters for Texas Lawyer and numerous other periodicals and has spoken before numerous organizations and corporate clients. Dallas, Collin and Denton County Board Certified[i] divorce and family law attorney Mark Scroggins, and the team at Scroggins Family Law, represent clients in a variety of divorce and family law matters. (214) 469-3100.  

Welcome to the Scroggins Family Law podcast series. This program features Texas Board Certified family law attorney Mark Scroggins who shares information about issues affecting Texas families in divorce and family law. Children used as witnesses in divorce and family law cases: What subject matter appropriately requires child eye witness testimonyAge and maturity as factors influencing whether to put children on the standInherent credibility issues, especially among younger children asked to testifyAlternatives to traditional in-court testimony to incorporate children's testimony Board certified in family law, Mark L. Scroggins is an aggressive and experienced trial attorney with a sound understanding of business matters that serves him well in family law. An accomplished speaker and author, Mr. Scroggins has practiced family law throughout the state of Texas for over 20 years. He has written about family law matters for Texas Lawyer and numerous other periodicals and has spoken before numerous organizations and corporate clients. Call Scroggins Family Law in Dallas by dialing (214) 469-3100.

Welcome to the Scroggins Family Law podcast series. This program features Texas Board Certified family law attorney Mark Scroggins who shares information about issues affecting Texas families in divorce and family law. An amicus attorney and an attorney ad litem: When does is an amicus attorney or an attorney ad litem become involved in a family case? What are the various duties and functions of amicus attorneys and attorneys ad litem?How are amicus attorneys and attorneys ad litem selected and discharged? What to expect when an amicus attorney or an attorney ad litem is involved in your case? Board certified in family law, Mark L. Scroggins is an aggressive and experienced trial attorney with a sound understanding of business matters that serves him well in family law. An accomplished speaker and author, Mr. Scroggins has practiced family law throughout the state of Texas for over 20 years. He has written about family law matters for Texas Lawyer and numerous other periodicals and has spoken before numerous organizations and corporate clients. Dallas, Collin and Denton County Board Certified divorce and family law attorney Mark Scroggins, along with the team at Scroggins Family Law represent clients in a variety of divorce and family law matters. 214-469-3100. Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Why Choose Board Certified?

Welcome to the Scroggins Family Law podcast series. This program features Texas Board Certified family law attorney Mark Scroggins who shares information about issues affecting Texas families in divorce and family law. Protecting your privacy during divorce: What information may become public record in traditional divorce litigation?Taking steps to protect your online privacy and what to do with social media.Can information be sealed or redacted to prevent privacy breaches and identity theft?What can be done to protect your privacy in out-of-court settlement negotiations? Board certified in family law, Mark L. Scroggins is an aggressive and experienced trial attorney with a sound understanding of business matters that serves him well in family law. An accomplished speaker and author, Mr. Scroggins has practiced family law throughout the state of Texas for over 20 years. He has written about family law matters for Texas Lawyer and numerous other periodicals and has spoken before numerous organizations and corporate clients. Dallas, Collin and Denton County Board Certified[i] divorce and family law attorney Mark Scroggins, along with the team at Scroggins Family Law represent clients in a variety of divorce and family law matters.   [i] Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Why Choose Board Certified?  

Welcome to the Scroggins Family Law podcast series. This program features Texas Board Certified family law attorney Mark Scroggins who shares information about issues affecting Texas families in divorce and family law.  Court ordered child custody evaluations and mental examinations in Texas: Under what circumstances may a court order a child custody evaluation?When can a child custody evaluator recommend a mental examination of one of the parties? What can parents expect to encounter during the custody evaluation process?Are there options to challenge adverse findings of a child custody evaluator or mental examiner?   Board certified in family law, Mark L. Scroggins is an aggressive and experienced trial attorney with a sound understanding of business matters that serves him well in family law. An accomplished speaker and author, Mr. Scroggins has practiced family law throughout the state of Texas for over 20 years. He has written about family law matters for Texas Lawyer and numerous other periodicals and has spoken before numerous organizations and corporate clients. Dallas, Collin and Denton County Board Certified[i] divorce and family law attorney Mark Scroggins, along with the team at Scroggins Family Law represent clients in a variety of divorce and family law matters.   [i] Texas Board of Legal Specialization  

