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4.2KJumpin’ into July and It’s Sixteen Texas Lawyers Behavin’ Badly. Then there’s the Six You’ll Never Know About. It’s a Secret.
Texas Lawyers Behavin' Badly in July 2020's Texas Bar Journal Listing. From Thievin' lawyers to Proud Boys, we've got a smokin' hot...
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2.0KWhy is Probate Judge Kathryn George Still On the Bench Chief Justice Bridget McCormack?
Judge Kathryn George told Marcie she had grave concerns about elderly Bob and Barb. The judge handed their lives over to Caring...
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1.1KWill Biden Alter the Judiciary and Diminish The Grip the Federalist Society Has on Recommending Judicial Nominees?
The effort to change the judiciary is to change the traditional career path that leads to a lifetime appointment on the federal...
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1.1KMessage to Gov. Abbott: $600 is Not Low Aid, It’s No Aid for Low Income Texans.
Low Income Texans are ending the year homeless or in poor financial shape after spending months battling bureaucratic challenges to receiving help.
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4.7KOutlaws In Robes
2021 Most Wanted. The Stamp Collection: "Outlaws in Robes." A LIT Series about Federal District Court Judges and Appellate Circuit Judges.
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1.4KTexas Judge: She’s the Best Damn Tax Assessor Collector that We have In this Country
She’s the best damn tax assessor collector that we have in this country. And so you’d be making a huge mistake —...
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1.1KFBI Attorney Admits to Altering Evidence
As a licensed attorney and an officer of the court, the defendant took an oath, was bound by professional and ethical obligations,...
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1.8KGeorgia Attorney Arrested for Drug Distribution Avoids Jail in Plea Deal Surrenders Bar License
Holly Edwards, a former attorney sentenced to serve no jail time and and pay a $1000 fine for distribution of oxycodone and...
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2.1KFifth Circuit Finally Tells Banks that Professional Liability Insurance Doesn’t Cover Blatant Fraud, Forgery and Extortion
Judge Stephen Higginson opined for the 2-panel at the 5th Cir., and held that it was the bank’s wrongful certification to HUD...
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985The Fifth Circuit is All at Sea About Following the Law
Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod makes the right call here by way of dissent, applying common sense. Unfortunately it does not help the...
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2.8KA Taxing Texas Decision to Deny En Banc Rehearing Splits Fifth Circuit Right Down the Middle. But The Right Call Was Made.
The 8 Dissenting 5th Cir. Judges Owen, Smith, Elrod, Haynes, Willett, Ho, Engelhardt, Oldham would give Attorney Client Privilege to the Austin,...
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896The Bakers Dozen Doesn’t Include Texas, Of Course.
Thirteen district courts around the country will livestream audio of select proceedings in civil cases of public interest next year as part...
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1.9KButt Your Honor
While Texas Attorney Dennis Duffy’s behavior was clearly outside professional bounds, neither counsel was a role model of professional conduct, Judge Lee...
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3.7K3Who is Texas Attorney Alfonso Kennard Jr and Why Are Citizens Incensed with the Fonz and the Texas Bar?
On Sunday, 13 December, 2020 LIT receives this contact inquiry form with attachments from “anonymous” but concerned citizen about Texas lawyer Alfonso...
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2.5KLaw Firms and their Staff Are Certainly Not Going Hungry in 2020, Unlike Millions of Families
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3.8KBoies Schiller Flexner LLP Take $10 Million from PPP and then Hand Out $20k Bonuses to New Starts, Who Ain’t Started Yet.
Boies Schiller & Flexner announced bank breaking bonuses that everyone at the biglaw firm is excited about. They also took a $10M...
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4.9KGibson Dunn Withholding Evidence and Committing ‘Fraud About Fraud’ Earns a Benchslap from Delaware Vice Chancellor Travis Laster
Gibson Dunn deliberately withheld key information from Mirae. Put bluntly, Gibson Dunn committed fraud about fraud, the Delaware judge said.
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1.8KA Legal Guide to Foreclosure Laws in both State and Federal Courts in Texas
Foreclosure Laws Texas: An essential guide for those homeowners who are having trouble making mortgage payments and need resources and help.