Welcome to the Scroggins Family Law podcast series. This program features Texas Board Certified family law attorney Mark Scroggins who shares information about issues affecting Texas families in divorce and family law. The value of homemaker contributions in marriage and divorce: The value of noneconomic contributions by a homemaker parentWhat happens in a divorce when one of the spouse has no income?Determining a homemaker contribution to value in a business or education Planning to maintain a home for children as a homemaker after divorce Board certified in family law, Mark L. Scroggins is an aggressive and experienced trial attorney with a sound understanding of business matters that serves him well in family law. An accomplished speaker and author, Mr. Scroggins has practiced family law throughout the state of Texas for over 20 years. He has written about family law matters for Texas Lawyer and numerous other periodicals and has spoken before numerous organizations and corporate clients.  For more information, call Scroggins Family Law in Dallas at (214) 469-3100.

Welcome to the Rule Scroggins Family Law podcast series. This program features Texas Board Certified family law attorneys Keeli Rule and Mark Scroggins who share information about issues affecting Texas families in divorce and family law. It's been your last holiday with your former beloved, now what? The holiday might have not gone the way you expected, despite best efforts.How much do you know about divorce and what are your expectations? Preparing your financial information and records for review by your attorney.Deciding preliminary issues of financial support, housing and childcare. What to expect in a divorce or family law case and how long it may take. Board certified in family law, Mark L. Scroggins is an aggressive and experienced trial attorney with a sound understanding of business matters that serves him well in family law. An accomplished speaker and author, Mr. Scroggins has practiced family law throughout the state of Texas for over 20 years. He has written about family law matters for Texas Lawyer and numerous other periodicals and has spoken before numerous organizations and corporate clients. For more information, call Rule Scroggins, PLLC at (214) 578-0941.

Welcome to the Rule Scroggins Family Law podcast series. This program features Texas Board Certified family law attorneys Keeli Rule and Mark Scroggins who share information about issues affecting Texas families in divorce and family law. Preserving your share of assets and sanity, especially during holidays: Making decisions about attending holiday parties during a divorce.How to prepare your kids when you don't know what others might say.Finding out your spouse has been spending money on someone else.The process for reconstructing the marital estate after wasting assets. Board certified in family law, Mark L. Scroggins is an aggressive and experienced trial attorney with a sound understanding of business matters that serves him well in family law. An accomplished speaker and author, Mr. Scroggins has practiced family law throughout the state of Texas for over 20 years. He has written about family law matters for Texas Lawyer and numerous other periodicals and has spoken before numerous organizations and corporate clients. For more information or to make an appointment with an attorney, please call (214) 578-0941. Dallas, Collin and Denton County Board Certified  divorce and family law attorneys, Keeli Rule and Mark Scroggins, along with their team at Rule Scroggins, PLLC work to make sure clients are in a good place, not only before or during their divorce, but also afterwards as they get back to normal.

Welcome to the Rule Scroggins Family Law podcast series. This program features Texas Board Certified family law attorneys Keeli Rule and Mark Scroggins who share information about issues affecting Texas families in divorce and family law. October is National Domestic Violence Month, with Mark Scroggins What is domestic violence and how do you know if you or someone is in trouble?Advanced domestic violence training and awareness for lawyers and others.What happens before and during divorce when domestic violence is reported?Protective orders and other procedures to help victims of domestic violence. Board certified in family law, Mark L. Scroggins is an aggressive and experienced trial attorney with a sound understanding of business matters that serves him well in family law. An accomplished speaker and author, Mr. Scroggins has practiced family law throughout the state of Texas for over 20 years. He has written about family law matters for Texas Lawyer and numerous other periodicals and has spoken before numerous organizations and corporate clients. To speak to a lawyer please dial (214) 578-0941.

Welcome to the Rule Scroggins Family Law podcast series. This program features Texas Board Certified family law attorneys Keeli Rule and Mark Scroggins who share information about issues affecting Texas families in divorce and family law. The pitfalls of infidelity and repercussions in divorce, with Mark Scroggins When you suspect your spouse is cheating, should you hire an investigator?If and when cheating is confirmed, should you file for divorce, and when?Considering money spent on a paramour and wasting of the community estate.How may infidelity and extramarital relationships affect child custody?Is there a way to save a marriage or co-parent effectively after an affair? Board certified in family law, Mark L. Scroggins is an aggressive and experienced trial attorney with a sound understanding of business matters that serves him well in family law. An accomplished speaker and author, Mr. Scroggins has practiced family law throughout the state of Texas for over 20 years. He has written about family law matters for Texas Lawyer and numerous other periodicals and has spoken before numerous organizations and corporate clients. For more information or to consult with a lawyer please dial (214) 578-0941. 

Welcome to the Rule Scroggins Family Law podcast series. This program features Texas Board Certified family law attorneys Keeli Rule and Mark Scroggins who share information about issues affecting Texas families in divorce and family law. Creative Custody and Possession Schedules in Texas, with Mark Scroggins How the historic standard custody and possession order (SPO) does not work for everyone.50/50 custody arrangements offer good opportunities for co-parenting.Alternative custody arrangements with flexibility for children and parents.Accommodations for grandparents and other factors such as job changes.Child support and other collateral issues impacted by custody and possession schedules. Board certified in family law, Mark L. Scroggins is an aggressive and experienced trial attorney with a sound understanding of business matters that serves him well in family law. An accomplished speaker and author, Mr. Scroggins has practiced family law throughout the state of Texas for over 20 years. He has written about family law matters for Texas Lawyer and numerous other periodicals and has spoken before numerous organizations and corporate clients. For more information about this program or to speak with Mark Scroggins, please dial (214) 578-0941 today!

Welcome to the Rule Scroggins Family Law podcast series. This program features Texas Board Certified family law attorneys Keeli Rule and Mark Scroggins who share information about issues affecting Texas families in divorce and family law.  How to prepare for divorce and why people file in August, with Mark Scroggins Why late summer is a very popular time to file for divorceKids going back to school or being old enough to go to schoolHow to prepare for a divorce case, even before you see your divorce attorneyManaging things proactively so you can keep control, such as social media contentLate summer divorce filings may lead to temporary orders being set before the holidays Board certified in family law, Mark L. Scroggins is an aggressive and experienced trial attorney with a sound understanding of business matters that serves him well in family law. An accomplished speaker and author, Mr. Scroggins has practiced family law throughout the state of Texas for over 20 years. He has written about family law matters for Texas Lawyer and numerous other periodicals and has spoken before numerous organizations and corporate clients. Dallas, Denton and Collin County Board Certified divorce and family law attorneys, Keeli Rule and Mark Scroggins, along with their team at Rule Scroggins, PLLC work to make sure clients are in a good place, not only before or during their divorce, but also afterwards as they get back to normal.

Welcome to the Rule Scroggins Family Law podcast series. This program features Texas Board Certified family law attorneys Keeli Rule and Mark Scroggins who share information about issues affecting Texas families in divorce and family law. Temporary Restraining Orders for People and Property with Mark Scroggins: Protecting children and adults from harassment, threats and injuryPreserving financial assets and property from damage, encumbrance and saleProcedures for obtaining a temporary restraining order and injunctionEx parte temporary restraining orders, with no notice to the other partyViolating a temporary restraining order, when you cannot undo the act Board certified in family law, Mark L. Scroggins is an aggressive and experienced trial attorney with a sound understanding of business matters that serves him well in family law. An accomplished speaker and author, Mr. Scroggins has practiced family law throughout the state of Texas for over 20 years. He has written about family law matters for Texas Lawyer and numerous other periodicals and has spoken before numerous organizations and corporate clients. Call Mark today, (214) 578-0941, to learn more about Texas divorce and family law. 

Welcome to the Rule Scroggins Family Law podcast series. This program features Texas Board Certified family law attorneys Keeli Rule and Mark Scroggins who share information about issues affecting Texas families in divorce and family law. Getting back to normal after a divorce or family law matter with Mark Scroggins: Adjusting to new ways to keep busy with work, friends and familyMental health and well-being; working with a life coach or counselorCreating a game plan for being the best co-parent, despite challengesDating again and approaching a new marriage, with or without children Board certified in family law, Mark L. Scroggins is an aggressive and experienced trial attorney with a sound understanding of business matters that serves him well in family law. An accomplished speaker and author, Mr. Scroggins has practiced family law throughout the state of Texas for over 20 years. He has written about family law matters for Texas Lawyer and numerous other periodicals and has spoken about litigation technology before numerous organizations and corporate clients. Mark Scroggins has a unique background in cutting-edge litigation technology, utilized by the entire Firm to increase the benefit to its litigation clients. Call us today, (214) 578-0941, to learn more about Texas divorce and family law. 

Welcome to the Rule Scroggins Family Law podcast series. This program features Texas Board Certified family law attorneys Keeli Rule and Mark Scroggins who share information about issues affecting Texas families in divorce and family law. Temporary Orders Hearings in Texas Divorce and Family Law with Mark Scroggins: The purpose of the Temporary Orders hearing and subject matter decided;Priorities in preparing for a Temporary Orders hearing, making advance agreements;What to expect in court, what procedures are involved in a Temporary Orders hearing;Do not anger the judge and the process, what not to do in a Temporary Orders hearing;What to do if temporary orders of the court are not being followed by the other party. Board certified in family law, Mark L. Scroggins (214) 578-0941, is an aggressive and experienced trial attorney with a sound understanding of business matters that serves him well in family law. An accomplished speaker and author, Mr. Scroggins has practiced family law throughout the state of Texas for over 20 years. He has written about family law matters for Texas Lawyer and numerous other periodicals and has spoken about litigation technology before numerous organizations and corporate clients. Mark Scroggins has a unique background in cutting-edge litigation technology, utilized by the entire Firm to increase the benefit to its litigation clients.

Welcome to the Rule Scroggins Family Law podcast series. This program features Texas Board Certified family law attorneys Keeli Rule and Mark Scroggins who share information about issues affecting Texas families in divorce and family law. Click/tap here to listen to the podcast anytime! Alcohol and drug use or abuse in Texas divorce and family law with Mark Scroggins: Temporary orders and standing orders covering alcohol or drugs in divorce and custody casesConservatorship, possession, and access when alcohol or drug use or abuse is allegedRandom alcohol or drug testing and a change in direction of a divorce or family law caseAllegations of alcohol or drug use or abuse in fault ground divorcesAlcohol and drug testing, analysis, and impact in divorce and family law   Board certified in family law, Mark L. Scroggins is an aggressive and experienced trial attorney with a sound understanding of business matters that serves him well in family law. An accomplished speaker and author, Mr. Scroggins has practiced family law throughout the state of Texas for over 20 years. He has written about family law matters for Texas Lawyer and numerous other periodicals and has spoken about litigation technology before numerous organizations and corporate clients. Mark Scroggins has a unique background in cutting-edge litigation technology, which is utilized by the entire Firm to increase the benefit to its litigation clients. Call Rule Scroggins for more information: (214) 578-0941.

Welcome to the Rule Scroggins Family Law podcast series. This program features Texas Board Certified family law attorneys Keeli Rule and Mark Scroggins who share information about issues affecting Texas families in divorce and family law. Social media and communication technology in divorce with family law attorney Mark Scroggins Introduction to Rule Scroggins PLLC and this new podcastYour permanent record on social networking sites like FacebookAccessing a spouse's email, state and federal wiretap lawsSocial media, communication technology and the discovery processAttorneys advising clients about social technology, special considerationsWhen talking on the phone and taking hand-written notes may be better Board certified in family law, Mark L. Scroggins is an aggressive and experienced trial attorney with a sound understanding of business matters that serves him well in family law. An accomplished speaker and author, Mr. Scroggins has practiced family law throughout the state of Texas for over 20 years. He has written about family law matters for Texas Lawyer and numerous other periodicals and has spoken about litigation technology before numerous organizations and corporate clients. Mark Scroggins has a unique background in cutting-edge litigation technology, which is utilized by the entire Firm to increase the benefit to its litigation clients. To learn more about Rule Scroggins, PLLC, serving Dallas and Collin Counties, you may call the firm at (214) 578-0941. 

I spoke with Mike Maslanka, an employment law partner and head of the Dallas office for Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP, who recently published a great article in the Texas Lawyer called: Seven Mindsets of Effective General Counsel. In it, he highlights that “How lawyers think determines how we act. So, to be truly effective, the wise general counsel does not seek answers but rather seeks useful mindsets.” Those mindsets include: (1) All news is good news (“Because then you know where you stand.”); (2) Pick the hill you want to die on (“Make a stand where it matters, not on a useless cul-de-sac.”); (3) ABR: Always be re-framing (“Lawyers can't change the facts, but we can change the story.”); (4) Fight the fight, not the plan. (“Never get stuck on the original plan, and always deal with what is occurring now, in real time.”); (5) A GC is not a conscience for hire (“A general counsel is not a mouthpiece but a voice of reason.”); (6) Generate options, lots of them (“General counsel can't direct C-level executives to take actions. They only can guide them by producing options; and, (7) Ask: “Am I adding value?” (“Adding value is not a ‘No, you can't do XYZ.' It's not even a ‘Yes, but' mindset. It's one of ‘Yes, and.'”) Ultimately, Maslanka, the creator of the Mike Maslanka @ Your Desk YouTube video series for the Texas Bar (which you can watch here), concludes: “Mindsets progress from aspiration to belief to action. Develop yours, and enjoy the journey.”

I spoke with Mike Maslanka, an employment law partner and head of the Dallas office for Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP, who recently published a great article in the Texas Lawyer called: Seven Mindsets of Effective General Counsel. In it, he highlights that “How lawyers think determines how we act. So, to be truly effective, the wise general counsel does not seek answers but rather seeks useful mindsets.” Those mindsets include: (1) All news is good news (“Because then you know where you stand.”); (2) Pick the hill you want to die on (“Make a stand where it matters, not on a useless cul-de-sac.”); (3) ABR: Always be re-framing (“Lawyers can’t change the facts, but we can change the story.”); (4) Fight the fight, not the plan. (“Never get stuck on the original plan, and always deal with what is occurring now, in real time.”); (5) A GC is not a conscience for hire (“A general counsel is not a mouthpiece but a voice of reason.”); (6) Generate options, lots of them (“General counsel can’t direct C-level executives to take actions. They only can guide them by producing options; and, (7) Ask: “Am I adding value?” (“Adding value is not a ‘No, you can’t do XYZ.’ It’s not even a ‘Yes, but’ mindset. It’s one of ‘Yes, and.'”) Ultimately, Maslanka, the creator of the Mike Maslanka @ Your Desk YouTube video series for the Texas Bar (which you can watch here), concludes: “Mindsets progress from aspiration to belief to action. Develop yours, and enjoy the journey.”

I spoke with Mike Maslanka, an employment law partner and head of the Dallas office for Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP, who recently published a great article in the Texas Lawyer called: Seven Mindsets of Effective General Counsel. In it, he highlights that “How lawyers think determines how we act. So, to be truly effective, the wise general counsel does not seek answers but rather seeks useful mindsets.” Those mindsets include: (1) All news is good news (“Because then you know where you stand.”); (2) Pick the hill you want to die on (“Make a stand where it matters, not on a useless cul-de-sac.”); (3) ABR: Always be re-framing (“Lawyers can’t change the facts, but we can change the story.”); (4) Fight the fight, not the plan. (“Never get stuck on the original plan, and always deal with what is occurring now, in real time.”); (5) A GC is not a conscience for hire (“A general counsel is not a mouthpiece but a voice of reason.”); (6) Generate options, lots of them (“General counsel can’t direct C-level executives to take actions. They only can guide them by producing options; and, (7) Ask: “Am I adding value?” (“Adding value is not a ‘No, you can’t do XYZ.’ It’s not even a ‘Yes, but’ mindset. It’s one of ‘Yes, and.'”) Ultimately, Maslanka, the creator of the Mike Maslanka @ Your Desk YouTube video series for the Texas Bar (which you can watch here), concludes: “Mindsets progress from aspiration to belief to action. Develop yours, and enjoy the journey.”

I spoke with Mike Maslanka, an employment law partner and head of the Dallas office for Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP, who recently published a great article in the Texas Lawyer called: Seven Mindsets of Effective General Counsel. In it, he highlights that “How lawyers think determines how we act. So, to be truly effective, the wise general counsel does not seek answers but rather seeks useful mindsets.” Those mindsets include: (1) All news is good news (“Because then you know where you stand.”); (2) Pick the hill you want to die on (“Make a stand where it matters, not on a useless cul-de-sac.”); (3) ABR: Always be re-framing (“Lawyers can’t change the facts, but we can change the story.”); (4) Fight the fight, not the plan. (“Never get stuck on the original plan, and always deal with what is occurring now, in real time.”); (5) A GC is not a conscience for hire (“A general counsel is not a mouthpiece but a voice of reason.”); (6) Generate options, lots of them (“General counsel can’t direct C-level executives to take actions. They only can guide them by producing options; and, (7) Ask: “Am I adding value?” (“Adding value is not a ‘No, you can’t do XYZ.’ It’s not even a ‘Yes, but’ mindset. It’s one of ‘Yes, and.'”) Ultimately, Maslanka, the creator of the Mike Maslanka @ Your Desk YouTube video series for the Texas Bar (which you can watch here), concludes: “Mindsets progress from aspiration to belief to action. Develop yours, and enjoy the journey.”

To imagine the integrated scholarly work of Susan Fortney, you have to consider her elected membership (1999) in the TTU Teaching Academy (recognizing many of the university’s best teachers), appointment as a Paul Whitfield Horn Professor in 2008 (the most distinguished recognition the university offers for its faculty), TTU School of Law Distinguished Researcher Awards (2007 and 2006), Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching Award (2006), Presidential Academic Achievement Award (for teaching, research, and service in 2005), Spencer Wells Award for Creative Excellence in Teaching (2001-02), and President’s Excellence in Teaching Award (2000). And, that is just within the university. Consider further her being designated by the Texas Bar Foundation as the Lola Wright Foundation Award for outstanding public service (2010), being named one of the 30 Extraordinary Women of Texas Law by Texas Lawyer, and being inducted as an inaugural member of the National Institute on Teaching Legal Ethics and Professionalism (2005), and you see how strong her case is for the integrated scholarship moniker. Formal recognition aside, Professor Fortney is also known among the Texas Tech law students as an outstanding teacher in a variety of areas from bioethics to legal ethics and malpractice to immigration to torts, among others. Her expertise in ethics and malpractice arises in part out of her seminal texts (e.g., Legal Malpractice Law: Problems and Prevention, 2008) and myriad articles and presentations at venues spanning at least three continents. Now with her recent service to the university and TTU’s School of Law as associate dean and currently interim dean, the claim as integrated scholar becomes even more tangible.

When Hurricane Ike hit the Texas coast, many were left to deal with the devastation of the storm which toppled businesses, firms and homes. Join Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams & Bob Ambrogi as they speak to Bill Livesay, Executive Director from Andrews Kurth LLP and Miriam Rozen, staff reporter from Texas Lawyer, to get their personal accounts of Hurricane Ike. On Lawyer2Lawyer, you'll hear how it has affected law firms and look at what firms are doing to assist their employees, their clients and those in need. * If you would like to help those affected by Hurricane Ike, you can donate here at the Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund.

Vioxx litigation is always upredictable. A $26 million jury verdict against Merck was overturned in Texas. Separately, an appeals court in New Jersey sharply reduced a verdict in another Vioxx case. Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi welcome Attorney Tommy Fibich, partner in the firm of Fibich, Hampton & Leebron, LLP out of Houston, Texas and Brenda Sapino Jeffreys, reporter from Texas Lawyer, to explore the reversal of these verdicts. Join us to hear a plaintiff attorney and news reporter’s perspective and see what the future holds for the verdicts of those affected by Vioxx.